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Are millennials the ratings issue?
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Exactly right. But Seven is married to their Reject Shop format, which is why I'd rather they cancel their show than renew it. At least if they did, there'd be a (slim) chance of a better future incarnation in a few years. By renewing it now, they have just set that chance back by another year. Meh.
Gen Y got renamed Millennials, didn't they? Maybe they thought it sounded sexier.
rj90
Yeah, Nah.
Yep, they renamed it.
Not sure who is responsible for the naming of generations, but I'm unhappy the newest one is called Generation Alpha. How presumptuous.
Should be Generation Omicron, the way things are going.
I know - even most of the ogs are millenials!
People in the house that were not millennials
Lara
Mel
Reggie
Dave
Trev
Johnson
Alesha
Gabbie
Jaycee
Those that are millenials are
taras
Brenton
Jules
Sam
Lulu
Joel
Josh
Estelle
Tim
Drew
Tully
Layla
I don't think millenials are the problem.
beardymac
john might've been the walrus, but paul was a cat
lolironic that you're critiquing Zoomers in the same breath as saying you hate the way that Millenials get critiqued.I despised being called a Millennial because it was always used in a negative way.
Thank fuck I'm not a Gen Z. Those kids are a punish
Every generation has had it's flaws. But we all know Boomers are the worst.
rj90
Yeah, Nah.
freddy
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One issue I think may exist is that TV execs expect TV ratings. Well, it's a more modern world now. So, how many of the millennials actually watched it on a TV screen, instead of streaming it on a device of some kind? Just how much are the viewing numbers really down (ie, don't look only at the TV ratings)?
And, for that matter, how many of the Boomers, Gen Y and Gen Z watched it on a TV screen? Ergo, the same question ... just how much are the viewing numbers really down?
Or, to put it another way, are they actually calculating the "ratings" correctly and taking in to account all the different ways to view it? The TV ratings might be down, but the actual viewing numbers could be reasonably healthy.
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Yes they are now. The "Total TV" ratings that come out a week later include the 5-capital city and regional overnights and time-shifted views, plus a week's worth of catch-up views. Have a look at the ratings thread.
freddy
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Us Gen x - always get missed nowdays lol! - or are we the generation you thought did watch it on telly?
freddy
Well-Known Member
Oops. And I am Gen X myself. Nice pick up.
I think I got confused when beardymac said "Zoomers".I also missed Gen A. LOL.
(And, for the record, I watched it on TV.)
lol I found it amusing only in how often gen x always used to be the generation that was talked about, now its just kind of skipped over all the time in so many things you see. I don't mind that really.Oops. And I am Gen X myself. Nice pick up.
I also missed Gen A. LOL.
rj90
Yeah, Nah.
I always got Gen Y vibes from you Isee. Young at heart!
Total TV average for the season up until last Tuesday (latest available figure) is 780k, if that helps. Obviously Seven still thinks for the money they're spending on it that's still viable.Right. OK. Fair enough then. In that case, my question is moot.
But like TV Tonight speculates, it could be relegated to a later slot next year.
The way ratings are calculated has always seemed very antiquated to me. Put a box in a few homes and estimate from that how successful a program is. I’ve never met anybody in my lifetime who has an OzTAM box or even knows anyone else who has one. You would think by now they would have a better way of figuring viewership out. I’m not saying this iteration of BB would necessarily do any better if the numbers were more accurate but at least the BVOD numbers are a more true indication of the desire for the show.
freddy
Well-Known Member
Agree. I have never understood it either. They tell you that the people who do apparently have these boxes are a good "representation" of the Australian viewing public. Ummm. OK. I suppose we have to believe them. But, like you, I’ve never met anybody in my lifetime who has an OzTAM box or even knows anyone else who has one.
I have always assumed there's a bit of deliberate nonsense that goes on with the rating systems.
Also never heard or met anyone or even heard of anyone with a ratings box.
I remember it being called into question a few years back after one of the commercial networks had an outage but still outrated SBS according to the rating system.
Also never heard or met anyone or even heard of anyone with a ratings box.
I remember it being called into question a few years back after one of the commercial networks had an outage but still outrated SBS according to the rating system.