2020 Ratings Thread

[sav0001]

We may never get the ratings for the last 2 episodes of BB.

EXCLUSIVE | Crucial TV ratings data will dissapear forever come tomorrow | TV Blackbox

New information on why OzTam is set to lose crucial TV ratings data forever

tvblackbox.com.au

 

[timmy]

We may never get the ratings for the last 2 episodes of BB.

Let's hope we do. But anyway, TV Tonight's first exclusive article stated "whilst no panel homes were polled last night, data can be stored for two weeks" so hopefully that is more correct than something that other blog was told in 2016.

 

[the Theorist]

We may never get the ratings for the last 2 episodes of BB.

EXCLUSIVE | Crucial TV ratings data will dissapear forever come tomorrow | TV Blackbox

New information on why OzTam is set to lose crucial TV ratings data forever

tvblackbox.com.au

“If this problem is not sorted out soon we will be in uncharted territory – a world without ratings is a very strange world indeed.”

What is 2020?!

 

[bleachy_dude]

“If this problem is not sorted out soon we will be in uncharted territory – a world without ratings is a very strange world indeed.”

What is 2020?!

let's reboot!

 

[sav0001]

Update on the ratings from a Mediaspy forum member who works for 7 Queensland:

We’ve been told it’s all on track for Wednesday. All data for missing days has been secured so there’ll be nothing missing.

 

[Brekkie]

What, so the TVBlackbox article was just meaningless clickbait?

I'd imagine even if the data was lost they'd be a back up method in place of just writing a plain old TV viewing diary as they did for many years of people anyway.

 

[timmy]

I don't know what has taken so long. If the server was locked/compromised, replace or format the hard drive and back it up from the most recent backup. They did have a backup, right? Then the data from Tuesday last week onwards could be uploaded from the boxes.

I bet it was running on Windows.

 

[buck07]

I don't know what has taken so long. If the server was locked/compromised, replace or format the hard drive and back it up from the most recent backup. They did have a backup, right? Then the data from Tuesday last week onwards could be uploaded from the boxes.

I bet it was running on Windows.

XP

 

[Converse]

XP

ha I'm still using XP!

 

[BB Daze]

Software is probably owned by third party company or something. No expertise on site.

 

[timmy]

Software is probably owned by third party company or something. No expertise on site.

Probably still running on Windows though, which will be how it got ransomwared. When you see the BSOD on train info boards or ATMs etc you have to wonder how society actually functions from one day to the next.

 

[timmy]

Ratings catch-up day starts tomorrow:

Wednesday 29th July:
9am – Data release for 21st July & 22nd July (NB: Big Brother)
12noon – Data release for 23rd July & 24th July
3pm – Data release for 25th July & 26th July (NB: Ninja, Farmer, Between Two Worlds)


Thursday 30th July:
9am – Data release for 27th July
12noon – Data release for 28th July (NB: Wentworth)


Friday 31st July:
9am – Data release for 29th July
12noon – Data release for 30th July

Then normal results will continue thereafter. https://tvtonight.com.au/2020/07/tv-ratings-timetable.html

Please send your scoops to @Tim if you receive videos of OzTAM's staff pleasuring themselves in your email (copy me in too). Presumably, however, they paid the bitcoins.

 

[buck07]

Depending on their backup routine, it could take a while to restore to a certain date, involving many backup tapes. Also, there is the issue of restoring to a state that still includes the ransomware payload again.

 

[timmy]

OK finally the numbers are coming in.

Episode 20: 832,000

That's a big jump for the penultimate episode. Suggests that a lot of people who had previously been watching on catch up decided to tune in live for this ep and (presumably) the finale. Just awaiting Wednesday's numbers now.

 

[Caleska]

OK finally the numbers are coming in.

Episode 20: 832,000

That's a big jump for the penultimate episode.

Great numbers! Looks like the finale numbers will be big.

 

[rj90]

OK finally the numbers are coming in.

Episode 20: 832,000

That's a big jump for the penultimate episode.

Massive jump, first in demos as well.

 

[timmy]

Great numbers! Looks like the finale numbers will be big.

Yes it does. It had languished around 700k for so long I am quite surprised by this number. It exceeded my expectations for the finale (oops).

 

[timmy]

Finale:

Main episode/reunion: 769,000
Winner Announced: 876,000

 

[timmy]

Funny the finale rated lower than the penultimate ep. Did people not watch because they were unhappy with the final three? Or did they watch the first 15 mins and switch off because it was boring, only returning for the winner announcement?

Either way, the winners of the tipping are...

@BB Daze for the main show (tipped 800k) and @Zcsund1234 for Winner Announced (912k)

Congrats guys!

 

[Caleska]

Shame it didn't rate higher. But the finale was boring, so it's not a huge surprise. Still overall great results for the series. Hopefully they can improve on the various issues for next year, and have an even more successful season.