THE EVƎNT

[Buzzman]

So, here's the nitty gritty and what matters for the future.

Last night's episode, the second one after the premiere (obviously), lost 20% of it's audience. That's not atrocious, but it's not good either. Definitely more than the average drop after a shows premiere. There is always additional drop-age that occurs up until approx episode 4-5 of a new show, so the bleeding isn't done yet. Bottom line, this isn't going to be the ratings giant NBC expected (which in turn means people aren't in love with it). Barring a disaster, this will definitely see a full season, but it's 2nd season/long term looks questionable.

FYI for those here who get pissed when shows get canceled and they have become attached to them....

You also have to take into account this is NBC. Right now they are the weakest of the big 4 right now. They struggle to have high ratings on even there most popular programs. Chuck got renewed for a 4th season despite season three only averaging 6 million a episode. They are struggling bigtime and The Event even at 7 million viewers would be a win for them. But viewers are not as important as demographic. If they can stay around 3 million there they should be perfectly fine, but if it slips to 2 or below is when it becomes a problem. Castle, despite having 11 million viewers every week, almost got canceled because its demographic slipped a bit for a few weeks.

[BroncoBlue]

How is it garbage? I think its fairly entertaining.

Mainly for its lack of not having a beautiful female lead like Yvonne Strahovski.

[BroncoBlue]

If you guys want a sci-fi fix on network TV check out No Ordinary Family. The pilot for that show was much better.

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[BroncoBlue]

How is it garbage? I think its fairly entertaining.

The scope of the show is way too big... We got shit disappearing, bad aliens, good aliens, kidnapping, skinny ass women with no tits or ass in bakinis, cliff diving, cover ups, flashbacks, scubadiving, riptides, flashforwards, genocide, Asian Jack Bauer, plane crashes, cruiseships, super powers, drinking, hijackings, Alaska, Mexico, Miami, arizona, Washington dc, oval office, blacksicans, assassination plots, cover ups, massive deaths... All in the first two episodes and NONE IF THIS SHIT IS THE FUCKIN EVENT!

I kept yelling at my TV "ATLEAST SHOW ME A DECENT PAIR OF TITTYS, OR GET THE FUCK OUTTA HERE."

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[Buzzman]

Im pretty sure The Event was the "UFO" crashing in Alaska because the one Asian "alien" was telling the red head they were going to tell people about the event then 13 months later they finally setup that deal.

[SuperKevin]

If you guys want a sci-fi fix on network TV check out No Ordinary Family. The pilot for that show was much better.

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Really? I thought it was going to be lame based on the premise and commercials.

[f16harm]

Sure that makes sense if you are talking about LIVE viewership. The fact of the matter is a lot of people watched LOST on DVD, live stream, illegal download and/or DVR. Defiantly up there as one if not the most popular shows of the 2000's.

The reality is, live viewership is still the #1 piece of data as to whether a show stays or goes. DVR/torrents/etc. that show a strong delayed viewing audience are nice to see by network heads, but they still want people watching live events where they cannot fast forward through commercials, these views are shared by the advertisers paying for said commercials. A few shows in the past ten years succeeded in getting another season due to fan uproar/campaigns (Judging Amy, Jericho, Moonlight, Chuck...), but they never got any better. Chuck's numbers are abysmal so far and it should have never been renewed for this season. It will not see a full season, let alone another season. It will be lucky to make it to January.

You also have to take into account this is NBC. Right now they are the weakest of the big 4 right now. They struggle to have high ratings on even there most popular programs. Chuck got renewed for a 4th season despite season three only averaging 6 million a episode. They are struggling bigtime and The Event even at 7 million viewers would be a win for them. But viewers are not as important as demographic. If they can stay around 3 million there they should be perfectly fine, but if it slips to 2 or below is when it becomes a problem. Castle, despite having 11 million viewers every week, almost got canceled because its demographic slipped a bit for a few weeks.

