[StupidQuestions]

These people live and die by ratings. Sponsors want ratings and demographics. The idea is to make money. If they don't get the numbers, they are out of work.

Yes, I do know them. Do you? Their jobs depend on ratings, not on social manipulation. Rupert Murdoch is interested in making a profit. Is there anything wrong with that? Don't we believe in Capitalism and allowing markets to operate? That is what's going on here.

If a show gets good numbers on Showtime or HBO it will influence commercial television. It has to. It is a natural process of the free market.

[Eowyn-of-Rohan]

If they don't get the numbers, they are out of work

And sadly there will be plenty of dumb people in this country who will buy into it, and do their part to prove that the intelligence of the American people should never be overestimated

[Hyacinth Bucket]

"Yes, I do know them. Do you? Their jobs depend on ratings, not on social manipulation."

Do you really know them? I really didn't want to bring this up but these businessmen we're talking about are either gays or someone with a "progressive" liberal lifestyle. If they are not into social engineering in addition to making money, why do so many shows on TV either have a gay character or have innuendos? Did people ask for these characters and lines to be included in the shows? I highly doubt it. This is called social engineering!