Do your research instead of just reading a press release filled with PR spin. 90210 is doing badly in the ratings, even for The CW. This week there was just 2.2 million viewers total--and last week they didn't even cross 2 million! And Gossip Girl is doing nearly as badly. But you know what's doing better than both of them (by a lot!)? One Tree Hill! 2.7 million viewers. So maybe think twice before dissing it again and praising 90210 or GG.
Jason was in a life-threatening accident a few years ago, where--among other things--he broke his nose and his face hasn't looked the same since. Check out facts before you criticize ANYONE'S appearance.
The CW is a broadcast channel, not a digital or cable one. It is considered to be one of "The Big 5" just like ABC, NBC, etc. It is the smallest of them and does the worst, but the same nonetheless.While every market usually has ABC, NBC, etc., when UPN and the WB ended, affiliates got to decide whether to carry The CW. Many chose not to. So if The CW isn't offered in your area, it has nothing to do with cable or digital. Your affiliate just chose to carry it. And that definitely impacts the ratings.Monday Night Football matters only in that it's a popular program, taking away viewers, just like House did and does. But South Florida getting MNF instead of OTH and GG means nothing. That one region is not going to significantly impact or make or break the ratings, so while it sucks people in that area didn't get to see it, it really doesn't matter in terms of ratings.
Way to manipulate things, Perez, and not give the whole picture--as usual. OTH technically got 2.48 and they rounded up to 2.5. GG, by comparison, got 2.09 and they rounded up to 2.1. OTH had the same ratings as last week, and GG dropped.
Whether the ratings are good or bad depends on what you’re looking at: Are you comparing it to this time last year? Or are you comparing it to last season’s average? Or are you comparing it The CW’s average for all its shows? Or you comparing it to the new shows? Or are you comparing it to the other networks?
Right now, OTH is on par with last season’s average but lower than last season’s 2nd episode. It is certainly lower than Vampire Diaries and significantly lower than the other networks.
It all depends on what you’re looking at. And remember, this doesn’t include iTunes downloads, illegal downloads or 7-day DVR ratings. The CW looks at all these things in determining a show’s worth, but next-day reports usually don’t consider these things.
You can argue, given all that, OTH is doing perfectly fine for The CW for now. There's nothing to be alarmed about. GG, on the other hand, had a disappointing drop. Still, it’s what comes in the next few months that will be really telling.
Regardless, it's not a reason to bash either show. But to follow your mentality, in my opinion, the shit-show that is PerezHilton.com should have ended 3 years ago.
OTH technically got 2.48 and they rounded up to 2.5. GG, by comparison, got 2.09 and they rounded up to 2.1. OTH had the same ratings as last week, and GG dropped.
Whether the ratings are good or bad depends on what you’re looking at: Are you comparing it to this time last year? Or are you comparing it to last season’s average? Or are you comparing it The CW’s average for all its shows? Or you comparing it to the new shows? Or are you comparing it to the other networks?
Right now, OTH is on par with last season’s average but lower than last season’s 2nd episode. It is certainly lower than Vampire Diaries and significantly lower than the other networks.
It all depends on what you’re looking at. And remember, this doesn’t include iTunes downloads, illegal downloads or 7-day DVR ratings. The CW looks at all these things in determining a show’s worth, but next-day reports usually don’t consider these things.
You can argue, given all that, OTH is doing perfectly fine for The CW for now. There's nothing to be alarmed about. GG, on the other hand, had a disappointing drop. Still, it’s what comes in the next few months that will be really telling.
Regardless, it's not a reason to bash either show. But to follow your mentality, in my opinion, the shit-show that is PerezHilton.com should have ended 3 years ago.