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From: "Dragon Lady" <sgts...@comcast.net>
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Subject: Re: "Revolution" episode 2 sets NBC record for DVR gain
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"anim8rFSK" <anim8r...@cox.net> wrote in message 
news:anim8rfsk-1420CB.14265105102012@news.easynews.com...
> In article <ot0s68d1aad8nt7em10r9p8h280ocvr...@4ax.com>,
> Jim G. <jimgy...@geemail.com.invalid> wrote:
>
>> Barry Margolin sent the following on Thu, 04 Oct 2012 02:57:34 -0400:
>> > In article <ngam68hioflirke2hj9brp45aodk6sv...@4ax.com>,
>> >  Jim G. <jimgy...@geemail.com.invalid> wrote:
>> >
>> > > anim8rFSK sent the following on Sun, 30 Sep 2012 20:07:12 -0700:
>> > > > In article
>> > > > <12652c56-3400-41e3-aba6-914132e9b...@u19g2000yqo.googlegroups.com>,
>> > > >  wolfagain <w...@provide.net> wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > > > On Sep 30, 8:13 pm, Barry Margolin <bar...@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
>> > > > > > In article <toqh6851ni08t5trqarbc6uo725am72...@4ax.com>,
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > David <dimla...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> > > > > > > "Revolution" Breaks Its NBC Record for Biggest Jump From L+SD 
>> > > > > > > to
>> > > > > > > L+3,
>> > > > > > > Finishes Within 5% of Premiere Rating
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > > L+3 Results for Mon-Tues 9/24-25/12:
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > > ³Revolution² grew from last Monday¹s ³live plus same day²
>> > > > > > > rating
>> > > > > > > (3.45) to ³live plus three day² (5.19) by 1.74 points, 
>> > > > > > > breaking
>> > > > > > > the
>> > > > > > > show¹s record from the previous week for the largest increase
>> > > > > > > from
>> > > > > > > L+SD to L+3 ever for an NBC telecast.
>> > > > > > > In L+3, Week 2 of ³Revolution² finished within 5 percent of
>> > > > > > > its
>> > > > > > > premiere rating (5.19 vs. 5.45), and that¹s despite the 
>> > > > > > > arrival
>> > > > > > > in
>> > > > > > > Week 2 of time-period competition from the season premieres 
>> > > > > > > of
>> > > > > > > ³Hawaii
>> > > > > > > Five-0² and ³Castle.²
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > Seems to me that the DVR bump is BECAUSE of the time-period
>> > > > > > competition.
>> > > >
>> > > > Yeah, it's saying Revolution is the last thing people want to 
>> > > > watch.
>> > >
>> > > To be fair, though, I'm *much* more likely to record the show that 
>> > > I'll
>> > > be more likely to rewatch, so getting DVR status is usually a 
>> > > compliment
>> > > in my case. And since the Nielsen people don't like me, it doesn't
>> > > matter in the least as far as helping or hurting the show's ratings 
>> > > is
>> > > concerned.
>> >
>> > And many DVR owners record practically everything, and hardly watch
>> > anything live.
>>
>> Like me. Heck, I'll even give sporting events a decent head start, just
>> so long as I catch up by the end.
>>
>> > I presume the Live+3 numbers reflect people who actually
>> > watch the recording, not just the people who record it.
>>
>> If you're one of the .0000001% of the viewers who matter to Nielsen and
>> their incredibly representative and not-outdated system.
>>
>> > So this shows
>> > that lots of people are watching their Revolution recordings.
>>
>> All I know is that it's not *necessarily* a pejorative to be considered
>> a DVR show.
>
> No, but "more people recorded it when it had competition than when it
> was all alone" doesn't tell me that it's the first choice.

The fact that they record it at all means it not their first choice.  But 
that's still not the same thing as "the last thing people want to watch."