KnowLedge wrote:well the reason why Caprica got cancelled was the same reason why Rome got cancelled. and that IS the same reason why SGU got cancelled..
response from channels was "we just dont have enough viewers"
They actually have numbers (ie. 1 million for SGU) and what not and if the numbers arent high enoguh, than they will cancel the show... yea they wont know how many peopel download it and stuff, but if viewship from actual channels dont go up, than the show is gonna get cancelled fast!!
SGU is a bad example, it was crap and deserved to be canceled.
It all comes down to profits, we've had this discussion before. TV channels can make far more money with cheap talent(less) shows with premium rate voting lines, music contracts etc than expensive to produce shows with good special effects, lots of sets, locations, actors, etc. Also men may buy occasional high value items but the bulk of shopping for almost everything else is done by women so advertisers want more shows that appeal to women to place their adverts in. Much as I dont like to stereotype people fact is for the most part men and women have very different tastes in TV.
KnowLedge wrote:I doupt the viewership numbers are based on survey.. I always though they were found using deal where the tv broadcasters share info with the channels/producers
Google it, not so much survey's anymore as technology has moved on, but sample groups of households are selected and given free TV access in return for having monitoring devise attached to their TVs that log what they watch.
In theory these sample groups are meant to be representative of the population, but who decides who goes in the sample groups ???
It's in the TV channels best interest to appeal to the viewers who are most likely and able to buy the things the advertisers who supply the channels income want to sell.
This new Battlestar will be on premium channels ( Sky1 in the UK ), the only way to ensure it is not canceled it to pay for these premium channels that dont rely so much on advertising for their income, and if the premium channel doesnt have the shows you like CANCEL YOUR SUBSCRIPTION until they bring it back. Consumer power !!!
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