In the world of television there have been many shows that have become popular, and a lot more that, have been complete flops. But how does one determine whether a show is hot or not? There are many factors that determine this, but the most used is ratings. Ratings usually consist of a number that represents how many households are viewing the show during its air time. Another way to determine whether a show has been popular or not, is to look at how long the show has been aired. Most of the time one can determine if a show has lasted two or more seasons it has been semi popular to the viewing public. I will now give examples of some new shows that may or may not have been liked by the viewing public.
According to tv.com the most viewed show from 1975-Present has been Lost and the least watched show has been Moonlight. Now this actually speaks to me because I have actually never heard of moonlight, and I can say out of the 100 shows on the list I have watched more than 70 of them. But to say that shows from 1975 do not compete with shows today can not be accurately measured due to the enhancement in visual effects, TV resolution, fads, movies, worldwide events, and etcetera to date. So to better understand what actually makes TV shows popular we must look at one specific time period that the shows are completely contemporary.
To better give an example of shows and what is hot or flop I need to give examples that are contemporary to today. So I will speak about the most viewed shows today, July 9, 2009 , the first is the number one on tv.com’s number rated show True Blood and tv.com’s least rated show Skins. And just to let the rest of my readers know these are shows rated by Neilson’s TV ratings. I will begin by speaking on why Skins has become so unpopular. Skins is a British show aimed toward young adults. It is a show that involves a list of characters working for a programming company. They are a cast of teenagers ridden with problems ranging from drug addiction to food disorders. The reason this show is so unpopular, to me, is because it does not relate to teens and young adults in the Americas, however it does fit with the same genre in Britain, which is quite illuminating on the difference between America and Britain. The number one rated show in America today, July 9, 2009, is True Blood it basically tells a story of vampires living in Louisiana that have progressed to the point that they can drink synthetic blood and of course there are other vampires that don't want to drink synthetic blood and it causes serious problems. This show has actually become quite a treat toward the American viewing community, because Americans love the idea of immortality and we all can share the ideas of discrimination toward a type of people we don’t know, whether that be by race, religion, ethnicity, or vampires of course. So I can really see why people love the show. So television shows are really up to the public to decide whether they are worth while or a loss of time.
No one person can judge whether a show is great, but word of mouth can boost a shows rating. So the main thing I have to say is that shows have their own audience and the show is only great if the viewing public decides to watch it.
References
Nielsen Television Ratings. (2009). Nielsen Television (TV) Ratings. Retrieved July 9, 2009,
from http://www.zap2it.com/tv/ratings/zap-nielsen-tv-ratings-cable,0,64810.htmlstory
tv.com. (2009). Most Popular: All Genres. Retrieved July 9, 2009, from http://www.tv.com/shows/top-shows/today.html?tag=content;main
This is my blog about whats hot and whats not. Also I get into a real deep discussion about why they are hot and others are not.
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