2016-17 TV Cancellations Thread: TNT finds "Nothing can come of nothing."

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He absolutely embodied that role of Bill Henrickson in Big Love. The cast was consistently stellar in that show and it really hit its stride in the third season. Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa came on the show that season and his character-driven writing really shine through. I think Riverdale fans would like Big Love quite a bit, I've definitely noticed some similarities in plotting, tone and character relationships.
 
At that point I think you just don't like the product he sells, bromance comedies. He can do other stuff like Freaks but he seems scared of it flopping so he doesn't leave his niche.
I'll just say that Freaks was a long time ago, and had an assortment of other strong creative voices involved.
 
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- NYTimes: For Marketers, TV Sets Are an Invaluable Pair of Eyes
Ms. Milz, 48, who lives with her husband and three children in Chicago, had agreed to be a panelist for a company called TVision Insights, which monitored her viewing habits — and whether her eyes flicked down to her phone during the commercials, whether she was smiling or frowning — through a device on top of her TV.

“The marketing company said, ‘We’re going to ask you to put this device in your home, connect it to your TV and they’re going to watch you for the Olympics to see how you like it, what sports, your expression, who’s around,’” she said. “And I said, ‘Whatever, I have nothing to hide.’”

Ms. Milz acknowledged that she had initially found the idea odd, but that those qualms had quickly faded.

“It’s out of sight, out of mind,” she said, comparing it to the Nest security cameras in her home. She said she had initially received $60 for participating and an additional $230 after four to six months.

TVision — which has worked with the Weather Channel, NBC and the Disney ABC Television Group — is one of several companies that have entered living rooms in recent years, emerging with new, granular ways for marketers to understand how people are watching television and, in particular, commercials. The appeal of this information has soared as Americans rapidly change their viewing habits, streaming an increasing number of shows weeks or months after they first air, on devices as varied as smartphones, laptops and Roku boxes, not to mention TVs.
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Was this up or down for the Oscars?

Showbuzzdaily has you covered: http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/the-oscars-ratings-past-10-years.html

The Oscars on ABC on Sunday 2.26.2017 (hosted by Jimmy Kimmel with Best Picture La La Land Moonlight) averaged a preliminary 8.7 18-49 rating in the fast nationals, continuing a recent three-year downtrend. The show averaged a preliminary 31.1 million viewers 2+ in the fast nationals, closer to last year’s initial tally, indicating the Oscars audience continues to age as the declines tend to be concentrated with viewers under 50 and especially 35.
 
Young people have bad taste confirmed (I blame Marvel movies).

It will probably be the lowest in the demo of the last 10 years, but it will probably beat 2008's Jon Stewart broadcast in terms of total viewers.

Man, what happened there?
 
It will probably be the lowest in the demo of the last 10 years, but it will probably beat 2008's Jon Stewart broadcast in terms of total viewers.

Man, what happened there?

None of the major movies nominated were huge hits.

It's unfortunate, but as long as the Oscars keep rewarding smaller films, a lot of people won't care. They may be the "right" films to nominate, but....
 
It will probably be the lowest in the demo of the last 10 years, but it will probably beat 2008's Jon Stewart broadcast in terms of total viewers.

Man, what happened there?

All the Republicans in the country hate Hollywood now for its advocacy of Hillary Clinton.

All the Democrats in the country hate Hollywood for producing Donald Trump.
 
None of the major movies nominated were huge hits.

It's unfortunate, but as long as the Oscars keep rewarding smaller films, a lot of people won't care. They may be the "right" films to nominate, but....
I know it didn't win, but La La Land is a small movie?
 
All the Republicans in the country hate Hollywood now for its advocacy of Hillary Clinton.

All the Democrats in the country hate Hollywood for producing Donald Trump.

I know it didn't win, but La La Land is a small movie?

I think we're talking about 2008's show, which will probably still be the lowest viewed of the decade even if it has a slightly higher demo than 2017's broadcast.
 
We have final numbers on the Oscars. They barely beat the 2008 Oscars in total viewers (32.9 million vs. 32.018 million) but have the worst demo rating by far. http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/the-oscars-ratings-past-10-years.html

ShowBuzz Daily said:
UPDATE: In the official live+same day nationals for Sunday 2.26.2017, The Oscars averaged a 9.1 18-49 rating and 32.9 million viewers 2+, a modest +6% lift from the fast nationals. That is a record low 18-49 rating, and the total viewer counts managed to stay slightly above the 2008 low, thanks mostly to population growth in the last decade.
 
Don't try have an awards show for those kind of movies?

It's called the People's Choice Awards.

Or internet polls.

Not that the Oscars aren't problematic but even if they fixed all this endemic problems it's not like Avengers Infinity War or something would ever get a nomination.
 
Don't try have an awards show for those kind of movies?

It's called the People's Choice Awards.

Or internet polls.

Not that the Oscars aren't problematic but even if they fixed all this endemic problems it's not like Avengers Infinity War or something would ever get a nomination.

Return of the King won what 11, 13? I still remember one of the winners getting up there and her thank you speech started, "I want to think Return of the King, for not being nominated in this category."

It was a nerdgasm of an Oscars.

In general people are watching less TV, and frankly all the thank yous are boring because the winner is thanking people the viewer has usually never heard of. You can get the list of winners on social media without all the hoo-ha.
 
Any predictions on what Taken will debut at for NBC? I'm just gonna throw out a big guess and say

Taken - 1.9
 
Saw this coming a mile away and it still hurts.

My wife and I were going to binge this after we got caught up with another show. Does anyone know if it's worth watching or ends on a massive cliffhanger?
Worth watching. As for whether it ends on cliffhanger or not,
its not a massive one like it just ends abruptly in the middle of the climax but it does leave some open threads that were meant to be resolved in future seasons.
 
How the hell did a show like Incorporated fail to get a viewership? It was one of the best shows of 2016.

It was on SyFy.

Speaking personally, nothing about how it was promoted drew me in. I saw EXECUTIVE PRODUCER MATT DAMON in the ads more than I did anything that made it look like it was worth my time. Plus I didn't really see too much buzz about it after the premiere. It probably didn't look outlandish enough to draw in fantasy and sci-fi fans. Just a bunch of dudes in suits is all the marketing showed.
 
Damn, I just started watching Incorporated recently (literally watching episode 4 right now), and it's pretty great. For those who have seen it, does it wrap up well?
 
To be honest, I don't think we even have a thread for Incorporated (searched: there is one, it has 26 posts in all, woooh) and I completely forgot about it myself too, so I'm not terribly surprised. There is no harm in single season shows that are decent and don't outstay their welcome either, imo. Guess I'll binge it on Netflix someday.

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oh, on Taken: 0.9
because random - I'm feeling lucky! and somebody has to lowball the lower- but I don't think anyone knows it's even a thing? It's NBC though, so I guess someone will watch it.
 
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