kat wrote:
> On 27/12/2023 15:29, Blueshirt wrote:
> >
> > Why the decline of Corrie though? Is it the characters, the
> > writing, changing viewing habits... or is Peter Barlow just so
> > annoying that people would rather watch paint dry?
> >
> > Hilda and Stan will be turning in their grave.
>
> For some reason they put on a short half hour episode with no great
> predictions of murder and mayhem, I don't suppose that helped a
> lot. It seems to be a slow burn week instead.
In all fairness, people must get tired of murder and mayhem in the
soaps at Christmas... it used to be fun... but maybe with it all
going on in the real world it loses its appeal?
> There again the numbers for those who are in the top 10 are
> rmarkably low cmpared with the past. Habits have changed and I have
> only watched tv shows from Christmas day, recorded, or repeats, or
> catch ups, for years.
Yes, streaming and time-shifted viewing has played a big part in the
overall ratings decline. You'd still expect a big hitter like
Coronation Street to make the top ten though.
I was being facetious yesterday but I seriously think the really good
characters are not there like they were in the days of Barlow and
Baldwin (not forgetting Deirdre of course), Walker and Turpin, Stan
and Eddie, Kevin and Sally, Gail and... plenty of other men. I think
today's residents of the Street pale in comparison...