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AMAZING RACE MOVES TO FRIDAY NIGHT 8-9 PM
Caelestor:
I posted this one year ago:
--- Quote from: Caelestor on May 08, 2013, 08:38:45 AM ---Since peaking around TAR 15, ratings have tended to decline by a predictable amount each year.
TAR 16 averaged 2.8-3.2
TAR 18 averaged 2.5-2.8
TAR 20 averaged 2.5-2.8 (interestingly there was no decline)
TAR 22 averaged 2.3-2.5 (remarkably stable this year)
Given the weaker-rated shows on CBS Sundays, the show is safe until it dips below a 2.0, which won't be for at least three cycles.
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Unfortunately the show has declined more rapidly than expected (twice as much as previous years), but I didn't anticipate two subpar seasons in a row. TAR will probably live out the rest of its days on Fridays if it can maintain higher than a 1.5. Anything below that puts it cancellation zone unless CBS takes another huge dip in ratings across the board as it did this year.
walkingpneumonia:
Maybe there were too many similarities between TAR and AMC's Walking Dead on Sunday night.
It was confusing viewers. I was expecting to see Phil at Terminus...
theschnauzers:
Undercover Boss did well last season in that Friday night timeslot for CBS, and the thinking may be that with DVR viewing proportions being what they are, this will help those who like watching over a weekend. And both Hawaii Five O and Blue Bloods also did well against the other broadcast nets on Friday nights.
As it has been on Sunday,DVR time shifted viewing past 2 am ET Sunday night did not help TAR in the weekly ratings, because the numbers could not take into account live plus three viewing at a minimum. With a Friday night timeslot, it will be at least two days of time shofted viewing that will be included.
Internally, CBS takes into account plus three, plus 7 and plus 30, as well as alternate platforms and international syndication as well as having an ownership interest in its shows in deciding what to do. That is why The Mentalist is still on the air even though its 10pm Sunday night numbers are worse than TAR was a 8pm, especially the international and studio income part.
What will be interesting to see if TAR gets an On Demand slot this coming season like every other CBS show (including both Survivor and Undercover Boss), At least now CBS even has an On Demand presence -- its new for the network.
ZBC Company:
--- Quote from: walkingpneumonia on May 14, 2014, 03:10:56 PM ---Maybe there were too many similarities between TAR and AMC's Walking Dead on Sunday night.
It was confusing viewers. I was expecting to see Phil at Terminus...
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Will good thing about is no football delay
Bookworm:
I hope TAR can prosper with this new change. Hopefully season 25 isn't the last season.
Stupid All-Stars. Naming something All-Stars automatically makes it suck in TAR.
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