Murphy Brown returns to an okay 7.5 million on a "pretty dismal ratings" night for br - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 09-28-2018, 06:43 PM

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https://deadline.com/2018/09/murphy-...er-1202472952/

The CBS revival failed to even come close to the big premiere ratings for the revivals of Will & Grace and Roseanne, but entertainment shows underperformed across the board -- including Grey's Anatomy. That might have been the result of Thursday's all-day Kavanaugh hearings, which concluded shortly before primetime. ALSO: Thursday Night Football debuts on Fox up from last year's opener on CBS.

Impressions · 09-30-2018, 05:57 PM

I think it's because Murphy Brown is not as well known those shows. It wasn't as well syndicated as those either.

I also think Murphy Brown is not as timeless as those shows either, you watch episodes of the old program and the topical jokes just don't work today.

While I enjoyed the revival episode on Thursday, I felt like they over-did it with all the Trump bashing and political references. It feels like the plot was just a symptom of the politics and it came secondary to the politics.

09-28-2018, 06:43 PM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 124,453	Murphy Brown returns to an okay 7.5 million on a "pretty dismal ratings" night for br ...oadcast networks https://deadline.com/2018/09/murphy-...er-1202472952/ The CBS revival failed to even come close to the big premiere ratings for the revivals of Will & Grace and Roseanne, but entertainment shows underperformed across the board -- including Grey's Anatomy. That might have been the result of Thursday's all-day Kavanaugh hearings, which concluded shortly before primetime. ALSO: Thursday Night Football debuts on Fox up from last year's opener on CBS.

09-30-2018, 05:57 PM	#2
Impressions She died the way she lived Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: May 08, 2002 Posts: 4,640	I think it's because Murphy Brown is not as well known those shows. It wasn't as well syndicated as those either. I also think Murphy Brown is not as timeless as those shows either, you watch episodes of the old program and the topical jokes just don't work today. While I enjoyed the revival episode on Thursday, I felt like they over-did it with all the Trump bashing and political references. It feels like the plot was just a symptom of the politics and it came secondary to the politics.