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The Feed for Friday, November 21st

November 21st, 2008 joel

Editor’s note: Sound off, give a shout out on “Deep Background,” our totally-random open discussion of all things Erie media.

  • It’s a Classy Christmas: WXKC/Classy 100 flipped the switch to all Christmas music today. That means that they’ll be playing the Santa Songs for five weeks, nearly 20% of the broadcast year. Not that there’s anything wrong with that! P&T heard a jazzy version of “I’ll Be Home For Christmas” by Tony Bennett driving in the snow this afternoon. WCTL is slated to go all Contemporary Christian Christmas on Black Friday.

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TV Ratings: week ending November 9, 2008

November 15th, 2008 joel

Editors Note: The door is always open for random comments at “Deep Background.” A new round begins tomorrow!

It’s the first full week of the November sweeps. Here are the weekly ratings for network primetime, cable and syndicated programming. Shown are the rank, program name, network, household rating, and number of households, in millions.

Top 10 Network Primetime Series

1 60 Minutes CBS 11.5 | 13.2M Hslds
2 CSI CBS 11.2 | 12.8M Hslds
3 Dancing With The Stars-Mon ABC 11.1 | 12.7M Hslds
4 NBC Sunday Night Football NBC 11.0 | 12.6M Hslds
5 Dancing With The Stars-Wed ABC 10.2 | 11.7M Hslds
6 Desperate Housewives ABC 10.10 | 11.5M Hslds
6 Grey's Anatomy-Thu ABC 10.1 | 11.6M Hslds
8 Criminal Minds CBS 9.3 | 10.6M Hslds
9 SNL Presidential Bash '08 NBC 8.7 | 9.9M Hslds
10 CSI: Miami CBS 8.5 | 9.7M Hslds

Top Cable Show (Week ending 11/2)

NFL Regular Season (Colts/Titans) ESPN 7.3 | 8.4M Hslds

Top Syndicated Show (Week ending 11/2)

ESPN NFL Regular Season ESP 7.5 | 8.6M Hslds
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The Feed for Friday, November 14th

November 14th, 2008 joel

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The Feed for Friday, October 24th

October 24th, 2008 joel

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  • GoErie scores with Joyce trial posts: it may not be the OJ trial, but the mail fraud and money laundering case against former state Superior Court Judge Michael Joyce has many of the elements of an engaging trial. That plays right to the strengths of the new media, and GoErie.com is staying in the game with periodic posts as the trial unfolds. Erie Times News reporter Lisa Thompson is in Pittsburgh, giving the reader excellent coverage of the testimony in near real time on GoErie and a thorough retelling for the morning paper. (more…)
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The Feed for Friday, October 17th

October 17th, 2008 joel

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  • No news for you: these are salad days for television stations in swing states, with plenty of demand for political time 2 ½ weeks before the election. It appears that the demand for commercial time has trumped programming priorities at WICU. Over the past several mornings, instead of the typical local news cut-in during the Today show at 7:25, viewers were fed 6 minutes of non-stop spots, nearly all political. Meanwhile WJET and WSEE ran at least minimal local news and weather breaks as part of their morning shows. A request for an explanation from Ch. 12 went unanswered. I’m sorry, but I just can’t imagine the NBC affiliate in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, or Harrisburg preempting their traditional Today show newsbreak for nothing but spots no matter how lucrative…this is just “bush league.” (more…)
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Poll: How do you line up with Pat Howard’s views?

October 13th, 2008 joel

Based on our poll last week, a plurality of P&T readers get their sports fix most often from online sites and blogs, with cable sports running a close second. Local radio and TV sportscasts tied for third place.

This week we get a little political. It is without question that Pat Howard, Managing Editor of the Erie Times-News is the most pervasive editorial voice of the Erie traditional media. How do his values line up with yours?

How do you line up with Pat Howard’s views?

  • I nearly always agree with him (37%, 15 Votes)
  • I don’t read him/I’m ambivalent (27%, 11 Votes)
  • I rarely agree with him; he’s too liberal for me (22%, 9 Votes)
  • I rarely agree with him; he’s too conservative for me (7%, 3 Votes)
  • He aligns with me about half the time (7%, 3 Votes)

Total Voters: 41

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TV Ratings: week ending October 5, 2008

October 11th, 2008 joel

Editors Note: it’s been a great week for discussion across the P&T posts…thanks! Don’t forget that the door is always open for random comments at “Deep Background.” A new round begins tomorrow!

Even though the scripted series are starting to make headway, look who is still number one! Here are the weekly ratings for network primetime, cable and syndicated programming. Shown are the rank, program name, network, household rating, and number of households, in millions.

Top 10 Network Primetime Series

1 Dancing With The Stars-Mon ABC 12.2 | 14.0M Hslds
2 NCIS CBS 11.0 | 12.5M Hslds
3 60 Minutes CBS 10.5 | 12.0M Hslds
4 Dancing With The Stars-Tue ABC 10.2 | 11.6M Hslds
5 Desperate Housewives ABC 10.0 | 11.5M Hslds
6 The Mentalist CBS 9.8 | 11.2M Hslds
7 CSI: NY CBS 9.6 | 10.9M Hslds
8 Criminal Minds CBS 9.5 | 10.8M Hslds
9 CSI: Miami CBS 9.2 | 10.5M Hslds
10 NBC Sunday Night Football NBC 8.8 | 10.1M Hslds

Top Cable Show

NFL Regular Season (Ravens/Steelers) ESPN 7.5 | 8.6M Hslds

Top Syndicated Show

ESPN NFL Regular Season ESP 12.3 | 14.1M Hslds
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