So ... Supergirl

Ryujin · Nov 5, 2015

Scott DeWar said:
except its very presence made aunty ill where she demanded it be removed from the room.

Its mere presence didn't take her out, however, nor did she seem to take notice of it until it was jammed into her arm.

Hand of Evil · Nov 13, 2015

Ratings keep dropping for the show.

According to preliminary national estimates from Nielsen, “Supergirl” averaged a 1.7 rating/5 share in adults 18-49 and 8.2 million viewers overall in the 8 o’clock hour, placing third in the demo among the Big Four networks in the timeslot and not far ahead of Fox’s steady but fourth-place “Gotham” (1.5). “Supergirl” was down 23% (0.5) week to week and last night’s result was 45% below its premiere score (3.1).

Morrus · Nov 13, 2015

What do those numbers (1.7 rating/5 share) mean?

Ryujin · Nov 13, 2015

Morrus said:
What do those numbers (1.7 rating/5 share) mean?

1.7% of rated households are watching the show but 5% of those households that are actually watching TV, at the time, are watching that show.

delericho · Nov 13, 2015

Morrus said:
What do those numbers mean?

The chances of a "Black Widow" movie are now even more remote?

(Ryujin, of course, gave the straight answer.)

Hand of Evil · Nov 13, 2015

Morrus said:
What do those numbers (1.7 rating/5 share) mean?

it means that out of the 8.2 million people watching (network) TV from 8 to 9, only about 1.7 million are watching Supergirl, which has dropped from 3.1 million in three weeks. The shares are the networks (CBS, NBC, ABC, FOX & CW). At some point the network will move the show or drop it based on that viewership if it gets too low based on cost to produce, what is not reported is how it is doing 'on demand', that was what kept Fringe on the air for two extra seasons, a strong 'on demand/DVD" following.

Side-note: Cable on Monday night is ruled by WWE.

Morrus · Nov 13, 2015

That's two different answers. Is does 1.7 mean 1.7% or 1.7 million people?

Kramodlog · Nov 13, 2015

Morrus said:
That's two different answers. Is does 1.7 mean 1.7% or 1.7 million people?

From wikipedia:

The most commonly cited Nielsen results are reported in two measurements: ratings points and share, usually reported as: "ratings points/share". As of 2013, there were an estimated 115.6 million television households in the United States, up 1.2% from the previous year because of the inclusion of televisions that receive content over the Internet. A single national ratings point represents 1% of the total number, or 1,156,000 households for the 2013–14 season.[3] Nielsen re-estimates the number of television-equipped households each August for the upcoming television season.

Share is the percentage of television sets in use that are tuned to the program. For example, Nielsen may report a show as receiving a 9.2/15 during its broadcast; this would mean that out of all television-equipped households, 9.2% were tuned in to that program, and out of all television-equipped households with a television currently in use 15% were tuned in to that program.[4]

Because ratings are based on samples, it is possible for shows to get a 0.0 rating, despite having an audience; the CNBC talk show McEnroe was one notable example.[5] Another example is The CW show, CW Now, which received two 0.0 ratings in the same season. In 2014, Nielsen reported that American viewership of live-television (totaling on average four hours and 32 minutes per day) had dropped 12 minutes per day compared to the year before. Nielsen reported several reasons for the shift away from live-television: increased viewership of time-shifted television (mainly through DVRs) and viewership of internet video (clips from video sharing websites and streams of full-length television shows).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nielsen_ratings#Ratings.2Fshare_and_total_viewers

calronmoonflower · Nov 15, 2015

This Week’s ‘Supergirl’ Episode Delayed Out of Respect After Paris Attacks
Personally I do not really see such things as a measure of respect.

Morrus · Nov 15, 2015

calronmoonflower said:
This Week’s ‘Supergirl’ Episode Delayed Out of Respect After Paris Attacks
Personally I do not really see such things as a measure of respect.

It's not about you.