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[NBC] Goodbye Conan.

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  • enlightenedbumenlightenedbum Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Nappuccino wrote: »
    If semi-blatent advertisements are what keeps the show on the air then so be it. God you guys are superficial silly geese.

    You can't call the Subway ads semi-blatant. They're so blatant they almost wrap around to funny.

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  • durandal4532durandal4532 Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    If the "references" your show contains are actually just ads, that's a little bit... well it isn't entertaining, is what it is.

    I like Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. I don't need to hear a character say "Hey! Let's purchase Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and then play Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare until the late hours as friends do! It's a game available at stores like ours!"

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  • Donkey KongDonkey Kong Putting Nintendo out of business with AI nips Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Nappuccino wrote: »
    If semi-blatent advertisements are what keeps the show on the air then so be it. God you guys are superficial silly geese.

    You can't call the Subway ads semi-blatant. They're so blatant they almost wrap around to funny.

    I'm pretty sure 30 Rock is the only TV show to get the full extent of the wraparound effect.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGlFPIg0H6U

    I apologize for the shit all over the clip, it was the only decent quality copy on YouTube.

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  • HadjiQuestHadjiQuest Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    If you guys are just watching The Office and 30 Rock on Thursdays, you need to make the time for the first hour of that block, Community and Parks and Rec. They're both great shows that have been suffering a little in the ratings (although Community has been gaining enough ground to probably get a second season).

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  • HadjiQuestHadjiQuest Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Whoops, sorry. Just checked Wikipedia for the first time in a couple months, and Community's ratings have dropped almost as low as Parks and Rec. They're both now dangerously close to cancelation! Each gets just under 5 million viewers per episode.

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  • JokermanJokerman Everything EverywhereRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    HadjiQuest wrote: »
    If you guys are just watching The Office and 30 Rock on Thursdays, you need to make the time for the first hour of that block, Community and Parks and Rec. They're both great shows that have been suffering a little in the ratings (although Community has been gaining enough ground to probably get a second season).

    And it doesnt make a flip of a difference if we watch them or not unless we're neilson households.


    Suck.

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  • FyreWulffFyreWulff YouRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited January 2010
    "Changing systems of viewing have impacted Nielsen's methods of market research. In 2005, Nielsen began measuring the usage of digital video recordings such as TiVo. Initial results indicate that time-shifted viewing will have a significant impact on television ratings. The networks are not yet figuring these new results into their ad rates at the resistance of advertisers."

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  • BubbaTBubbaT Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    HadjiQuest wrote: »
    Whoops, sorry. Just checked Wikipedia for the first time in a couple months, and Community's ratings have dropped almost as low as Parks and Rec. They're both now dangerously close to cancelation! Each gets just under 5 million viewers per episode.

    So you're saying they'll both be offered the hosting job of The Tonight Show?


    Also, one of the channels trying to get Conan is USA Network. USAN is owned by NBC. Good luck with that.

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  • SniperGuySniperGuy SniperGuyGaming Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    It matters if you watch online! Because they do look at those numbers. Yay hulu.

    If Community gets cancelled I'll cry.

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  • KageraKagera Imitating the worst people. Since 2004Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    How many people are going to get a ZORK reference though.

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  • DisrupterDisrupter Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    people...i need you to find a way to become a neilson viewer and watch community. It is the best thing thats happened to me in my whole life (dont tell my fiance, or my cat)

    dont let them take it from me.

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  • RandomHajileRandomHajile Not actually a Snatcher The New KremlinRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    So, all this talk of not being a Nielsen family reminds me. Around January 11th, I got a letter from Nielsen, with cash in the envelope, requesting that I take a survey about our family's viewing habits. DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE "CONAN CRISIS." I am now convinced, however, that they only want people who don't work, since they only call between 12PM to 4PM on weekdays. I mean, I understand "business hours" but come on...I was really looking forward to being included. (To be somewhat fair, they did call on MLK day, but we were driving back from a mini-vacation.)

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  • KageraKagera Imitating the worst people. Since 2004Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Disrupter wrote: »
    people...i need you to find a way to become a neilson viewer and watch community. It is the best thing thats happened to me in my whole life (dont tell my fiance, or my cat)

    dont let them take it from me.

    You can't, it's random.

    Unless you find someone who works for them and bribe them I guess.

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  • DisrupterDisrupter Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    My family is part of "arbitron" does anyone know how they are counted in the ratings? We get a beeper type thing that apparently tells them what we watch. I need to make a consertive effort to watch community, then cross time-zones and watch it again.

