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These Are The Things That P*ss Me Off

posted 18 years ago by SelfProclaimedHuegonot
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Take a look at this (courtesy of DolittleMD at the Out of Practice.org)

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/television/feature_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002576393

Rank/series (* denotes new shows) Network Viewers Adult 18-4 % Change
(mil) Rating/Shares from
04-05
viewers/18-49

1. American Idol (Tuesday) Fox 31.2 12.9/32 (1) +14/+13
2. American Idol (Wednesday) Fox 30.2 12.3/30 (2) +14/+11
3. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CBS 25.2 8.3/21 (5) -5/-10
4. Desperate Housewives ABC 22.2 9.3/20 (3) -6/-11
5. Grey's Anatomy ABC 19.9 8.9/21 (4) +8/+10
6. Without a Trace CBS 18.7 5.8/15 (14) -1/-3
7. Dancing With the Stars (Thursday) ABC 18.6 5.0/13 (17) N/A
8. Survivor: Guatemala CBS 18.3 6.5/18 (7) -7/-12
9. CSI: Miami CBS 18.1 6.0/15 (10) -5/-10
10. House Fox 17.3 6.8/16 (6) +30/+31
11. Survivor: Panama - Exile Island CBS 16.8 5.9/17 (12) -20/-23
12. Monday Night Football ABC 16.0 6.2/17 (9) -1/-5
13. Deal or No Deal (Monday) NBC 15.8 5.0/13 (17) N/A
14. The Unit CBS 15.5 4.3/10 (26) N/A
14. Lost ABC 15.5 6.4/15 (8) -3/+10
16. NCIS CBS 15.3 3.6/10 (43) +13/+16
17. Two and a Half Men CBS 15.1 5.0/12 (17) -8/-9
18. Dancing With the Stars (Friday) ABC 14.8 3.7/11 (39) N/A
19. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition ABC 14.7 5.9/14 (12) -7/-9
20. Cold Case CBS 14.5 3.6/8 (43) -4/+3
21. Deal or No Deal (Wednesday) NBC 14.4 4.6/13 (24) N/A
22. CSI: NY CBS 14.2 4.7/12 (23) +4/-4
23. Unanimous Fox 13.8 6.0/14 (10) N/A
23. 24 Fox 13.8 5.7/13 (15) +16/+14
23. Law & Order: SVU NBC 13.8 5.0/13 (17) +2/-2
26. 60 Minutes CBS 13.6 3.1/8 (64) -2/n.c.
27. Criminal Minds CBS 12.8 3.8/9 (37) N/A
28. Commander in Chief ABC 12.7 3.4/8 (53) N/A
29. The New Adventures of Old Christine CBS 12.5 4.1/9 (30) N/A
30. ER NBC 12.3 5.3/14 (16) -21/-26
31. Numbers CBS 11.7 3.3/10 (56) +5/n.c.
32. Out of Practice CBS 11.6 3.8/9 (37) N/A
32. Deal or No Deal (Friday) NBC 11.6 3.5/12 (48) N/A
34. Skating With Celebrities Fox 11.4 4.1/10 (30) N/A
35. Courting Alex CBS 11.2 3.7/8 (39) N/A
35. Law & Order NBC 11.2 3.5/9 (48) -14/-15
35. Medium NBC 11.2 4.1/10 (30) -19/-24
38. The Apprentice 4 NBC 11.0 5.0/12 (17) -32/-36
38. Law & Order: Criminal Intent NBC 11.0 3.2/7 (60) -9/-18
40. Crossing Jordan NBC 10.9 3.3/8 (56) -7/-18
40. My Name Is Earl NBC 10.9 4.9/12 (22) N/A
42. The Amazing Race 8 CBS 10.8 4.3/10 (26) -6/-7
42. Crumbs ABC 10.8 3.2/8 (60) N/A
44. Las Vegas NBC 10.7 3.6/9 (43) -6/-16
45. Close to Home CBS 10.4 2.8/8 (74) N/A
46. Boston Legal ABC 10.3 3.1/8 (64) -18/-37
47. Ghost Whisperer CBS 10.2 2.9/10 (70) N/A
48. The Biggest Loser 2 NBC 10.1 4.2/11 (28) -2/-2
49. The King of Queens CBS 10.0 3.3/9 (56) +2/-8
50. The Apprentice 5 NBC 9.7 4.0/9 (34) -31/-38
51. How I Met Your Mother CBS 9.5 3.4/8 (53) N/A

Take a look at where OOP ranked for the season. Do you notice that its higher than the shows that replaced it and the show they decided to renew (The King of Queens). When you write to Moonves point out this glaring fact to him. It wasn't about bad ratings and advertisers. This was about the stupidity of one person. It was a successful show and they blew it.

[–] davey1107-1 18 years ago

There are other factors than ratings. Out of Practice was a moderately expensive show for a sitcom. It was also in an important time slot that needs to do better than, say, a Sunday at 9:30 pm slot. Advertisers also have a say, and if they aren't excited about advertising on a show it will disappear very fast. And, of course, the cast was very talented so the actors may not have been excited to stay on for a sitcom that consistently hit in the lower half of the ratings.

Taking the whole picture into account, Out of Practice wasn;t a very good business venture, even though it was a pretty entertaining show.

[–] brandon_harwell 18 years ago

I don't really think you know what you're talking about. What makes you think it was an expensive show? What makes you think its time slot is any more important than the one King of Queens is in?

Basic fact is, since it scored such a high rating, they should have kept it. I like King of Queens, but Out of Practice was much better, and probably the best sitcom in the last decade.

[–] SelfProclaimedHuegonot 18 years ago

It's more expensive for CBS to keep a show like "King of Queens" on the air due to the two major players's salaries. Each will be making close to $500,000 per episode. I think CBS made a bad decision that they're probably going to regret. And writing letters to the networks does make a difference.