I agree, for NBC the ratings are "good," hence why it will undoubtedly get a full season. However, if ratings don't pick up and it still continues to drop a few here and there throughout the season, then NBC will have no problem dropping it after a year where they then have a new slate of Fall shows lined up to premiere next Fall once again. NBC and ABC's biggest issues are that they have nothing waiting in the wings to replace a few of their shows if they suck. They pretty much have to sit and eat their shit with a knife and fork. Across the board so far, none of NBCs new shows did that great. Comparing numbers of what they got, to what NBC would want, they aren't going to be there...so ultimately NBC is going to have to keep some shows that are performing badly simply because they can't dump so much from their lineup.

The demo for The Event was 2.9. It's total viewers and demo numbers were 3rd for its timeslot out of the big 3, and by a significant gap.

If you guys want a sci-fi fix on network TV check out No Ordinary Family. The pilot for that show was much better.

This show will not last more than one season. It cannot appeal to a large enough audience to make it a hit. Campy, fun-loving, apple-pie-American-family, AND super powers......just simply isn't a hit. It will appeal to wholesome families who want to watch with younger kids wo like superhero stuff, but it won't be "serious" and "mature" enough for the audience that counts (18-49) and wants depth.


Watched 2nd ep of The Event last night. Gotta admit, when the whole alien angle was finally admitted I was like' "not this type of shit ," but the episode kept me interested. I'll continue to watch, however, they must be very careful not to take this storyline down the path of too much cheesy alien bullshit. People like paranormal and alien stuff if done like X-Files or Fringe, but if you go down the road of some lame, far fetched alien shit, this show will die in a glorious fireball explosion.

[SuperKevin]

I feel NBC will give the Event a pass for going head to head with the bulk of Monday Night Football. Ratings accross the board were down this past Monday because Packers/Bears was the 9th highest viewed MNF game of all time

[BroncoBlue]

Really? I thought it was going to be lame based on the premise and commercials.

So did I, but it ended being pretty good I thought. Decent mix of humor/action/drama. Too bad its not on HBO.

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[BroncoBlue]

Im pretty sure The Event was the "UFO" crashing in Alaska because the one Asian "alien" was telling the red head they were going to tell people about the event then 13 months later they finally setup that deal.

That's fine but there is still too much shit going on! It's like a Micheal Bay movie!

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[BroncoBlue]

The reality is, live viewership is still the #1 piece of data as to whether a show stays or goes. DVR/torrents/etc. that show a strong delayed viewing audience are nice to see by network heads, but they still want people watching live events where they cannot fast forward through commercials, these views are shared by the advertisers paying for said commercials. A few shows in the past ten years succeeded in getting another season due to fan uproar/campaigns (Judging Amy, Jericho, Moonlight, Chuck...), but they never got any better. Chuck's numbers are abysmal so far and it should have never been renewed for this season. It will not see a full season, let alone another season. It will be lucky to make it to January.

While I see your point, it's still from the Network side of view. Of course the more LIVE viewership equals more ad $$. Which in the end decides how long a show will run.

However that does not necessarily mean CSI is more popular then LOST. IMO I bet more people know who Jack/Locke/Kate/Sawyer/Sayid are then the cast of CSI Las Vegas.

[f16harm]

While I see your point, it's still from the Network side of view. Of course the more LIVE viewership equals more ad $$. Which in the end decides how long a show will run.

However that does not necessarily mean CSI is more popular then LOST. IMO I bet more people know who Jack/Locke/Kate/Sawyer/Sayid are then the cast of CSI Las Vegas.

CSI's popularity blows LOST away, LOST fans need toa ccept reality. There is not one shred of evidence from Live, DVR, or season DVD sales that prove otherwise. CSI has been a ratings giant for 10 years strong out of its total 11. LOST, 3 years out of its 6.

[SuperKevin]

Convenient how the only person not wearing a seatbelt survives the car crash without a scratch

[Point Blank]

lol

[SuperKevin]

ZOMBIES!