Comments on: I see old people… http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2007/03/21/i-see-old-people/ Unvarnished news & opinion on cable news Fri, 24 May 2013 12:17:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: ImNotBlue http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2007/03/21/i-see-old-people/#comment-29174 Wed, 21 Mar 2007 18:10:59 +0000 http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2007/03/21/i-see-old-people/#comment-29174 That's a lot more of that percentages that people writing about the media love... but people who are in the know, don't use. Who cares what KO's "young percentage" is, if his actual demo number is lower? I don't care if he (or anyone else) has 100% of their numbers from "the demo!" If at the end of the day it's lower than the competition, it's still not as (allegedly) profitable as someone else. That’s a lot more of that percentages that people writing about the media love… but people who are in the know, don’t use. Who cares what KO’s “young percentage” is, if his actual demo number is lower?

I don’t care if he (or anyone else) has 100% of their numbers from “the demo!” If at the end of the day it’s lower than the competition, it’s still not as (allegedly) profitable as someone else.

]]> by: Missy http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2007/03/21/i-see-old-people/#comment-29163 Wed, 21 Mar 2007 14:45:51 +0000 http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2007/03/21/i-see-old-people/#comment-29163 "In primetime MSNBC has Olbermann, maybe it helps a little but not much." Really. So why was it he provided data for everyone else he mentioned, EXCEPT Olbermann? What is the percentage of Countdown's viewers that are under 18? “In primetime MSNBC has Olbermann, maybe it helps a little but not much.”

Really. So why was it he provided data for everyone else he mentioned, EXCEPT Olbermann? What is the percentage of Countdown’s viewers that are under 18?

]]> by: Roger http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2007/03/21/i-see-old-people/#comment-29135 Wed, 21 Mar 2007 10:15:14 +0000 http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2007/03/21/i-see-old-people/#comment-29135 It's a shame that the olders, like myself, are the main ones who actually "DO THINGS" to make a difference and the 18-34's are the ones who do the best at spending $$$$$, resulting in the Networks prefering that demographic. Well maybe not Everyone. The best judge of who the target audience is, is the ads. The shows who push meds and "Depends" aren't going for teens and yups. Those, sadly, are few and far between due to the "spending" vs "saving" factors. I guess I'm the only one who thinks shows like Survivor My Sweet Sixteen aren't doing anything to inform or make the world better. GOD...am I old. It’s a shame that the olders, like myself, are the main ones who actually “DO THINGS” to make a difference and the 18-34’s are the ones who do the best at spending $$$$$, resulting in the Networks prefering that demographic. Well maybe not Everyone. The best judge of who the target audience is, is the ads. The shows who push meds and “Depends” aren’t going for teens and yups. Those, sadly, are few and far between due to the “spending” vs “saving” factors. I guess I’m the only one who thinks shows like Survivor My Sweet Sixteen aren’t doing anything to inform or make the world better. GOD…am I old.

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