TelevisionWho’s watching, anyway? TV faces a ratings crisisTV’s ratings system is under siege and no one knows what’s popular. That may be bad news for viewers and writers alike.
UncategorizedEither way, your TV ratings are doomed - doomed!So exactly what do broadcast networks do to get some hits again? Jaime Weinman has a few ideas
TelevisionWho’s watching the watchers?A lawsuit in India alleges that the Nielsen rating system is inherently flawed
UncategorizedWhat Do TV Ratings Mean?This is a question that I occasionally have to turn over in my mind when I think about something like the ratings of American Idol...
UncategorizedNobody Watches AnythingHere’s a reason why TV ratings have become more interesting in recent years: paradoxically, it’s because hardly anyone watches...
CultureWhy Harvey Weinstein wants to cut ’The King’s Speech’Sanitizing the Oscar front-runner is just the movie mogul’s latest outrage
SocietyWhy we don’t watch soccerAmateur participation is sky-high, so why is the Beautiful Game such a commerical flop in Canada?
UncategorizedWhen It Makes Sense To Keep a Show Past Its PrimeWith the news that ABC may keep Scrubs on for a ninth season , even though Zach Braff and other actors won’t be able to appear in...
UncategorizedWhat We’re Watching: NCIS, NCIS and More NCISThe subject heading is an exaggeration, but only slightly. Here’s Nielsen’s list of the top-rated cable programs in the U.S. for...
UncategorizedHugh Jackman Beats Jon StewartAfter all the advance talk about how this might be the lowest-rated Oscar telecast of all time, it looks like this year’s ratings...