Ratings for the first two weeks of the National Heads-Up Poker Championship are down significantly:
Week 1:
2008 vs 2007: minus 6.7% in households, minus 12.2% in viewers
2008 vs 2006: minus 20.5% in households, minus 19.4% in viewers
Week 2:
2008 vs 2007: minus 18% in households, minus 25% in viewers
2008 vs 2006: minus 48% in households, minus 54% in viewers
Ratings for poker shows are down across the board since the early years of the poker boom, and the US government's stance against online gambling hasn't helped advertising revenue either. One bright spot, however, seems to be Poker After Dark, which keeps on getting renewed.
Ratings from Media Life Magazine (see "NBC POKER SERIES"): week ending 4/13, week ending 4/20. Comparisons from player agent Oliver Tse's 2+2 posts: week 1, week 2.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
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A previous article on this subject was deleted, as it was based, in part, on a press release that I believe is misleading: http://urlbrief.com/a0dc04
ReplyDeleteThe latest ratings are out, along with Oliver Tse's analysis:
ReplyDeleteWeek 3:
2008 vs 2007 comparison: plus 5.9% in households, plus 3.2% in viewers
2008 vs 2006 comparison: minus 21.0% in households, minus 17.2% in viewers
There's a good comparison of the three years' ratings in this post: ratings are down somewhat from last year, substantially from the first year.
Correction: there have been four years of the show.
ReplyDeleteI don't believe Poker After Dark needs to get renewed. I heard that Full Tilt Poker just bought the 2:05-3:05 time slot on NBC and can produce anything they want to show.
ReplyDeleteRound of 16 (May 4) ratings and analysis are out.
ReplyDeleteMay 11 ratings and analysis.
ReplyDeleteRatings for the final episode are out. Oliver Tse's analysis of the entire season's data:
ReplyDeleteSeason averages:
2008: 1.0% household rating, 3% household share, 1,151,000 households, 1,371,000 viewers ages 2 and over
2007: 1.1% household rating, 3% household share, 1,208,000 households, 1,474,000 viewers ages 2 and over
2006: 1.4% household rating, 4% household share, 1,464,000 households, 1,742,000 viewers ages 2 and over
2005: 1.4% household rating, 4% household share, 1,517,000 households, 1,787,000 viewers ages 2 and over
Year-to-year comparison of season averages:
2008 vs 2007: -5% in households, -7% in viewers
2008 vs 2006: -21% in households, -21% in viewers
2008 vs 2005: -24% in households, -23% in viewers
Media Life Magazine has a more complete version of the last week's sports ratings.
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