Jericho: Moonves and Nielsen

"As the media industry ponders its efficiencies in a shaky economy, one bigwig who's not panicking is Les Moonves. The president-CEO of CBS Corp. said in his fourth-quarter 2007 earnings call to investors this morning that the TV side of CBS has not seen a recession thus far.

Earlier in the call, Mr. Moonves also addressed the gray area that continues to surround the effectiveness of Nielsen's commercial ratings in the post-strike TV market. "With the new C3 measurement system, it is virtually impossible to draw apples-to-apples comparisons," he said. "And with the strike adding more repeats there is little conclusion that can be drawn from the numbers this season. What is important is that the advertisers are generally pleased that we have a more precise measuring system."

Nielsen: Charging More

I have to agree with the author here. Nielsen needs to quit jumping into everything (like they did HeyNielsen)and get their core program fixed first.


"Analytics and publishing powerhouse Nielsen continues to find new ways to charge clients more money for services that do little but make for a good press release. (Note to self: AWESOME BUSINESS MODEL!!)

In this doozy of a round, beginning next month, perpetually flailing Nielsen will “shadow” a group of 450 consumers, in separate phases throughout the year, and record any media they consume through each 24-hour day, whether magazines, books, DVDs, or YouTube videos.

If it sounds ambitious, it is, which is why they’re teaming with Ball State University and Sequent Partners (”on behalf of the Committee for Research Excellence”). Recruiting participants will be part of Nielsen’s job, and they’ll pull from the same pool they use to deliver flawed television ratings.

So why does this sound like it’s going to go horribly wrong?

For one, it’s Nielsen, so you should already expect that."




"CBS has begun streaming full-length episodes of Star Trek for free as part of the network's initiative to move archived programming online.

The entire first three seasons from the original series of Star Trek are available to be streamed, along with the first full seasons of MacGyver and Hawaii Five-O and the first two seasons of The Twilight Zone. Additional series are expected to be added over the next few months."

Twelve Ways To Save Journeyman

"I am from the Journeyman sites and am one of many who are trying to save this show. I wanted to let you all know that we were very impressed with your efforts to save jericho and that is one of the reasons we decided to fight for Journeyman. If the fans of Jericho can do it then so could we!

So i am asking the fans here to rally together one more time and join the fight to save Journeyman. It is a great show and many believe it to be the best show of the fall season and it only got better as time went on. Journeyman is a show that put you on the edge of your seat from day one wondering what just happened and what is going to happen next?"



12 Ways To Save Journeyman

Jericho: Solutions For Fans

Remember this article by Rich of Copywrite Ink? His purpose in writing this post, Rich says, is "to fast-track some solutions for Jericho fans and CBS with seven points and hopefully turn the largest show cancellation protest into the beginnings of a long-running series with more mileage than anyone imagined, fans included."

This post is as helpful now as it was last June. I especially like this one:

"Solution Four: Add Value. Being co-called “partners” with CBS is a misnomer. There is no question that the fan base, at the moment, is supporting a CBS show (or “half” show, considering CBS only bought seven episodes), but Jericho fans really need to distinguish themselves as an independent group. As such, it is your primary goal is to add value to the organization and not necessarily CBS. If fans can add value to the organization beyond the show and actually engage consumers, you have a much more marketable product for prospects, who will inevitability watch and support the show anyway. Add value and members and you’ll also get your own sponsors (there’s a nut company that might even have interest in this). CBS might even jump in too, but stress your autonomy if it does."

Go back and read it again. You might learn something new. I did. Thanks Rich.

Jericho: Live TV Ratings

"It's a case in point of how Hollywood's definition of a hit TV series is radically changing. Though still the primary focus, "live" TV ratings are no longer the sole barometer of success. As viewing habits change, programmers are struggling with how to factor in DVR use, Web viewing, sought-after niche audiences and online chatter when weighing shows' health.

"In the new world we live in, that kind of cultural permeation — the awareness that's greater than the numbers indicate — speaks to the potential for growth of the show," says Gossip executive producer Josh Schwartz.

The pattern followed last year's surprise resurrection of CBS drama Jericho, which was granted a seven-episode reprieve (due early next year). In a campaign to save the show, dedicated fans sent cartons of nuts to network executives — who were nonetheless more impressed by the 5.3 million episodes that were streamed online."



