[tkj24]

Originally Posted by LSC9901

Finally I get what you are trying to convey.

I have a more novel idea. 43 fastest cars race. Team with the most points after 36 races wins. He'll be known as the Champion.

Does anyone think it could work ???

I absolutely think it would work. Nascar just wants to fill up Homestead at the last race by making it close.

[Racer Duck]

Originally Posted by LSC9901

Finally I get what you are trying to convey.

I have a more novel idea. 43 fastest cars race. Team with the most points after 36 races wins. He'll be known as the Champion.

Does anyone think it could work ???

not enough drama

doesn't give the announcers anything to explain

never work

[LSC9901]

Originally Posted by Racer Duck

not enough drama

doesn't give the announcers anything to explain

never work

You old fella's just don't get it ... do ya ???

[Racer Duck]

Originally Posted by LSC9901

You old fella's just don't get it ... do ya ???

it used to be about racin' .. but folks now days want soap opera .. at least that's what I'm told by the big muckety-mucks .. so what do I know?

[PenelopePitStop]

I didn't read all posts in this Thread, so forgive me if I address what has already been addressed.

How do we know ratings are down? Nielsen Media Research ratings? I'm not debating the fact that ratings are down, but based on what? Do any of you have a Nielsen in-home metering system or know anyone who does? Have you ever been approached by Nielsen? I guess that's beside the point ...

Interesting comments by M24 ... Winston to Nextel. The Chase.


I never thought of the move from Winston to Nextel as contributing to my recent less-than-enthusiastic following of Cup. But perhaps, that does have something to do with it. It does fit right in with the timing when I stopped planning my Sunday afternoons in front of the TV.

"The Chase", without a doubt, has something to do with my late-season passion, or lack there of.

TV coverage? Hasn't really mattered in the past, and didn't think much of it until I joined GTG. Yes, depending on the network, the "big boys" or the "media darlings" get most of the coverage. If a Cup race is on, I'm going to watch it regardless of the network that covers it. Lately, however, I do "plan" to watch something else during the race, and just check in from time to time. Really don't seem to miss much.

Top 35? S*cks! Hate it! Wish it would just go away! But doesn't influence my decision whether or not to watch a race. What does influence my decision to watch a race is when the same driver(s) win. Yes, they are talented. Yes, they deserve the win. But when a driver and/or team dominate any sport, interest will wane except for those who admire the dominant figures.

[jks812]

The biggest thing that makes me change the channel, is when no matter where Johnson, Gordon or Jr is running, they show them more than the leader. Thats when I change the channel.

[PenelopePitStop]

Originally Posted by jks812

The biggest thing that makes me change the channel, is when no matter where Johnson, Gordon or Jr is running, they show them more than the leader. Thats when I change the channel.

I agree. I love Jr., but I agree.

A couple of weeks ago, Johnson and Gordon were running in the top 15 or so. Why the mention? I don't remember if it was the race where Jr. was leading for a while. Could have been.

However, I do think Gordon and Johnson get far more honorable mentions than Jr. Yes, Jr. got tons of coverage a few weeks ago, but he was having trouble with his car. I may be biased.

[PettyBlue]

Originally Posted by PenelopePitStop

I didn't read all posts in this Thread, so forgive me if I address what has already been addressed.

How do we know ratings are down? Nielsen Media Research ratings? I'm not debating the fact that ratings are down, but based on what?

This link may help to answer your ratings question,

Jayski's® Silly Season Site - TV Ratings 2007

[PenelopePitStop]

Originally Posted by PettyBlue

This link may help to answer your ratings question,

Jayski's® Silly Season Site - TV Ratings 2007

Forgive me, PB, but I still don't get "where" these "ratings" are coming from. What are they based on?

"Rating: which indicates a percentage of all households in the U.S. watched this broadcast" means what? "A percentage"? What percentage? "All households"? How many would that be? I know ... I'm showing my AR side.

I guess I've done a bad thing here. I've started to question the integrity of the "ratings". That's another topic altogether.

Thank you for the link. I did find it interesting.






http://www.smileycentral.com/sig.jsp?pc=ZSzeb114&pp=ZN

[Quality88]

Originally Posted by lilsexy08

I like your signature Quality. Just noticed it! LOL!

Thanks lilsexy

[Racer Duck]

Originally Posted by PenelopePitStop

Forgive me, PB, but I still don't get "where" these "ratings" are coming from. What are they based on?

"Rating: which indicates a percentage of all households in the U.S. watched this broadcast" means what? "A percentage"? What percentage? "All households"? How many would that be? I know ... I'm showing my AR side.

I guess I've done a bad thing here. I've started to question the integrity of the "ratings". That's another topic altogether.

Thank you for the link. I did find it interesting.






http://www.smileycentral.com/sig.jsp?pc=ZSzeb114&pp=ZN

ya didn't look far enough .. go down below the numbers and you'll find 2 sources for ratings mentioned multiple times: zap2it.com and Neilson Media Research. fortunately, people who track ratings would cry foul if what's reported on a site like Jayski was inaccurate. plus Jayski has a reputation for honest reporting...

[SpaceCadet]

Is it possible that Johnson and Gordon are given more air time this year, as so many think they are, because Johnson is the current champion and Gordon is the points leader? And frankly, I don't care who's running up front. Many times the action is farther back. If Gordon, Johnson, Stewart, pick a name, are involved in a good battle for position farther back in the pack, that's what I want to see. I could care less about the leader running around the track by himself. Honestly, it sounds pretty subjective to me unless somebody wants to sit and actually time how much air time each driver gets. I'll bet there would be some surprises. Bottom line, the networks will air who they think will get the ratings up.

[jks812]

But if you're gonna show Johnson battling for 15th, why not show Kahne battling for 13th? What's really aggravating, is when they show Johnson, Gordon, or Jr, or whoever, in the back and you hear the announcer say, man we got a battle going up front, and the camera stays on the others. If we got a battle for the lead, I'd rather see that than the others in the back.

[LSC9901]

As usual in reading the posts we all have different ideas as to who and what we want to see on our TV. Seems like we will never be happy with what we do and don't see at any given time.

[jks812]

Originally Posted by LSC9901

As usual in reading the posts we all have different ideas as to who and what we want to see on our TV. Seems like we will never be happy with what we do and don't see at any given time.

Like the old saying,"you can please some of the people all the time, but you can't plase all the people some of the time".