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Macattacker

Wednesday, August 14, 2002 - 07:45 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I believe the ratings for BB1 & BB2 were so-so. How is BB3 doing? Anyone know? This one seems to be the best so far...and certainly has the potential to get REAL interesting, nasty, etc...

Draheid

Wednesday, August 14, 2002 - 07:57 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Macattacker: Please check this link:
The Ratings are in...

Macattacker

Wednesday, August 14, 2002 - 10:25 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks Draheid!! WOW!! Looks to be a BB4 for sure now.

Marigold

Wednesday, August 14, 2002 - 02:46 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Not only are the ratings great, Entertainment Weekly (August 16th) gave the show a B+.

Dagny

Wednesday, August 14, 2002 - 03:34 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
How are those ratings compared to prior BB'S?? Those numbers don't mean anything to me.. LOL I seem to recall that BB2 had close to 9 million viewers or so.. some weeks even more.

Ryn

Wednesday, August 14, 2002 - 03:36 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
well - placing 1st in 10 of 15 nights and 2nd the other 5 is pretty darn good.

I am sure CBS is very happy.

Dagny

Wednesday, August 14, 2002 - 03:41 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks Ryn...but you can you tell how many viewers from those numbers?? I don't understand the shares...etc.

Dagny

Wednesday, August 14, 2002 - 03:42 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Is Share the number of viewers??

Ryn

Wednesday, August 14, 2002 - 03:43 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Dangy, there is a link to zap2it on the other thread, yo would need to dig - but I do recall numbers like 9 million and even 11 million on one night.

Ryn

Wednesday, August 14, 2002 - 03:47 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Ok here ya go ......

what those #'s mean (I think)

From http://www.nielsenmedia.com/FAQ/index.html

What is a rating and a share?

The terms rating and share are basic to the television industry. Both are percentages. A rating is a percent of the universe that is being measured, most commonly discussed as a percent of all television households. As such, a rating is always quantifiable, assuming you know the size of the universe (TV households, persons, women 18 – 34, and so forth). A share is the percent of households or persons using television at the time the program is airing and who are watching a particular program. Thus, a share does not immediately tie back to an actual number, because it is a percent of a constantly changing number – TV sets in use. Shares can be useful as a gauge of competitive standing.

Espen

Thursday, August 15, 2002 - 08:34 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Although this is discussed in more detail in the thread mentioned above, I just couldn't resist letting you all know that BB last night was the highest rated episode so far this season, with a 6.7/12.. This thursday might beat this again though, especially with the houseguest returning... With a few exceptions, the ratings have continued to rise on all three days so far.. This is all promising for us who want to see this again next year.. maybe the might even consider doing it during the regular season? Nah, it probably isn't good enough for that, though 6.7 is better than the Amazing Race was able to do in that time slot, albeit against non-rerun competition.. Oh well, I'll take summers over cancellation any time..

Ryn

Friday, August 16, 2002 - 06:08 am EditMoveDeleteIP
NO - no regular season, this messes up my life enough already!! LOL

Waiting to see what last nights numbers were.

Marksman

Friday, August 16, 2002 - 06:36 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I think the big thing the networks are looking for with summer shows is getting an audience that they can promo their fall lineup at. BB seems to be able to help CBS do this, so I imagine it will continue to stay around for future seasons.

While it has been pretty dicey in the past, I think the current numbers, and the current Network Realities dictate that BB4 will most likely happen again next summer.

Lurknomore

Friday, August 16, 2002 - 06:42 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Hey Ryn I would truthfully rather have this regular season than summer. I MISS SUMMER FUN lol! I'd rather have a life now than then. And this week has been HELL trying to watch BB on tv and feeds, have a life, and post here. I didn't want to give up any of them and I'm running out of day. My friend didn't leave last night till after they were all out of the tub. I wanted to see that ARGGHHHHHH.

Espen

Friday, August 16, 2002 - 09:28 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Well, BB didnt quite make the 7.0 I was hoping for thursday night, but the 6.6/12 was the second "12" share in a row, and good enough for #1 for time period (beating Friends & Scrubs reruns). It was just 0.1 less than wednesdays record ratings.. not bad! It will be interesting to see what it can do in its non-standard friday slot.. (from zap2it.com)

Ryn

Friday, August 16, 2002 - 09:45 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Just a heads up in case this thread dissapears, there is a thread devoted to the ratings in the "Outside the house" area of this board.

Espen

Friday, August 16, 2002 - 11:35 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Ryn, heh.. yeah, this seems to be the "cliff notes" version of that thread for those not quite as die hard about ratings as some of us.. But you are right, it will probably dissapear during the long gap between fridays ratings and next wednesdays ratings..

Espen

Saturday, August 17, 2002 - 03:01 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Just an update for those who wonder.. BB had a 5.6/11 rating this friday, which is very good considering it was a) on a different night and b) they gave the wrong time during the Thursday show c) it was mostly a rerun and d) the Saturday show has never been better than a 5.0.. I think we will see record ratings again next week.. especially with the Sheryl Crowe show..

Arman718

Saturday, August 17, 2002 - 07:02 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Also, the Thursday rating of 6.6 was very high considering BB3 aired at 2:07 AM in NYC(the biggest market in the nation).

Bailey

Saturday, August 17, 2002 - 07:09 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I just wonder what it'll take for the media to start paying attention to it. Never once is it mentioned on ET or Access Hollywood. I'm just hoping that if the ratings continue to improve, the media might start to think it's worth covering.