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Subject: Re: "Revolution" episode 2 sets NBC record for DVR gain
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On 10/8/2012 5:51 PM, Dragon Lady wrote:
>
> "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."
>
Um, I record all my first choices.  Largely because I don't have the 
time to watch anything live.


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