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Post by boojam on May 28, 2015 9:59:42 GMT
No news about piracy so far this week. Did it break a new record? Probably. I imagine fewer people watching TV on memorial day means more bootlegging later in the night. Seems weeks ago HBO put out a preliminary 'broad count' for episode one, but never followed up, also nothing about episode 2. Something they said they were going to do. I see where HBO is floating the idea of a Netflix type of pricing for access. |
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Post by kingeomer on May 28, 2015 10:49:47 GMT
Probably. I imagine fewer people watching TV on memorial day means more bootlegging later in the night. Seems weeks ago HBO put out a preliminary 'broad count' for episode one, but never followed up, also nothing about episode 2. Something they said they were going to do. I see where HBO is floating the idea of a Netflix type of pricing for access. I could see HBO doing that. I don't think Netflix reports their ratings. I remember reading somewhere that not really knowing how many people are watching a Netflix show (say Orange is the New Black) would make contract negotiations difficult because agents could not cite ratings in efforts to get more money for actors on those shows. Agents would have to use other metrics to get their clients a pay raise. Who said that about episode 6? I think the only fair way to tell if that episode's events did impact ratings would be to see how episode 8 did. And maybe that won't even be the best judge. |
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2015 11:07:22 GMT
"I agree, but the show promoters are going to claim it was the holliday that hurt the ratings when WE know it was the episode 6 abomination."  Who said this? I don't agree with them anyway. Things like that usually cause a bump because the controversy raises the shows visibility (even more) and encourages people to watch. The "I am NEVER watching again!" Crowd Are usually cancelled out and then some by the new viewers. |
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Post by Admin on May 28, 2015 11:17:57 GMT
"I agree, but the show promoters are going to claim it was the holliday that hurt the ratings when WE know it was the episode 6 abomination." Who said this? I don't agree with them anyway. Things like that usually cause a bump because the controversy raises the shows visibility (even more) and encourages people to watch. The "I am NEVER watching again!" Crowd Are usually cancelled out and then some by the new viewers. I don't know, I was browsing through pages 26-43 of their rant thread whilst drinking my coffee at work today and they all seem convinced the power of Sansagate is responsible for the ratings  I did laugh at, I think LeCygne, saying that the episode was from hell |
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2015 12:07:20 GMT
Who said this? I don't agree with them anyway. Things like that usually cause a bump because the controversy raises the shows visibility (even more) and encourages people to watch. The "I am NEVER watching again!" Crowd Are usually cancelled out and then some by the new viewers. I don't know, I was browsing through pages 26-43 of their rant thread whilst drinking my coffee at work today and they all seem convinced the power of Sansagate is responsible for the ratings I did laugh at, I think LeCygne, saying that the episode was from hell They have quite the talent for drama. |
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Post by lordcarson on May 28, 2015 14:25:44 GMT
Seems weeks ago HBO put out a preliminary 'broad count' for episode one, but never followed up, also nothing about episode 2. Something they said they were going to do. I see where HBO is floating the idea of a Netflix type of pricing for access. I could see HBO doing that. I don't think Netflix reports their ratings. I remember reading somewhere that not really knowing how many people are watching a Netflix show (say Orange is the New Black) would make contract negotiations difficult because agents could not cite ratings in efforts to get more money for actors on those shows. Agents would have to use other metrics to get their clients a pay raise. Who said that about episode 6? I think the only fair way to tell if that episode's events did impact ratings would be to see how episode 8 did. And maybe that won't even be the best judge. I've heard that not even people who work on Netflix originals know how their show is doing other than what they see on social media. |
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2015 14:43:41 GMT
I could see HBO doing that. I don't think Netflix reports their ratings. I remember reading somewhere that not really knowing how many people are watching a Netflix show (say Orange is the New Black) would make contract negotiations difficult because agents could not cite ratings in efforts to get more money for actors on those shows. Agents would have to use other metrics to get their clients a pay raise. Who said that about episode 6? I think the only fair way to tell if that episode's events did impact ratings would be to see how episode 8 did. And maybe that won't even be the best judge. I've heard that not even people who work on Netflix originals know how their show is doing other than what they see on social media. I'm sure they have an idea once they get their budget  |
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Post by lordcarson on May 28, 2015 14:49:59 GMT
I've heard that not even people who work on Netflix originals know how their show is doing other than what they see on social media. I'm sure they have an idea once they get their budget Yeah, the indicators of if your series is doing well are basically just social media buzz and a season renewal lol. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2015 16:20:39 GMT
Looking forward to the rating again. Even if 508 didn't have a big bounce back the reviews and word of mouth for it should see a rise for 509.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2015 15:04:08 GMT
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Post by freypies on Jun 2, 2015 15:23:25 GMT
Yup, the fears of a lot of people after last week'd ratings were pretty unfounded imo. Things are looking up for the show as a whole  |
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Post by boojam on Jun 2, 2015 15:56:06 GMT
How did viewers know this episode would have a Zinger! in it? Do they know next week has another Zinger! too? |
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Post by lordcarson on Jun 2, 2015 16:52:38 GMT
How did viewers know this episode would have a Zinger! in it? Do they know next week has another Zinger! too? Yes they do. They know that episode 9 always does. |
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Post by freypies on Jun 2, 2015 17:05:08 GMT
How did viewers know this episode would have a Zinger! in it? Do they know next week has another Zinger! too? They didn't know. It was just because this was a back-to-normal week, and not one of those where there are several things happening. The high ratings were simply a result of a few things: 1. No Memorial Day 2. Strong previous episode 3. No NBA Play-Offs |
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Post by kingeomer on Jun 2, 2015 17:17:51 GMT
Definitely Memorial Day was probably the biggest factor in ratings for last week. I think the folks worried about the ratings for the show are worried about nothing. It's renewed for next season and as I have said before, D&D will have time to craft their ending.
And it's been well established now that episode 9 is usually when something big goes down (Ned, Blackwater, Red Wedding, Watchers on the Wall, and next week) so probably next week will be either at this week's level or higher.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2015 17:46:26 GMT
Definitely Memorial Day was probably the biggest factor in ratings for last week. I think the folks worried about the ratings for the show are worried about nothing. It's renewed for next season and as I have said before, D&D will have time to craft their ending. And it's been well established now that episode 9 is usually when something big goes down (Ned, Blackwater, Red Wedding, Watchers on the Wall, and next week) so probably next week will be either at this week's level or higher. I think definitely higher after that episode. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2015 16:28:09 GMT
Looking forward to this rating. Being the "Episode 9" and coming off of Hardhome.
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Post by freypies on Jun 8, 2015 16:57:44 GMT
Looking forward to this rating. Being the "Episode 9" and coming off of Hardhome. There were the NBA playoffs to consider, though. |
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Post by freypies on Jun 9, 2015 14:36:18 GMT
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Post by boojam on Jun 9, 2015 15:00:05 GMT
Yeah the buzz about Hardhome should have put a square wave in the system. Wonder what HBO will get for the weekly , already a lot of media yak about Ep 9. |
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