Why is Monday night television a ratings nightmare?
By: preme | On: 23 Oct, 2008
The awesome ladies from SarahConnorSociety.net and Multipleverses.com have put together a fantastic article talking about the problems with Monday nights and it’s not just about Sarah Connor but all shows in general. Specifically Kate, who wrote the article, makes a shit load of right on points about the packed schedule. I’m not going to repost her entire article but I will post a couple quotes.
- The ratings blogs and entertainment publications are in a quandry wondering what is going on. The answer is simple. MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL!
- A lot of people in the media have a pre-conceived idea of the average sci-fi fan. They see us as geeks, dweebs and dorks who go to comic book conventions. That may be but we are also the most educated and diverse group in the tv and movie viewing landscape.
- The television landscape has gotten more and more crowded with more choices and people watching a great variety of programming than ever before. We also watch on more than just television. Online viewings, video on demand, iTunes, Amazon Unboxed and yes lets not forget the bane of the studios- torrent downloads mean we as viewers have other places to catch our favorite shows.
That’s all I’m going to steal from Kate but you should really read what is written there. It makes sense and it should be spread around the net. All networks need to rethink their programing and start respecting their demos because they don’t know what the deal is obviously.