Re: [MOPO] Oscars Are a TV Ratings Dud
Well said, Joe! Shelly Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:39:27 -0800From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: [MOPO] Oscars Are a TV Ratings DudTo: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Who cares if the Hoi Polloi had another piece of Idol junk to watch!!! The Oscars are an INTERNATIONAL EVENT! Screw the silly US E-machine. tabloid press.-- Including the AP. Joe B in NOLA Movielegends [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's Official: Oscars Are a TV Ratings Dud By Associated Press 8:18 AM EST, February 26, 2008 NEW YORK The Oscars are a ratings dud. Nielsen Media Research says preliminary ratings for the 80th annual Academy Awards telecast are 14 percent lower than the least-watched ceremony ever.Nielsen said Monday that overnight ratings are also 21 percent lower than last year, when The Departed was named best picture.The least-watched Oscars ceremony ever was in 2003, when there were 33 million viewers.Nielsen has no estimate yet on how many people watched Sunday night, but based on ratings from the nation's biggest markets, the Oscars will be hard-pressed to avoid an ignominious record.The show had a 21.9 rating and 33 share. Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. _ Telly addicts unite! http://www.searchgamesbox.com/tvtown.shtml Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] Oscars Are a TV Ratings Dud
Why should anyone be surprised? For a long time, the Academy and for that matter the industry were dominated by voters who loved the movies that the audience loved, and the stars or at least their employers were careful about their reputations. Nowadays, a huge portion of potential Oscar viewers know that a) many if not most of the movies that are embraced and rewarded, in particular the ones most likely to receive the highest honors, will be offensive to them, b) much of what's said will be offensive to them, and c) the people honored will tend to be people who've said and done things, both in the movies themselves and in their extracurricular activities, that they find offensive. You can't spend year after year stomping on the faces of a huge portion of the population, then expect the same people to join in your self-celebration. CK MacLeod Collectibles at ckmac.com http://ckmac.com/ Kymar's on eBay http://stores.ebay.com/Kymars-Stuff -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ari Richards Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 03:45 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Oscars Are a TV Ratings Dud I admit, I didn't watch it this year. Watched a movie instead. Rebecca. And had a nice evening. Ari PS- I have a blended scotch, sorry, but it does the job. - Original Message From: Dave Rosen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wednesday, 27 February, 2008 10:34:46 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Oscars Are a TV Ratings Dud Interesting and not surprising but, to put it in perspective, even if just 30 million people watched it in the US, about 900 million watched it everywhere else, which is still a helluvan audience. (Not that I thought it was a great show, but still.) That said, watch for network execs to continue the process of dumbing down and over-hyping the Oscars. They don't seem to have learned the lesson that the more you hype something, the higher the expectations, the bigger the disappointment, the less likely people will come back for more. But, what am I saying? We live in the Age of Hype, where hype is everything and content near-nothing. What matters is not the inherent value of things but the bottom line of the current financial quarter. The punks had it right: There really is No Future. Now where's that single malt?... Dave www.posteropolis.com http://www.posteropolis.com/ - Original Message - From: Movielegends mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU mailto:MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 12:45 PM Subject: [MOPO] Oscars Are a TV Ratings Dud It's Official: Oscars Are a TV Ratings Dud By Associated Press 8:18 AM EST, February 26, 2008 NEW YORK The Oscars are a ratings dud. Nielsen Media Research says preliminary ratings for the 80th annual Academy Awards telecast are 14 percent lower than the least-watched ceremony ever. Nielsen said Monday that overnight ratings are also 21 percent lower than last year, when The Departed was named best picture. The least-watched Oscars ceremony ever was in 2003, when there were 33 million viewers. Nielsen has no estimate yet on how many people watched Sunday night, but based on ratings from the nation's biggest markets, the Oscars will be hard-pressed to avoid an ignominious record. The show had a 21.9 rating and 33 share. _ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=51733/*http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. _ Get the name you always wanted with the new y7mail email address http://au.rd.yahoo.com/mail/taglines/au/y7mail/default/*http://au.yahoo.com/y7mail/?p1=nip2=generalp3=taglinep4=other . Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing
[MOPO] Oscars Are a TV Ratings Dud
It's Official: Oscars Are a TV Ratings Dud By Associated Press 8:18 AM EST, February 26, 2008 NEW YORK The Oscars are a ratings dud. Nielsen Media Research says preliminary ratings for the 80th annual Academy Awards telecast are 14 percent lower than the least-watched ceremony ever. Nielsen said Monday that overnight ratings are also 21 percent lower than last year, when The Departed was named best picture. The least-watched Oscars ceremony ever was in 2003, when there were 33 million viewers. Nielsen has no estimate yet on how many people watched Sunday night, but based on ratings from the nation's biggest markets, the Oscars will be hard-pressed to avoid an ignominious record. The show had a 21.9 rating and 33 share. - Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] Oscars Are a TV Ratings Dud
