Originally Posted by AlexiR:
“This is a lovely theory but allow me to highlight a couple of problems with it.
1 – Charlie's Angels and Missing have both aired in this Thursday 8PM slot and both of them bombed out of the gate despite the complete lack of drama competition. Both of them were also supposed to be able to attract a relatively strong male audience to the slot and didn't. The only time ABC has had anything close to success in this slot for years is when they've aired unscripted there or when they aired a female skewing hour long comedy there. Why on earth they suddenly think a male baiting drama is going to work there despite every male baiting drama they've put in the slot (FlashForward being another one to add to the list) dying is beyond me.”
“This is a lovely theory but allow me to highlight a couple of problems with it.
1 – Charlie's Angels and Missing have both aired in this Thursday 8PM slot and both of them bombed out of the gate despite the complete lack of drama competition. Both of them were also supposed to be able to attract a relatively strong male audience to the slot and didn't. The only time ABC has had anything close to success in this slot for years is when they've aired unscripted there or when they aired a female skewing hour long comedy there. Why on earth they suddenly think a male baiting drama is going to work there despite every male baiting drama they've put in the slot (FlashForward being another one to add to the list) dying is beyond me.”
I guess they'll wait until the summer ratings come through to see whether they recommission Winter Wipeout - but looking at Last Resort I'm pretty sure they'll need some sort of mid-season replacement, even if WW did have it's lowest ever ratings this year.
Originally Posted by RobbieSykes123:
“I guess the Beeb could look at the overnights from the first football fixtures and see how the ratings are panning out. If a big audience tuned in, perhaps buoyed by English success at Euro 2012, then they might keep the football on BBC1, with the swimming on BBC1?
That's assuming they don't intend to show all the Team GB football on BBC1 anyway?”
“I guess the Beeb could look at the overnights from the first football fixtures and see how the ratings are panning out. If a big audience tuned in, perhaps buoyed by English success at Euro 2012, then they might keep the football on BBC1, with the swimming on BBC1?
That's assuming they don't intend to show all the Team GB football on BBC1 anyway?”
I hope not - football is just a side show in the Olympics and swimming really is more deserving of the exposure - and actually much more chance of British success in the pool than on the pitch anyway.
It'll be interesting to see how those first Olympic games before the Opening Ceremony rate as very broadly speaking (a massive generalisation I know) football fans just don't rate Olympic football and don't care much for the Olympics in general. Whether "Team GB" competing changes that remains to be seen.
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