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AMAZING RACE MOVES TO FRIDAY NIGHT 8-9 PM
Leafsfan:
+ they put some of the most polarizing teams, third timers, wtf team? (like J/J). So not a great cast overall.
Bookworm:
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--- Quote from: Bookworm on May 14, 2014, 03:46:20 PM ---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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A. TAR11 actually had decent ratings? So did TAR18.
B. TAR11 and TAR18 were great seasons.
C. If they made the right things like TAR11 and 18 cast-wise, I'm sure this season wouldn't be as bad. I think the main reason why TAR's returning racer season right now (TAR24) failed was because a lot of people watch more than one CBS Reality Show. Seeing as how Survivor has had so much returning players in the past season, a "delusion" enters into their minds that "ew returning players again oh god no" so they skipped TAR24.
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Don't get me wrong, I LOVED All Stars 1.
About the ratings, I just remember reading somewhere that TAR12 "Saved the show" from being cancelled. Maybe not.
Maanca:
The reasons for the low ratings this season are simple:
1. This is not really an "All-Star" cast. The first All-Stars pretty much nailed the right choices.
2. Weak route (4 countries in 8 episodes?)
3. The most low-budget tasks they've ever done (e.g...shaving balloons with faces drawn on them? Throwing rain boots filled with water?) The international versions have been outshining TARUS on this one the past few years.
4. I read the comments on Amazing Race's Facebook from time to time, and the general consensus seems to be: Rachel's presence alone has kept many of the regular viewers away, and the viewership likely took another hit when the cowboys got eliminated.
I know CBS has already ordered 25 and 26 but I'm almost afraid to find out how much cheaper they can get in the name of budgeting.
dryedmangoez:
--- Quote from: theschnauzers on May 14, 2014, 03:26:21 PM ---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.
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I don't think that's how it works. The weekly ratings that we get on Tuesdays only include live plus same day. The DVR numbers for +3 or +7 are accounted for all shows, regardless of day, which is why DVR ratings are released 2 weeks later to include that 7 days. So even then, TAR does not get a big boost from DVR.
Take for example the most recent available numbers, for April 21-28 which were released May 12. Based on the available Top 25, we can assume that in absolute gains, TAR gets less than a 0.6 increase and less than 53% increase in 18-49. In total viewers, TAR gets less than 1.7 million viewers increase.
Mug Costanza:
--- Quote from: Vitoko on May 14, 2014, 06:44:05 PM ---Wasn't TAR going against Game of Thrones or The Walking Dead on the current time? Correct me if I'm wrong but those are huge and incredible popular shows... I dont see how is this a bad move from CBS...
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You're right, I think TAR is currently up against The Walking Dead. (I don't know for sure, since I always watch TAR instead. :P)
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