see what happens when I forget to watch The Oscars®... last time i forgot was Like.. what 2003? Movielegends wrote: It's Official: Oscars Are a TV Ratings Dud By Associated Press 8:18 AM EST, February 26, 2008 NEW YORK The Oscars are a ratings dud. Nielsen Media Research says preliminary ratings for the 80th annual Academy Awards telecast are 14 percent lower than the least-watched ceremony ever. Nielsen said Monday that overnight ratings are also 21 percent lower than last year, when The Departed was named best picture. The least-watched Oscars ceremony ever was in 2003, when there were 33 million viewers. Nielsen has no estimate yet on how many people watched Sunday night, but based on ratings from the nation's biggest markets, the Oscars will be hard-pressed to avoid an ignominious record. The show had a 21.9 rating and 33 share. Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=51733/*http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ%20 Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] Oscars Are a TV Ratings Dud
Who cares if the Hoi Polloi had another piece of Idol junk to watch!!! The Oscars are an INTERNATIONAL EVENT! Screw the silly US E-machine. tabloid press.-- Including the AP. Joe B in NOLA Movielegends [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's Official: Oscars Are a TV Ratings Dud By Associated Press 8:18 AM EST, February 26, 2008 NEW YORK The Oscars are a ratings dud. Nielsen Media Research says preliminary ratings for the 80th annual Academy Awards telecast are 14 percent lower than the least-watched ceremony ever. Nielsen said Monday that overnight ratings are also 21 percent lower than last year, when The Departed was named best picture. The least-watched Oscars ceremony ever was in 2003, when there were 33 million viewers. Nielsen has no estimate yet on how many people watched Sunday night, but based on ratings from the nation's biggest markets, the Oscars will be hard-pressed to avoid an ignominious record. The show had a 21.9 rating and 33 share. - Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing ListSend a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-LThe author of this message is solely responsible for its content. - Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] Oscars Are a TV Ratings Dud
Interesting and not surprising but, to put it in perspective, even if just 30 million people watched it in the US, about 900 million watched it everywhere else, which is still a helluvan audience. (Not that I thought it was a great show, but still.) That said, watch for network execs to continue the process of dumbing down and over-hyping the Oscars. They don't seem to have learned the lesson that the more you hype something, the higher the expectations, the bigger the disappointment, the less likely people will come back for more. But, what am I saying? We live in the Age of Hype, where hype is everything and content near-nothing. What matters is not the inherent value of things but the bottom line of the current financial quarter. The punks had it right: There really is No Future. Now where's that single malt?... Dave www.posteropolis.com - Original Message - From: Movielegends To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 12:45 PM Subject: [MOPO] Oscars Are a TV Ratings Dud It's Official: Oscars Are a TV Ratings Dud By Associated Press 8:18 AM EST, February 26, 2008 NEW YORK The Oscars are a ratings dud. Nielsen Media Research says preliminary ratings for the 80th annual Academy Awards telecast are 14 percent lower than the least-watched ceremony ever. Nielsen said Monday that overnight ratings are also 21 percent lower than last year, when The Departed was named best picture. The least-watched Oscars ceremony ever was in 2003, when there were 33 million viewers. Nielsen has no estimate yet on how many people watched Sunday night, but based on ratings from the nation's biggest markets, the Oscars will be hard-pressed to avoid an ignominious record. The show had a 21.9 rating and 33 share. -- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] Oscars Are a TV Ratings Dud
I admit, I didn't watch it this year. Watched a movie instead. Rebecca. And had a nice evening. Ari PS- I have a blended scotch, sorry, but it does the job. - Original Message From: Dave Rosen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wednesday, 27 February, 2008 10:34:46 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Oscars Are a TV Ratings Dud Interesting and not surprising but, to put it in perspective, even if just 30 million people watched it in the US, about 900 million watched it everywhere else, which is still a helluvan audience. (Not that I thought it was a great show, but still.) That said, watch for network execs to continue the process of dumbing down and over-hyping the Oscars. They don't seem to have learned the lesson that the more you hype something, the higher the expectations, the bigger the disappointment, the less likely people will come back for more. But, what am I saying? We live in the Age of Hype, where hype is everything and content near-nothing. What matters is not the inherent value of things but the bottom line of the current financial quarter. The punks had it right: There really is No Future. Now where's that single malt?... Dave www.posteropolis.com - Original Message - From: Movielegends To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 12:45 PM Subject: [MOPO] Oscars Are a TV Ratings Dud It's Official: Oscars Are a TV Ratings Dud By Associated Press 8:18 AM EST, February 26, 2008 NEW YORK The Oscars are a ratings dud. Nielsen Media Research says preliminary ratings for the 80th annual Academy Awards telecast are 14 percent lower than the least-watched ceremony ever. Nielsen said Monday that overnight ratings are also 21 percent lower than last year, when The Departed was named best picture. The least-watched Oscars ceremony ever was in 2003, when there were 33 million viewers. Nielsen has no estimate yet on how many people watched Sunday night, but based on ratings from the nation's biggest markets, the Oscars will be hard-pressed to avoid an ignominious record. The show had a 21.9 rating and 33 share. Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Get the name you always wanted with the new y7mail email address. www.yahoo7.com.au/y7mail Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
