Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

NBC To Finish 5th In Sweeps For First Time
Deadline Hollywood ^ | February 21, 2013 | Dominic Patten

Posted on 02/22/2013 11:17:07 AM PST by Colonel_Flagg

click here to read article


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-58 next last
To: Colonel_Flagg

The boycott is working.


21 posted on 02/22/2013 11:50:42 AM PST by jersey117
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Colonel_Flagg

Ahhhhhh....NBC. Bravely standing on the deck of their sinking Titanic network telling everyone they think a brisk dip in the ocean will do them good.


22 posted on 02/22/2013 11:52:57 AM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: blueunicorn6

“Full speed ahead, Bob! Maybe we can jump over the iceberg like Fonzie!”


23 posted on 02/22/2013 11:54:20 AM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 22 | View Replies]

To: Colonel_Flagg
We canceled our cable not long ago. I was surprised how little I miss it. The Walking Dead was my only concern and we can pay a 1.99 for an episode off of Amazon. Sure beats the 110 bucks plus a month we were paying.

More and more people I know are just dropping cable they use the internet and tend to do more around the house and read more. I was a voracious reader before we dropped cable and now since we cut the cord I've read 6 books in a little over a week. Got a bunch more storage shelves built for much needed storage space and got a huge chunk of writing finished and ready for my "first reader" and his critique.

I Wish I'd canceled it 20 years ago!

I think the reason NBC and everyone else is losing viewers is because their business model isn't working AND they spend less money on making good programming and spend more money on promoting the crap they do make. It seemed like every channel I watched the commercial breaks were for other TV shows and maybe one Consumer goods ad and maybe a Car ad. How can they sustain a business model when all the do is promote their product with ad space that used to be for paying customers like McDonalds and Pepsi? Its like TV ads are one big circle jerk.

I noticed AMC would put teaser ads for the Walking Dead in their other TV shows to try and raise viewership.

Why not get the people who make good TV and pay them more to make MORE good TV? No instead lets put another stupid ass show that has some "alternate lifestyle" couple who is oh so much more intelligent than the straight people on the show.

One of the reasons I think the Walking Dead is so popular is they haven't had the obligatory "Gay/Lesbian" character yet. Not because people hate such characters but because its become such a cliche now to have one in every show.

24 posted on 02/22/2013 11:57:35 AM PST by Mad Dawgg (If you're going to deny my 1st Amendment rights then I must proceed to the 2nd one...)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: All

No need to worry NBC....there’s always curling ;)


25 posted on 02/22/2013 12:02:26 PM PST by Kolath
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Colonel_Flagg

26 posted on 02/22/2013 12:10:53 PM PST by Old Sarge (We are officially over the precipice, we just havent struck the ground yet...)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Buckeye McFrog
At this rate their local stations will be pre-empting the prime-time schedule for infomercials and reruns of Get Smart

"Missed fourth place by THAT much ...."

27 posted on 02/22/2013 12:15:05 PM PST by Colonel_Flagg ("Don't be afraid to see what you see." -- Ronald Reagan)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: NormsRevenge

Who needs brain exercise? :)


28 posted on 02/22/2013 12:16:30 PM PST by Colonel_Flagg ("Don't be afraid to see what you see." -- Ronald Reagan)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 7 | View Replies]

To: wideawake

Since you asked (okay, you didn’t...)

“The New Normal” finished third from last in Tuesday night’s overall rankings. But it did kick butt on CW’s series premiere of “Cult”.


29 posted on 02/22/2013 12:18:58 PM PST by Colonel_Flagg ("Don't be afraid to see what you see." -- Ronald Reagan)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 13 | View Replies]

To: petitfour

I watch “The Mentalist” and that’s about it for primetime television.


30 posted on 02/22/2013 12:20:18 PM PST by Colonel_Flagg ("Don't be afraid to see what you see." -- Ronald Reagan)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 14 | View Replies]

To: Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
The best show on television is TOP GEAR (British one not American one)

Jeremy Clarkson is a raging Tory and Top Gear is the best show on TV bar none.

31 posted on 02/22/2013 12:22:27 PM PST by Colonel_Flagg ("Don't be afraid to see what you see." -- Ronald Reagan)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 19 | View Replies]

To: eCSMaster
It's on ch 188 Dish. But I don't know what GMC stands for ....

When founded, GMC stood for Gospel Music Channel.

32 posted on 02/22/2013 12:23:31 PM PST by Colonel_Flagg ("Don't be afraid to see what you see." -- Ronald Reagan)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 20 | View Replies]

To: Old Sarge

A salute, my friend. :)


33 posted on 02/22/2013 12:25:25 PM PST by Colonel_Flagg ("Don't be afraid to see what you see." -- Ronald Reagan)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 26 | View Replies]

To: Colonel_Flagg

Never seen that show, but NBC’s “Dateline” has sometimes been quite good. I used to watch “America’s Most Wanted” but no longer can find it. I recommend Jeanine Pirro’s show on Fox.


34 posted on 02/22/2013 12:28:46 PM PST by apocalypto
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 30 | View Replies]

To: petitfour
Jamie Lee Curtis has not been back since those episodes last year. If you stopped watching it, you missed great season this year. Ziva’s father was killed as well as the directors wife. Really good TV. NCIS, not NCIS LA.
35 posted on 02/22/2013 12:32:00 PM PST by MarineMom613 (RIP Sandra Sue, my fur baby 12/31/1999 ~ 7/2/2010 - See you on the other side!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 14 | View Replies]

To: Colonel_Flagg

Doesn’t NBC own Univision??


36 posted on 02/22/2013 12:33:07 PM PST by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: MarineMom613
Ziva’s father was killed as well as the directors wife.

Spoiler! :)

37 posted on 02/22/2013 12:34:57 PM PST by Colonel_Flagg ("Don't be afraid to see what you see." -- Ronald Reagan)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 35 | View Replies]

To: Red Badger

Might as well broadcast from the Kermlin.


38 posted on 02/22/2013 12:34:57 PM PST by Mozilla
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: GeronL

No. From Wiki:

Univisión was acquired on March 29, 2007 by a consortium led by Haim Saban’s Saban Capital Group (who had previously owned the entity Saban Entertainment), TPG Capital, L.P., Providence Equity Partners, Madison Dearborn Partners, and Thomas H. Lee Partners for $13.7 billion or $36.25 per share plus $1.4 billion in acquired debt. The buyout left the company with a debt level of twelve times its annual cash flow, which was twice the norm in buyouts done over the previous two years.


39 posted on 02/22/2013 12:36:26 PM PST by Colonel_Flagg ("Don't be afraid to see what you see." -- Ronald Reagan)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 36 | View Replies]

To: GeronL

NBC Universal does own Telemundo, however.


40 posted on 02/22/2013 12:37:42 PM PST by Colonel_Flagg ("Don't be afraid to see what you see." -- Ronald Reagan)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 36 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-58 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson