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Ladybug007 | Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 02:21 pm     http://www.ew.com/ew/onlyonaol/article/commentary/0,17129,485273~3||473339~0~,00.html VIEWERS 8.8 million on Tuesdays, 9.5 million on Wednesdays, 7.1 million on Fridays WHAT HAPPENED Exec producers Arnold Shapiro, Jon Kroll, and Allison Grodner blew the roof off the peepfest by throwing five exes into the mix, which prompted the meltdown of Scott the waiter, who couldn't stand living with his old squeeze Amanda the bar manager, who then jumped into bed with Dave the Army ranger to enjoy some unprecedented hibity-dibity (most of which CBS aired). WHY IT WORKED ''The first-ever sex wasn't something we encouraged,'' admits Shapiro. ''But we're very proud of the ratings.'' He should be; ''BB'' consistently won its time slot among young adults, making it the most successful installment ever. LASTING CONTRIBUTION TO THE GENRE Jack's use of the phrase ''buzzard crotch'' to describe Dana's sex appeal. |
Gina8642 | Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 02:47 pm     Thanks for the article Ladybug! The link didn't go anywhere - is the post the entire thing? |
Mlt | Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 03:13 pm     I don't understand what's so good about 9.5 million viewers. Didn't I hear something about 22 million viewers for the first episode of Survivor? (Or am I missing something here) |
Weinermr | Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 03:29 pm     <to enjoy some unprecedented hibity-dibity (most of which CBS aired). > ???? I didn't see no hibity-dibity on MY TV! |
Bob2112 | Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 03:32 pm     Maybe a little Bippity-Boppity-Boo, but certainly no hibity-dibity! |
Weinermr | Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 03:34 pm     Bob, I'll grant you the Bippity-Boppity-Boo, and maybe a little bit of Pippity-Poppity, but for sure no hibity-dibity. |
Wendo | Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 03:35 pm     Oop! Double post... |
Wendo | Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 03:35 pm     Mlt, for a summer show, 9 million viewers is respectable. |
Bob2112 | Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 03:36 pm     I'll see your Pippity-Poppity and raise you a um...er... <What's bigger than a Pippity-Poppity?>  |
Weinermr | Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 03:38 pm     I think maybe a slippity-slappity. |
Bob2112 | Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 03:40 pm     OK, I raise you one of those! |
Seanflynn2003 | Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 03:42 pm     It is respectable because: 1) summer has much lower ratings; 2) it is a cheap show to producer; 3) it won most of its time slots; 4) it did far better than what CBS would likely otherwise have on. It will be back for sure next year, and many years to come likely. |
Bastable | Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 03:43 pm     Yes, Mlt. Survivor gets those numbers sometimes, but discounting BB's numbers because they are lower would be a gross oversimplification. BB's numbers are excellent for two main reasons (although there are more). One: Those numbers are better than what CBS gets in the middle of the summer when it's showing reruns. Survivor doesn't play in the summer. Two: BB delivers a strong number of younger viewers, which are the viewers advertisers pay more to capture. |
R151996 | Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 03:46 pm     9 million viewers still doesn't match the over 10 million viewers that the BB1 live eviction shows regularly pulled. AS&Co. continue to tout ratings increases that still don't match BB1 levels for live evictions and that are only comparable for non-eviction shows considering BB1 had five of those half-hour shows weekly. |
Ketchuplover | Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 03:58 pm     So there. |
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