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The River - disappoints in early ratings

8 Feb 2012

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22 comments:

  1. DarkUFO8 February 2012 at 14:41

    Fuck! It was so good, too.

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  2. DarkUFO8 February 2012 at 14:44

    Loved this show. Hope the numbers are better than the early estimates

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  3. DarkUFO8 February 2012 at 14:44

    I really like it. Maybe it should have been on the scifi channel to gain more fans that would appriciate the type of dram it is?

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  4. DarkUFO8 February 2012 at 14:45

    I agree, we'll post the numbers soon. We should have the full overnight numbers in about 2hrs

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  5. DarkUFO8 February 2012 at 14:46

    nooooooooooooo :( Although, I think it's a good show for a web series ... Obviously maybe not from ABC, but Syfy maybe. 

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  6. DarkUFO8 February 2012 at 14:50

    I predicted a 1.8 ish A 18-49 which would be considered a disaster ABC, but we shall see

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  7. DarkUFO8 February 2012 at 14:55

    No surprise at all really. 
    I think them playing up the Horror angle really limited their demographic. Even though Horror is more popular on TV now than ever before it still have a fairly limited appeal to most viewers. I know more than a few people that were interested when they thought it was more thriller or mystery and then decided not to watch it because of the Horror elements highlighted in the promos. 

    Plus a lot of the ads came off feeling like LOST which is a bad thing to some people too. Personally I wish it was more like LOST! XD

    Maybe good word of mouth will give it a boost, although I know some people disliked it even more than me. I thought it was fairly good, but not my style....

    The good news is with only 8 episodes I would hope ABC will air the entire series no matter if they pick it up for Season 2 or not!

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  8. DarkUFO8 February 2012 at 14:56

    Is it surprising though, weren't the first two episodes put on line for people to watch in advance?  if people have seen it then live viewing figures were bound to be low. Will be more interested to see how the next episode goes down.

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  9. DarkUFO8 February 2012 at 14:57

    online episodes typically raise the viewership for the premiere by building more hype see smash and revenge

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  10. DarkUFO8 February 2012 at 15:00

    Oh, ok then.  Guess that backfired after all!  

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  11. DarkUFO8 February 2012 at 15:12

    Well on one hand i'm surprised yet on the other not so, a lot of people already viewed in online,i think too many people are still waiting to see a LOST show(me included) instead they got horror as close to it as you will get on network tv.
     
    On the other hand,at least they are trying to bring something different,again i am just glad it is only 8 episodes long,but i do hope for another season,and this time no viewing online,please.

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  12. DarkUFO8 February 2012 at 15:29

    I called it 

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  13. DarkUFO8 February 2012 at 15:31

    KG, language (just teasing). I didn't think this would be up your alley.

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  14. DarkUFO8 February 2012 at 15:45

    I love stuff like this! I end up terrified, but I love them. I've been watching horror  movies with my mom since I was three!

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  15. DarkUFO8 February 2012 at 15:48

    Ouch! Yeah that would be a terrible premiere!

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  16. DarkUFO8 February 2012 at 16:02

    I'm most likely being harsh

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  17. DarkUFO8 February 2012 at 16:04

    HH numbers are up on TVBTN but obviously they dont tell us anything about how the show did in the all important demo rating

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  18. DarkUFO8 February 2012 at 16:12

    TVBTN aren't suggesting it is likely to be as much as a flop as I feared from the headline, but I guess it is still too early to call.  Will wait for the final figures.

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  19. DarkUFO8 February 2012 at 17:51

    Numbers are in: http://www.deadline.com/2012/02/ratings-rat-race-slow-start-for-river/

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  20. DarkUFO8 February 2012 at 18:02

    I think they will air it all, they have been good at airing Pan Am despite the decline in ratings so yeah maybe it will work okay as a mini-series type thing

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  21. DarkUFO8 February 2012 at 18:48

    That's sad to hear, I was really entertained by the premiere. I get that they might've niched themselves by really promoting the horror/supernatural-ish nature of the show, but that is what it is and perhaps were hopeful with the reception that AHS got. Still I hope that the ratings improve and I'm fine with the show running a "short season" of 8 eps, and wouldn't mind the same if it gets picked up for a second season. I do wonder about it's prospects for longevity, as it does feel like it's ideal for a mini series kind of event, imho.

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  22. DarkUFO11 February 2012 at 12:16

    I did not get thru ep 2, I like a series that moves faster, like TVD, SPN or Revenge, this just did not hold my interest.  Wanted to like it, but took it off my DVR.

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