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  • AthenorAthenor Battle Hardened Optimist The Skies of HiigaraRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Any word on Leno's show tonight? I'm sure no one watched it, but it was still new, right?

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  • BloodySlothBloodySloth Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    I find it hard to imagine Community lasting more than 2 or 4 seasons anyway. The entire framework of the show depends on the characters going to community college, which should only last 4 years tops, what with everyone actually attending their classes.

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  • KageraKagera Imitating the worst people. Since 2004Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Athenor wrote: »
    Any word on Leno's show tonight? I'm sure no one watched it, but it was still new, right?

    Leno's last show was Friday AFAIK.

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  • DanHibikiDanHibiki Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    I find it hard to imagine Community lasting more than 2 or 4 seasons anyway. The entire framework of the show depends on the characters going to community college, which should only last 4 years tops, what with everyone actually attending their classes.

    Saved by the Bell made it happen. Sadly...
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  • FyreWulffFyreWulff YouRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited January 2010
    oh god, that second cover is painfully 90s

    Achy Breaky hair

    berets

    everyone wearing faded jeans

    green and pink text

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  • AthenorAthenor Battle Hardened Optimist The Skies of HiigaraRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Kagera wrote: »
    Athenor wrote: »
    Any word on Leno's show tonight? I'm sure no one watched it, but it was still new, right?

    Leno's last show was Friday AFAIK.

    Really? I figured there was nothing stopping him from going through the Olympics.

    Letterman was a rerun, which was a disappointment, and Stewart didn't make any comments about the controversy. That's kind of a shame, as I was hoping someone would come out and bash the hell out of something.

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  • mxmarksmxmarks Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    I find it hard to imagine Community lasting more than 2 or 4 seasons anyway. The entire framework of the show depends on the characters going to community college, which should only last 4 years tops, what with everyone actually attending their classes.

    Community is doing very, very well and won't be going anywhere anytime soon.

    And as someone who's gone to a Community college, it can last way - way - longer than 4 years. Especially with this crowd.

    Its not a traditional 'get a degree and get out' place. Most people go to take a couple courses. No one at a community college (well, anyone over the age of someone like Annie on the show) is ever taking a full course load.

    Look at Pierce. He's obviously already got a degree in something and doesn't NEED to be there. It's mostly people taking random courses looking for new carrer oppertunities, or just people who like school and learning new stuff.

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  • BackstopBackstop Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Disrupter wrote: »
    My family is part of "arbitron" does anyone know how they are counted in the ratings? We get a beeper type thing that apparently tells them what we watch. I need to make a consertive effort to watch community, then cross time-zones and watch it again.

    Arbitron is for Radio, not TV. It's depressing* that they did not make this clear to you when they gave you the People Meter. People Meters "hear" a code embedded into radio broadcasts and report back how much time you are in the presence of whatever station it's hearing. This way you don;t have to log in a book and it catches when you are, say, in a waiting room and Easy Listening 101 is on. It does not have any capacity for television as far as I know.

    *but not surprising

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  • DisrupterDisrupter Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    They specifically said TV and radio...

    in fact I went on to ask about if it picked up DVRs and they said yes, but the transmittion degrades over views so only the first view or so counts...

    honestly, it sounded BS, but I didnt know enough.

    Basically they said that a signal is sent from the TV when you view shows...i believe using the speakers. But im not sure if having the sound down matters. Really, the whole thing didnt add up to me, but I assure you they at least claim it works on TV...

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  • LucascraftLucascraft Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Has there been any word as to whether Conan will appear on Letterman?

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  • TomantaTomanta Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Lucascraft wrote: »
    Has there been any word as to whether Conan will appear on Letterman?

    If it happens, it won't happen until after the Olympics.

    Were I Letterman, I'd try to do it on Leno's first day back.

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  • mrt144mrt144 King of the Numbernames Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    I find it hard to imagine Community lasting more than 2 or 4 seasons anyway. The entire framework of the show depends on the characters going to community college, which should only last 4 years tops, what with everyone actually attending their classes.

    People go to community college for far longer and often don't matriculate.

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  • SentrySentry Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    mxmarks wrote: »
    I find it hard to imagine Community lasting more than 2 or 4 seasons anyway. The entire framework of the show depends on the characters going to community college, which should only last 4 years tops, what with everyone actually attending their classes.

    Community is doing very, very well and won't be going anywhere anytime soon.

