05-09-2015, 07:07 AM
RATINGS
Well it's not just us folks, I fear the public has become somewhat disenchanted.
Here's the last few episode ratings. The all-important 18-49 Demo, and Same Day.
SEASON 8
8.18 The Leftover Thermalization --------------4.4 ----- 16.13m
8.19 The Skywalker Incursion ------------------3.4 ----- 13.35m
8.20 The Fortification Implementation ----------3.5 ----- 14.78m
8.21 The Communication Deterioration ----------3.9 ----- 14.82m
8.22 The Graduation Transmission --------------3.6 ----- 14.63m
8.23 The Maternal Disruption -------------------3.4 ----- 13.85m
8.24 The Commitment Determination ------------3.7 ----- 14.64m
It's not brilliant news for CBS...considering they advertised both 8.20 AND 8.24 as though Sheldon was finally going to have sex with AFF.
They might want to reconsider the appeal of this. Or lack of. And whether it was worth so violently changing Sheldon's character in the first place to accommodate this relationship. Perhaps they need the original Sheldon back, as "boyfriend Sheldon" isn't bringing home the bacon.
The Demo is particularly damning, if you compare it to a midway chunk from Season 3;
SEASON 3
"The Maternal Congruence"--------- 5.6---- 15.58m
"The Psychic Vortex" ---------------5.7 ---- 15.82m
"The Bozeman Reaction" ------------5.2 -----14.99m
"The Einstein Approximation" --------5.4 ---- 15.51m
"The Large Hadron Collision" --------6.0 ---- 16.26m
"The Excelsior Acquisition"----------5.9 ----- 15.73m
"The Precious Fragmentation" ------ 5.9 ---- 16.32m
The Finale was also advertised as Leonard and Penny potentially getting married, so they might want to reconsider that one as well.
For those graph fans lurking out there, here is one comparing the unique mentions of Research to Romance, essentially, over the seasons;
http://astrodataiscool.com/wp-content/up...Plot1.jpeg
And here is another charting the IMDb ratings (more valuable as a sign of quality than the Nielsen ratings) over the seasons. There may be some correlation;
http://graphtv.kevinformatics.com/tt0898266
I don't want the show to tank. I bloody love the characters (well, five of them, plus a number of guest stars). The actors are charming and the writers are brilliant. But the direction is atrocious! And I don't mean Mark Cendrowski's work. I mean the destruction of Sheldon, and the slow plod towards the altar of normalacy, and the abolishment of the worth of the individual.
So, liberate Sheldon from AFF permanently (either by getting rid of the character altogether, or give her something other to do than hound Sheldon. Let her hound Stuart or Kripke. Or god forbid, just be Sheldon's FRIEND), and give him his old soul back. Liberate Penny from Leonard at the same time, and return Penny to her previous vitality. Let Leonard discover he doesn't need a woman to validate his existence. Either break up Howard and Bernadette, or, if CBS decides to renew MR and MB's contracts, then stop Bernadette bullying Howard, and let Howard play with his goddamn friend Raj again. Similarly, let Sheldon and Penny learn from each other, as they once did in the early years.
Season 2 and 3 are the highest rated critically, and they are almost entirely Sheldon & Penny centric. Season 8 has been the lowest rated critically, and it has been overwhelmingly "Shamy" centric. There is a connection here.
This will fix your show, CBS. Critically and financially. The two additional girlfriends didn't increase the ratings in Season 5. They came in regularly in Season 4, and the show slumped then. In Season 5, syndication kicked in, bringing more fans to the show via the reruns of Seasons 1-3. It is not worth destroying your characters (Sheldon, Howard and now Penny) for the sake of a loud minority audience of "shippers".
I hope you're taking notes, imaginary CBS person.
Well it's not just us folks, I fear the public has become somewhat disenchanted.
Here's the last few episode ratings. The all-important 18-49 Demo, and Same Day.
SEASON 8
8.18 The Leftover Thermalization --------------4.4 ----- 16.13m
8.19 The Skywalker Incursion ------------------3.4 ----- 13.35m
8.20 The Fortification Implementation ----------3.5 ----- 14.78m
8.21 The Communication Deterioration ----------3.9 ----- 14.82m
8.22 The Graduation Transmission --------------3.6 ----- 14.63m
8.23 The Maternal Disruption -------------------3.4 ----- 13.85m
8.24 The Commitment Determination ------------3.7 ----- 14.64m
It's not brilliant news for CBS...considering they advertised both 8.20 AND 8.24 as though Sheldon was finally going to have sex with AFF.
They might want to reconsider the appeal of this. Or lack of. And whether it was worth so violently changing Sheldon's character in the first place to accommodate this relationship. Perhaps they need the original Sheldon back, as "boyfriend Sheldon" isn't bringing home the bacon.
The Demo is particularly damning, if you compare it to a midway chunk from Season 3;
SEASON 3
"The Maternal Congruence"--------- 5.6---- 15.58m
"The Psychic Vortex" ---------------5.7 ---- 15.82m
"The Bozeman Reaction" ------------5.2 -----14.99m
"The Einstein Approximation" --------5.4 ---- 15.51m
"The Large Hadron Collision" --------6.0 ---- 16.26m
"The Excelsior Acquisition"----------5.9 ----- 15.73m
"The Precious Fragmentation" ------ 5.9 ---- 16.32m
The Finale was also advertised as Leonard and Penny potentially getting married, so they might want to reconsider that one as well.
For those graph fans lurking out there, here is one comparing the unique mentions of Research to Romance, essentially, over the seasons;
http://astrodataiscool.com/wp-content/up...Plot1.jpeg
And here is another charting the IMDb ratings (more valuable as a sign of quality than the Nielsen ratings) over the seasons. There may be some correlation;
http://graphtv.kevinformatics.com/tt0898266
I don't want the show to tank. I bloody love the characters (well, five of them, plus a number of guest stars). The actors are charming and the writers are brilliant. But the direction is atrocious! And I don't mean Mark Cendrowski's work. I mean the destruction of Sheldon, and the slow plod towards the altar of normalacy, and the abolishment of the worth of the individual.
So, liberate Sheldon from AFF permanently (either by getting rid of the character altogether, or give her something other to do than hound Sheldon. Let her hound Stuart or Kripke. Or god forbid, just be Sheldon's FRIEND), and give him his old soul back. Liberate Penny from Leonard at the same time, and return Penny to her previous vitality. Let Leonard discover he doesn't need a woman to validate his existence. Either break up Howard and Bernadette, or, if CBS decides to renew MR and MB's contracts, then stop Bernadette bullying Howard, and let Howard play with his goddamn friend Raj again. Similarly, let Sheldon and Penny learn from each other, as they once did in the early years.
Season 2 and 3 are the highest rated critically, and they are almost entirely Sheldon & Penny centric. Season 8 has been the lowest rated critically, and it has been overwhelmingly "Shamy" centric. There is a connection here.
This will fix your show, CBS. Critically and financially. The two additional girlfriends didn't increase the ratings in Season 5. They came in regularly in Season 4, and the show slumped then. In Season 5, syndication kicked in, bringing more fans to the show via the reruns of Seasons 1-3. It is not worth destroying your characters (Sheldon, Howard and now Penny) for the sake of a loud minority audience of "shippers".
I hope you're taking notes, imaginary CBS person.
"WHERE THE HELL'S MY PARACHUTE?"