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zeebre12 · 12-29-2020, 04:27 PM

Of course the news channels had a very good year but steady declines for lots of channels particularly the kids channels. How can channels like Bein Sports even stay on air with a rating of only 5k? https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/net...bs-1234866801/

RetroGuy2000 · 12-29-2020, 05:01 PM

Thanks so much for this link. Yeah, it's crazy that cable channels with 3,000 or 5,000 viewers can even survive.

I'm kinda shocked by Ion's relatively big ratings: 1.2 million vs The CW's .8 million.

opus · 12-29-2020, 05:35 PM

Does this not answer the question of why ME rarely changes their schedule? The 25th ranked network, up 7%.

opus · 12-29-2020, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Alan Brady's Hair

Ratings for the subchannels I recognize, with average primetime audience in thousands and the percent change over last year:

25. MeTV 768 +7%
45. Grit 398 +6
58. Bounce 280 +1
74. Heroes & Icons 208 +6
79. Laff 191 -14
82. Cozi 166 +11
83. Start 163 +42
85. Court TV Mystery 146 -5
98. Charge! 102 n.a.
106. Comet 87 +13
130. TBD 39 n.a.

Antenna TV remains unrated, along with GetTV, This TV, Decades.

Also didn't see Buzzr, the one I'm most likely to watch.

Charley Knox · 12-29-2020, 11:57 PM

I wonder what the ratings have to be before METV can start turning down the Joe Nameth medicare commercials, and the Tom Selleck reverse mortgage adds?

stevea · 12-30-2020, 12:11 AM

MeTV continues to beat TV Land and Nick. And what excuse can the deep thinkers use for that deplorable channel (Nick)? 32% loss? Guys, pull some old tapes and see what your channel looked like 20-25 years ago--there's your answer! In fact, somebody show me a Viacom network that didn't lose audience.

There is a huge plunge after no. 5, and if the trends continue, Fox News could overtake Fox.

Continuing to look at the ratings, here's a question for the brilliant minds at Discovery Networks--why would you rebrand (which I think is the plan) DIY with those silly Fixer Upper people, when that network had a 21% gain? And not rebrand OWN which lost 20%? Since Destination America (the third HGTV tier) also gained, HGTV (another already-winning high rated net) seems to be a winning formula.

Looking at 18-49, the future looks bleak--that's all going to streaming, it appears.

merlinjones · 12-30-2020, 10:16 AM

Most watched in my house:

1) Me-TV
2) Decades
3) Antenna-TV
4) Create
5) Cozi
6) Heroes & Icons
7) Movies!
8) Buzzr
9) Comet

(I used to watch get-TV a lot when it was classic Columbia movies and variety shows - they ruined it -- someone needs to take over classic variety shows - there were none this holiday season and I missed Andy, Judy, Bing, et al)

stevea · 12-30-2020, 03:00 PM

Get TV--oh yeah, what a great schedule now. A lot of stuff you can't get elsewhere lol.

I don't even find them on the list of 150. They must be a cheap buy for a main channel--same with Dabl, which I don't find, either.

12-29-2020, 04:27 PM	#1
zeebre12 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Sep 13, 2018 Location: New York Posts: 30	2020 Network Ratings Of course the news channels had a very good year but steady declines for lots of channels particularly the kids channels. How can channels like Bein Sports even stay on air with a rating of only 5k? https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/net...bs-1234866801/

12-29-2020, 05:01 PM	#2
RetroGuy2000 Julie,Julie Anne,&Felice 4Ever Forum Star Join Date: Dec 27, 2013 Posts: 16,914	Thanks so much for this link. Yeah, it's crazy that cable channels with 3,000 or 5,000 viewers can even survive. I'm kinda shocked by Ion's relatively big ratings: 1.2 million vs The CW's .8 million.
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12-29-2020, 05:35 PM	#3
opus VB Forum Superstar Join Date: May 16, 2015 Location: VB Galaxy Posts: 32,588	Does this not answer the question of why ME rarely changes their schedule? The 25th ranked network, up 7%.

12-29-2020, 11:57 PM	#5
Charley Knox Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 09, 2019 Location: Tn Posts: 634	I wonder what the ratings have to be before METV can start turning down the Joe Nameth medicare commercials, and the Tom Selleck reverse mortgage adds?

12-30-2020, 12:11 AM	#6
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,858	MeTV continues to beat TV Land and Nick. And what excuse can the deep thinkers use for that deplorable channel (Nick)? 32% loss? Guys, pull some old tapes and see what your channel looked like 20-25 years ago--there's your answer! In fact, somebody show me a Viacom network that didn't lose audience. There is a huge plunge after no. 5, and if the trends continue, Fox News could overtake Fox. Continuing to look at the ratings, here's a question for the brilliant minds at Discovery Networks--why would you rebrand (which I think is the plan) DIY with those silly Fixer Upper people, when that network had a 21% gain? And not rebrand OWN which lost 20%? Since Destination America (the third HGTV tier) also gained, HGTV (another already-winning high rated net) seems to be a winning formula. Looking at 18-49, the future looks bleak--that's all going to streaming, it appears.

12-30-2020, 10:16 AM	#7
merlinjones Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 30, 2019 Location: los ángeles Posts: 933	Most watched in my house: 1) Me-TV 2) Decades 3) Antenna-TV 4) Create 5) Cozi 6) Heroes & Icons 7) Movies! 8) Buzzr 9) Comet (I used to watch get-TV a lot when it was classic Columbia movies and variety shows - they ruined it -- someone needs to take over classic variety shows - there were none this holiday season and I missed Andy, Judy, Bing, et al)

12-30-2020, 03:00 PM	#8
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,858	Get TV--oh yeah, what a great schedule now. A lot of stuff you can't get elsewhere lol. I don't even find them on the list of 150. They must be a cheap buy for a main channel--same with Dabl, which I don't find, either.