"The WGA action hit the late-night talk shows first and hardest, with virtually all of them, deprived of their nightly ration of political jabs and other topical jokes, going to reruns immediately. "Saturday Night Live" suffered a similar fate.

News and reality series, whose writers are not covered by the WGA contract, have not been affected. Most daytime soaps, whose scripts tend to be written far ahead of their air dates, will reportedly not be affected for several months.

The situation for prime-time comedies and dramas is more complicated.

"The Office" was scheduled to air a new episode this week but then is likely to go into reruns. Other popular series, including "Desperate Housewives," "Grey's Anatomy," "CSI," "Heroes," Law & Order: SVU" and "House," have between three and eight unaired episodes.

"Jericho," which is due to return at mid-season with seven new episodes, has produced all seven and isn't likely to be affected. But another show previously scheduled for a mid-season debut is in limbo."


Help animals survive here.

Jericho: Veronica Mars Friends

Veronica Mars: Season 4 Clips!
Post by: Sal

"Have you ever thought what the first 10 minutes of the 4th season of Veronica Mars would be life????

Here's your chance!

I found the first 10 minutes of the first episode of what was supposed to be the opening to the 4th season of Veronica Mars. It shows the star of the show and her first day on the FBI Squad. Check it out!

If only the CW had kept this one around. Anyway, ENJOY!"



DVD Review: Veronica Mars - The Complete Third Season

TV Has Changed: Les Moonves

"Nielsen: Number of TV Households up 1.3%
More Viewers Are Older, Which Means They'll Likely Watch More"

"Nielsen's numbers show the large generation of baby boomers migrating into older demographic groups. One of the fastest-growing categories was persons between the ages of 55 and 64, a group that grew 3.9%. The number of young adults, however, grew by just 0.3% from last season."


YooHoo! Les!! Look at this!! My goodness! Could you tell us again why you want 18-49? Look who's watching TV more. Seems to me you need to get with the program. It's a whole new TV world today.



"A Wish List: What Jericho Fans Hope For from CBS’ ‘Fan Central’"
Memless has done an excellent job of expressing what's good and what needs to be changed for Fan Central to become more for fans.


Get an episode of Jericho dedicated to GaTravelGal


A Lost Ranger: Jericho Fans Mourn the Loss of GaTravelGal


"'Jericho' Creates it's own Internet Buzz"
BuddyTV

Digging For Jericho

Announcing:

Tuesday August 7, 2007

Jericho Digg-A-Thon

I have this set up where you only have to go to one page to digg everything:

DIGG

If you have not registered at Digg then please see below and use my invite.

Why is Digg so important to Jericho?

Once a submission has earned a critical mass of Diggs, it becomes “popular” and jumps to the homepage in its category. If it becomes one of the most popular, it qualifies as a “Top 10”. If a submission doesn't receive enough Diggs within a certain time period, it eventually falls out of the “Upcoming” section.
The system only works when users actively participate on a large scale, so make sure to do your part and Digg content that matters to you!

Basically, the more Diggs a Jericho article gets the more people who will see it. I'm not talking about 10, 50, or even 100 Diggs-we need thousands. Do you want CBS to stand up and notice us again? Do you want to support the cast and crew of Jericho? Do you want more viewers? Here's a simple way to do all that and more.

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"Resistance is futile: Prepare for sci-fi invasion"
Mentions Jericho

"Masters Of Sci-Fi' Bombs Saturday Night"
Jericho in the ratings

"Review: JERICHO Rewind: SEASON ONE - 'Winter's End'"

Helping Jericho In Germany

The ratings for Jericho in Germany are falling. German Rangers need our help. They are especially interested in ideas for gaining new viewers.
Please go to the CBS Jericho board if you have ideas.

"The German TV station Pro7 is putting down Jericho for a break on August the 20nd.

We created a Petition because we know how this goes... so please please help us... that would be really nice. Let Jericho live in Germany!!!"

http://www.jericho-tv.de/petition/

The Text is saying:

"With this Petition we want to be heard that Jericho goes on without a break. Why isn't taking Pro7 the example from CBS that shows, going into a break causes harm to a great TV show? Its bad to give good TV Shows a break the ratings WILL go down and we wont have ANY WATCHERS in the end! So please help us!!!!!"

There is also a website and newsletter and more information.

Save Jericho again!