    Not to be Debbie Downer, because I love Community, but it's not doing very well, it's doing merely okay, and that's "okay" by NBC standards, which would be the kiss of death on any other network.

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  • Premier kakosPremier kakos Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited January 2010
    Lucascraft wrote: »
    Has there been any word as to whether Conan will appear on Letterman?

    He can't. Until September, he's not allowed to do interviews.

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  • BackstopBackstop Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Disrupter wrote: »
    They specifically said TV and radio...

    in fact I went on to ask about if it picked up DVRs and they said yes, but the transmittion degrades over views so only the first view or so counts...

    honestly, it sounded BS, but I didnt know enough.

    Basically they said that a signal is sent from the TV when you view shows...i believe using the speakers. But im not sure if having the sound down matters. Really, the whole thing didnt add up to me, but I assure you they at least claim it works on TV...

    Well, it could be, but TV shows go by Neilsen ratings.

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  • matt has a problemmatt has a problem Points to 'off' Points to 'on'Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Lucascraft wrote: »
    Has there been any word as to whether Conan will appear on Letterman?

    He can't. Until September, he's not allowed to do interviews.
    Wait, really? I thought the clause was that he wasn't allowed to host anything.

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  • HadjiQuestHadjiQuest Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Lucascraft wrote: »
    Has there been any word as to whether Conan will appear on Letterman?

    He can't. Until September, he's not allowed to do interviews.
    Wait, really? I thought the clause was that he wasn't allowed to host anything.

    I thought his contract said he's not allowed to be on TV, and probably radio as well.

    That makes the most sense to me, because were he to go on Letterman, it'd still be direct competition.

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  • tallgeezetallgeeze Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    HadjiQuest wrote: »
    Lucascraft wrote: »
    Has there been any word as to whether Conan will appear on Letterman?

    He can't. Until September, he's not allowed to do interviews.
    Wait, really? I thought the clause was that he wasn't allowed to host anything.

    I thought his contract said he's not allowed to be on TV, and probably radio as well.

    That makes the most sense to me, because were he to go on Letterman, it'd still be direct competition.

    Can he do a podcast? The internet is no threat to NBC.

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  • enlightenedbumenlightenedbum Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    I read somewhere it's a complete blackout for three months, his own show for six.

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  • DanHibikiDanHibiki Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    http://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/10/01/26/1548252/Nielsen-Ratings-To-Count-Online-TV-Viewing

    They're going to start counting on-line viewers in the Nielsen Ratings... About damn time!

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  • NappuccinoNappuccino Surveyor of Things and Stuff Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    DanHibiki wrote: »
    http://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/10/01/26/1548252/Nielsen-Ratings-To-Count-Online-TV-Viewing

    They're going to start counting on-line viewers in the Nielsen Ratings... About damn time!

    Oh fuck yes

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  • The DeliveratorThe Deliverator Slingin Pies The California BurbclavesRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Nappuccino wrote: »
    DanHibiki wrote: »
    http://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/10/01/26/1548252/Nielsen-Ratings-To-Count-Online-TV-Viewing

    They're going to start counting on-line viewers in the Nielsen Ratings... About damn time!

    Oh fuck yes

    Read the article. It's only going to count online viewing that has the same number of commercials as a broadcast viewing. Which means it won't count anything except Comcast's online TV service and some other obscure one that no one knows of. Hulu and all the networks personal streaming setups cut out the majority of commercials.

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  • tallgeezetallgeeze Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Nappuccino wrote: »
    DanHibiki wrote: »
    http://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/10/01/26/1548252/Nielsen-Ratings-To-Count-Online-TV-Viewing

    They're going to start counting on-line viewers in the Nielsen Ratings... About damn time!

    Oh fuck yes

    Read the article. It's only going to count online viewing that has the same number of commercials as a broadcast viewing. Which means it won't count anything except Comcast's online TV service and some other obscure one that no one knows of. Hulu and all the networks personal streaming setups cut out the majority of commercials.

    wow, it's amazing how they move 1 step forward and then immediately backward 2 steps.

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  • BloodySlothBloodySloth Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    I can see the motivation behind the decision to do it that way; advertisers obviously see the two kinds of broadcasts differently because there's significantly less commercial time on Hulu and other online broadcast services. Still, just completely ignoring these ratings instead of, say, measuring them separately from standard broadcasts is absolutely not the right way to go about things.

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  • Irond WillIrond Will WARNING: NO HURTFUL COMMENTS, PLEASE!!!!! Cambridge. MAModerator mod
    edited January 2010
    goodbye, Goodbye Conan

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