Re: This is sooooooooooooooo typical

"kstahl" <ktsahl@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> marcus60s@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:
> > I just found out that my favorite new show of the past few years,
"Joan
> > Of Arcadia", has been cancelled.  I am shocked.  It was only a few
> > months back that my local newspaper weekly TV listing magazine had a
> > cover story about how successful and innovative the show was.  There
> > was no indication that ratings were bad.
> >
> > CBS's rationale is that the average age of the viewer was 58 or so.
> > And they want to attract young viewers.  It's hard for me to believe
> > that a show written about and for young people didn't have young
> > viewers.
> >
> > I have a suspicion that what we are witnessing is behind the scenes
> > pressure from the Evangelical Right because Joan Of Arcadia made
people
> > think about God and their lives, and did not interpret the Bible
> > literally.
> >
> > What a shame.  I urge everyone to flood CBS with letters of protests.
> >
>

> What they really don't understand is that they picked
> entirely the wrong night. The age group they they were
> shooting for does not stay home on Friday nights to watch
> TV.

do you actually believe that the people who run CBS are unaware of this?

Otto


They are out with their friends. They would have
> attracted more of the viewers that they wanted if they had
> put in on a Sunday night or possibly Tuesday.