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A Cynical Attempt by Nine?

Started by Josh Kinal · 5 months ago

This Sunday night Nine will air their ratings bonanzas of CSI a-go-go from 9pm. The FINA not-drowning championship has not been doing well for them in the ratings but they’re willing to allow it an extra half hour on their most popular night of week.
Why?
Well, Rove starts at 8%3 ... Continue reading »

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  • catbrain

    2 years ago

    Josh, perhaps you're upset by this because of your relationship with Roving Enterprises... I think this is a very smart move by Nine - why not take advantage? You always say that it's all about the ratings, and Nine know damn well what a good number of viewers will be watching at 8.30pm.
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  • catbrain

    2 years ago

    Of course, it would also be sweet to see it backfire on Nine.
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  • catbrain

    2 years ago

    And after all that, it turns out that it doesn't really matter if Nine were desperately chasing ratings or not: Sunday was the first day of the ratings break for Easter and Nine was showing a repeat of CSI anyway. Perhaps they were just up to their usual trick of treating what little audience they have left with contempt.

    There wasn't much else worth watching last night, so we tuned in to Rove - nice work at the swimming - very meta!
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