CHART: The Bloodbath that was Network TV Ratings in 2014

[ryda518]

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[Non Sequitur]

Who still watches television shows when they actually come on

I have watched every episode of Walking Dead, Mad Men, GOT, Penny Dreadful, House of Lies, Girls...

I have also never seen one of them at the time they actually came on television

I don't think I know anyone who watches a show when it comes on

My grandparents

 

[Legal]

As someone who gave up on Person of Interest, and with seeing the rising success of basic/premium cable shows, I think part of the problem is the standard network season length.

This season, I just couldn't get motivated to watch 22 or so episodes of Person of Interest knowing that at least a third of them would be dedicated to filler case of the week episodes that had little to nothing to do with advancing the main plotline (although, to be fair, I heard the season ended pretty well).

On the other side, some of the most popular shows either have short seasons packed with big events/episodes that essentially force you to watch it all as soon as you can, or take some form of a hiatus near the middle of the season to essentially break itself into two mini seasons.

I think some lessons were learned, because ABC switched to that kind of format for the next season of Agents of Shield with the quickness.

 

[STAN JONES]

As someone who gave up on Person of Interest, and with seeing the rising success of basic/premium cable shows, I think part of the problem is the standard network season length.

This season, I just couldn't get motivated to watch 22 or so episodes of Person of Interest knowing that at least a third of them would be dedicated to filler case of the week episodes that had little to nothing to do with advancing the main plotline (although, to be fair, I heard the season ended pretty well).

On the other side, some of the most popular shows either have short seasons packed with big events/episodes that essentially force you to watch it all as soon as you can, or take some form of a hiatus near the middle of the season to essentially break itself into two mini seasons.

I think some lessons were learned, because ABC switched to that kind of format for the next season of Agents of Shield with the quickness.

i dont think the amount of episodes is the problem

its that they take so many breaks

if they showed a new episode every week like most cable shows do i dont think they would lose as many viewers

like with Person of Interest,every since December they were showing 1 or 2 new episodes per month until May

it shouldnt take 9 months to show 22 episodes.People lose interest when you show 1 new episode then 2 straight repeats.Then another new episode followed by 3 straight repeats

thats why i usually wait til the season is over or right before the finale to binge watch it

another thing thats killing these shows are this stupid ass mid season 3 month break damn near every show thats 20+ episodes takes now.I cant possibly see how these networks think its a good idea to take a long ass break in the middle of the season...they even do it with shows that are still in the 1st fukking season

 

[Legal]

i dont think the amount of episodes is the problem

its that they take so many breaks

if they showed a new episode every week like most cable shows do i dont think they would lose as many viewers

like with Person of Interest,every since December they were showing 1 or 2 new episodes per month until May

it shouldnt take 9 months to show 22 episodes.People lose interest when you show 1 new episode then 2 straight repeats.Then another new episode followed by 3 straight repeats

thats why i usually wait til the season is over or right before the finale to binge watch it

another thing thats killing these shows are this stupid ass mid season 3 month break damn near every show thats 20+ episodes takes now.I cant possibly see how these networks think its a good idea to take a long ass break in the middle of the season...they even do it with shows that are still in the 1st fukking season

Those breaks are taken to space the episodes out. Networks expect a show to debut it Sept/oct, and last until damn near June in some cases. The concept of what a season is, and when it should start or end still feels like the problem to me.

 

[Mensch Fontana]

i usually watch shyt 2-3 episodes at a time on demand when i have a chance