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Needed just one more year....

posted 16 years ago by thaggas12
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If Studio 60 had been given one more year and had the chance for some online exposure through the network and eventually Hulu, it would have caught on. 2005 and 2006 were tough years for TV shows with on-going plotlines that demand viewers tune in each week or possibly get left behind.

Today shows like 24, Lost and Heroes are doing better because people have the opportunity to catch up online. The ratings might not be there, but the shows are getting the eyeballs.

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[–] quangtran65 16 years ago

Not true. All serialised shows are getting record lows, and the only reasons why 24, Lost and Heroes are still standing is because they were hits right out of the gate.

Also, I've mentioned this several times but it bares repeating but NBC doesn't produce Studio 60, so they don't care the amount of eyeballs. They can only recoup their costs via ratings, so their is no way it could survive in the current TV climate.

[–] schwarzman 16 years ago

Theres other reason why those other serialized dramas are still on: it's due to the exposure. People know about them through all the crap online like online comics, viral campaigns, games, contesrts, novels based on the show, stuff like that. Studio didn't get that because its target audience isn't exactly the type who would participate in that stuff. Plus who is going to read a Studio 60 online comic...other than me.

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[–] thaggas12 16 years ago

Let me know if they launch an online comic for Studio 60. I'd pay for that.

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[–] aliw135 16 years ago

Its more than catching up on the internet.

Studies show that more viewers recorded Studio 60 and watched it later then people who watched it live. If these viewers had been counted the show would have had high enough ratings to stay.

The networks didn't help the viewers who wanted to watch every week by changing the timings a few times.

I truly believe that Studio 60 would have caught on if it had been even another series.

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[–] Jes' Sayin' (6398) 4 years ago

Ha, this is interesting. Twelve years later and about all you see are serialized shows. People only mention episodic shows to point out what a rarity they are.

[–] huwdj (4567) 4 years ago

Yes, interesting and unfortunate. I often start a new series, watch the foundations for long running storylines (there generally seem to be several these days) hammered into place - and give up. I cannot be bothered investing in mediocre series like these. But if they were episodic I'm be inclined to watch a few more episodes and perhaps become a regular viewer.

[–] Jes' Sayin' (6398) 4 years ago

Yeah, there should be some of both types so that everyone is happy. But of course saving a mediocre series is probably not worth it in either case, with the exception of a new series that is developing to become better.

[–] thehallhouse 16 years ago

I agree that this show would have made it, given it one more season. Tivo and DVR's were just becoming the craze and with the ability, now, to be able to watch your fav show, at your own convenience, sTUDIO 60 would be BIG!!!

[–] Cletus-Vanne-Damme 15 years ago

Just for what it's worth, 24 was not a breakout hit. Not by any means. Studio 60 had about 3-4 million viewers than 24 did during its first season. Fox released the 24 season 1 dvd set about 2 months before season 2 started.

For the 2002-2003 season, 24 was the lowest rated show to return for another season.

It wasn't until the season 2 premiere that 24 posted impressive numbers. And a lot of that has to do with the DVDs and advertising. If only Studio 60 had that chance.

[–] quangtran65 15 years ago

I agree that this show would have made it, given it one more season. Tivo and DVR's were just becoming the craze and with the ability, now, to be able to watch your fav show, at your own convenience, sTUDIO 60 would be BIG!!!

No.

People who constantly bring up DVR doesn't seem to realise how little it matters in the overall scheme of things. Forgetting for a second that networks don't really care about viewers who skips the ads, Heroes is one of the highest DVR'd and downloaded shows, yet the rating were still low and quite a few staff member still ended up getting fired due to cost cutting. And seeing how that was considered a huge hit when it paired with S60, the fall of S60 would have been far worse if it was still around.

[–] aliw135 15 years ago

It does matter in the scheme of things because DVR would have added 11% to overall ratings, or 1 million more viewers. But because they aren't counted it ended and made millions of people angry.