Season Premiere Ratings

[Kelso]

Wow, the AJC actually printed something useful or interesting?

[Elitenova]

I live in Georgia, I dont buy AJC nor read it. Anti-Jesus Commie newspaper.

[NotAscended]

If the ratings are true, we'll just have to see how things continue to play out over the next few weeks. I'm sure Sci-Fi is taking into account other competition it is facing now on Friday nights.

Also, we need to see the ratings for the second airings of the Stargates. I'm sure both are considered, because some people choose to watch later airings if they're available.

I hope that the late night airings pulled in a good audience. It's hard to say how many people may have elected to watch USA Network's new shows and tuned into the late night airings of SG1 and SGA, because they know SciFi does repeats.

[Bragi]

Ouch!

It seems that Stargates slowly going down and down and down...

...happens to every show I follow...

...maybe I should start watching BSG and see what happens

As I understand it, BSG's ratings last season weren't as high as the first season. Although the season finale got very good ratings (likely because Sci-Fi actually promoted it well, for once). I've been pissed at Sci-Fi's inability to promote their shows well since Farscape's third season. I basically blame their marketing department for Farscape's early demise.

[the fifth man]

I hope that the late night airings pulled in a good audience. It's hard to say how many people may have elected to watch USA Network's new shows and tuned into the late night airings of SG1 and SGA, because they know SciFi does repeats.

Exactly my point. We need those numbers. Because it's not like just SG-1 or SGA took a hit. Both did.

[the fifth man]

Ouch!

It seems that Stargates slowly going down and down and down...

...happens to every show I follow...

...maybe I should start watching BSG and see what happens

I wouldn't necessarily say that. BSG may take a slight hit in ratings when it airs as well. The three of them together on Friday night were great for one another IMO. Seperated now, all might suffer a little.

[Ancient_Pirate]

I know that there has been some talk about the ratings not being so good for the new episodes..... but I got a nice little email from Tivo. Seem like for the week ending 7/16/2006 Sg-1 was ranked 15 and Atlantis was ranked 17 for the most recorded shows. That has to be good right??
http://www3.tivo.com/tivo-tco/top25....w25=seasonpass

[prion]

I know that there has been some talk about the ratings not being so good for the new episodes..... but I got a nice little email from Tivo. Seem like for the week ending 7/16/2006 Sg-1 was ranked 15 and Atlantis was ranked 17 for the most recorded shows. That has to be good right??
http://www3.tivo.com/tivo-tco/top25....w25=seasonpass

Yes, it does At least I would think it would. Not sure how Nielsens handle DVRs and TiVos and VCRs and borrowing tapes and all that other stuff....

[the fifth man]

Any good news is welcome. And this seems like a little good news.

[MasySyma]

The ratings also do not account for SciFi's lack of advertising for both SG-1 and SGA. It took both shows off the air on most nights leading up to the premier, only advertised Eureka in popular magazines and on radio stations, and failed to include specific dates in the few gate related commercials.

Given the wierd rerun cycle the network has also been using, many fans may have missed the premiers simple by assuming that they were after Eureka's entrance. For example, Eureka's is displacing both shows this week, thereby throwing off the statistical evidence.

The ratings will be fine for both shows when people settle in to their television viewing patterns, and Eureka's numbers will stabilize just as SGA and BSG's did. We don't need to worry yet when the network is to blame for this one. I would not be suprised if the ratings stayed low for a few weeks but pick up slowly by the fourth or fifth episodes.

[Willow'sCat]

Ouch!

It seems that Stargates slowly going down and down and down...

...happens to every show I follow...

...maybe I should start watching BSG and see what happens

Do you hate it? If you could start watching Desperate Housewives I would be grateful * die show die*

I think 1.9 for Atlantis is average, but not a disaster. OK yes you would hope the opener would give them over the 2 mark but really season two was not a good one so I am not surprised people may have given it's return a miss, if season three is better, hopefully word of mouth will bring back those that have left or at least garner some new fans. If it isn't better then it probably deserves to be axed.

I haven't seen the SG-1 opener yet, but I did hear good things seems odd that it had the same kind of ratings, or less...its the big gun now out of the two shows or so we are told and it certainly has had far more publicity recently compared to Atlantis... also an earlier time-slot then Atlantis should have made it the lead in the ratings.

Are we sure we can trust these ratings?

[RedGuard]

I'm not too worried because neither show has premiered elsewhere in the world yet, atleast I don't think so. Both shows also rely on their ability to attract a worldwide audience. I have to agree it will probably take several more episodes before we get average ratings again.

For marketing, I saw Eureka ads all the time, to the point of being annoyed. Not many SG1 or SGA ads and not many BSG ones either.

[Red_Rabbit]

I'm not too worried because neither show has premiered elsewhere in the world yet, atleast I don't think so. Both shows also rely on their ability to attract a worldwide audience. I have to agree it will probably take several more episodes before we get average ratings again.

For marketing, I saw Eureka ads all the time, to the point of being annoyed. Not many SG1 or SGA ads and not many BSG ones either.

Worldwide means very little, SciFi ratings mean everything.

[Atlantis1]

Maybe it has something to do with be the second halves of two parter episodes. Let's hope!

[MediaSavant]

Sg-1 was ranked 15 and Atlantis was ranked 17 for the most recorded shows. That has to be good right??

It's a good sign, but it is only good for the ratings if the people who record it watch what they've played back in a timely manner. Ratings that are published as "overnights" are live viewing plus any delayed viewing that occurs within the the same day. There's another measure--"Live + 7 days"--that get received weeks later.

People have to remember that the ratings exist to put a value on the advertising in the show. Ad agencies only value live viewing at this point. The networks and producers will look at "Live + 7" as a measure of the total viewership that occurred within a timely manner.

All these other ways of viewing the show--downloading, DVD's--are of no interest to the U.S. advertisers who the ratings exist for.