A little dose of reality
Something I am happy to report about one of my favorite new shows (and one of my least favorite old ones):
"Desperate Housewives" is doing so well, it turned a "Survivor" finale into a run-of-the-mill event.
ABC's dark comedy beat the "Survivor: Vanuatu" conclusion in the Nielsen Media Research ratings Sunday night, the first time in nine editions that any other program has beaten the ultimate edition of the game.
The 19.7 million viewers who watched Sunday made it the least popular "Survivor" finale ever. "Survivor: Thailand" had 22.3 million viewers in May 2003. More people actually watched Thursday's penultimate episode (20 million) than the finale.
The "Survivor" audience still put a dent in "Desperate Housewives," which was down to 21.6 million viewers after topping 27 million when the neighborhood busybody was knocked off.
This article, from CNN.com, finally gives me reason to hope that the world of reality television is finally dying. When the top of the crop is beaten, it surely is a sign of doom for anything related to Mark Burnett. Thankfully.
"Desperate Housewives" is doing so well, it turned a "Survivor" finale into a run-of-the-mill event.
ABC's dark comedy beat the "Survivor: Vanuatu" conclusion in the Nielsen Media Research ratings Sunday night, the first time in nine editions that any other program has beaten the ultimate edition of the game.
The 19.7 million viewers who watched Sunday made it the least popular "Survivor" finale ever. "Survivor: Thailand" had 22.3 million viewers in May 2003. More people actually watched Thursday's penultimate episode (20 million) than the finale.
The "Survivor" audience still put a dent in "Desperate Housewives," which was down to 21.6 million viewers after topping 27 million when the neighborhood busybody was knocked off.
This article, from CNN.com, finally gives me reason to hope that the world of reality television is finally dying. When the top of the crop is beaten, it surely is a sign of doom for anything related to Mark Burnett. Thankfully.
posted by Spec at 10:36 AM
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That IS interesting news, but don't nail the coffin in reality TV yet.
Popularity and ratings is one important thing certainly--if it weren't we would still be enjoying the space western hijinks of "Firefly."
BUT . . . CBS has renewed Survivor through season 12, which is, what, three/four more years? AND most important of all . . . reality shows remain cheapter to make than scripted TV.
So, which is more important, ratings or money?
(I think that is really a rhetorical question, isn't it?)
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