Comments on: Reckless Speculation: Are Women’s Shows Doing Worse This Fall? http://blog.ajchristian.org/2009/10/26/reckless-speculation-are-womens-shows-doing-worse-this-fall/ Essays and News on Web Series, TV, Film Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:05:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Aymar Jean Christian http://blog.ajchristian.org/2009/10/26/reckless-speculation-are-womens-shows-doing-worse-this-fall/comment-page-1/#comment-192 Aymar Jean Christian Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:42:12 +0000 http://blog.ajchristian.org/?p=934#comment-192 Wow, thanks for the tailored analysis! I was obviously aware of the scripted v. reality/sports divide, but hadn't quite considered how deep that divide really was and how it affects any generalization about TV/culture. Oh well, the Internet was made for shoddily constructed theories! Wow, thanks for the tailored analysis! I was obviously aware of the scripted v. reality/sports divide, but hadn’t quite considered how deep that divide really was and how it affects any generalization about TV/culture.

Oh well, the Internet was made for shoddily constructed theories!

]]> By: Bill G http://blog.ajchristian.org/2009/10/26/reckless-speculation-are-womens-shows-doing-worse-this-fall/comment-page-1/#comment-191 Bill G Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:25:34 +0000 http://blog.ajchristian.org/?p=934#comment-191 Aymar, thanks for the shout out, because the list is limited to scripted shows (vs. reality or sports) it's inevitable that there are going to be more women favored shows on it. Scripted shows tend to be more watched by women (the gender demo ratings back that up, Fox animated shows being the exception). Since veteran shows typically tend to decline a bit each year, a list of veteran scripted shows will necessarily show a lot of decliners among shows favored by women. In fact almost all the shows in that list above (except Fox animated comedies) are more heavily viewed by women in the 18-49 and 18-34 demos. For example, Gary Unmarried's M18-49 rating last week was a 1.9 its W18-49 rating was a 2.5. Contrary to your guess, chick's dig it. Aymar, thanks for the shout out, because the list is limited to scripted shows (vs. reality or sports) it’s inevitable that there are going to be more women favored shows on it.

Scripted shows tend to be more watched by women (the gender demo ratings back that up, Fox animated shows being the exception).

Since veteran shows typically tend to decline a bit each year, a list of veteran scripted shows will necessarily show a lot of decliners among shows favored by women.

In fact almost all the shows in that list above (except Fox animated comedies) are more heavily viewed by women in the 18-49 and 18-34 demos.

For example, Gary Unmarried’s M18-49 rating last week was a 1.9 its W18-49 rating was a 2.5. Contrary to your guess, chick’s dig it.

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