Can DVRs Save One of My Faves?
Can DVR ratings save a struggling new show?
Boy, do I hope so, because they could be the only thing to save “Journeyman”…
According to the first live plus seven DVR ratings of the season (which count shows recorded on DVRs that are watched within seven days of the show’s original airing), “Journeyman,” “Bionic Woman,” and “Private Practice” were the only new shows to have a “measurable increase.”
However, NBC’s research chief told the “Hollywood Reporter” that these ratings are “not the magic bullet that will make a struggling program into a success. They’re not going to get a miracle.”
Uh-oh…
Plus reports are that NBC sent out a survey last week to ask viewers if they would be more likely to watch “Friday Night Lights” if it were on Mondays at 10—“Journeyman”s timeslot…
Boy, do I hope so, because they could be the only thing to save “Journeyman”…
According to the first live plus seven DVR ratings of the season (which count shows recorded on DVRs that are watched within seven days of the show’s original airing), “Journeyman,” “Bionic Woman,” and “Private Practice” were the only new shows to have a “measurable increase.”
However, NBC’s research chief told the “Hollywood Reporter” that these ratings are “not the magic bullet that will make a struggling program into a success. They’re not going to get a miracle.”
Uh-oh…
Plus reports are that NBC sent out a survey last week to ask viewers if they would be more likely to watch “Friday Night Lights” if it were on Mondays at 10—“Journeyman”s timeslot…
