Tonight’s Top Ten TV Shows: Thursday, Dec. 8

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   cattyfan
   Posted December 8, 2011 at 6:56 am

   Grimm is also on tonight…and tomorrow night. Two new episodes, at two different times to really confuse the audience. And NBC wonders why their shows have trouble attracting viewers. Grimm, Thursday at 9:00…and Friday at 8:00. I think.

   And Person of Interest is on CBS at 9:00. Tune in to watch people who NEVER SMILE.

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   notwithoutmytv
   Posted December 8, 2011 at 8:00 am

   I heard a media expert professor-type claiming that when a program airs is becoming less important (at least to the networks), because they figure nobody’s watching it live anyway. The figure people will Tivo it or watch it on the Internet on their own schedule. This came from a discussion of shows splitting their seasons up and going dark for four months, and whether it hurts their viewership. It’s hard to know because the viewers who are the most vocal are probably motivated enough FIND the show, whenever it’s on, and the vast majority of people are passive, and who knows what they’re doing?

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   cattyfan
   Posted December 8, 2011 at 8:48 am

   Yeah, but I almost never watch NBC, and just happened to be flipping around when the promo for Grimm ran. Since the show hasn’t been on for several weeks (during sweeps…idiots,) I paused. That’s when I discovered there were two new episodes this week. Otherwise I would have missed them.

   And we don’t have a DVR yet. In the world of technology, we appear Amish by most comparisons. At least according to my nephews…

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   giffordsaz
   Posted December 8, 2011 at 9:40 am

   AND on Bravo there is a 30 minute NEW – Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. It’s description is “First Look” and is showing during the 7:30 time frame here in AZ.. which is 8:30 time frame for the rest of you all.

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   vallegirl
   Posted December 8, 2011 at 11:21 am

   Viewing habits have changed a lot in the last few years, but networks still rely on Nielsen ratings to determine a show’s viability. Because networks are still for profit and they need live viewership to watch the ads they sell to make the shows. Until the networks come up with a viable alternative revenue streams, they’ll still be behind the curve on viewing habits.

   So having Grimm on two consecutive nights at two different times might increase viewership for those episodes, and might prove better in that one-off than “Prime Suspect” but with networks going into the holiday hiatus that also causes a confusion as to exactly when the show is on. And confusion is the surest way to kill a show.

   And characters smile on PoI. They just deploy Caviezel’s strategically, to make sure to maximize it’s swoonworthiness.

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   giffordsaz
   Posted December 8, 2011 at 11:50 am

   When the hills brought down the massive hoards of viewers remember to plant the corn in the back acreage. Tell Jamison to place the small ones first and change the channels before midnight.

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   notwithoutmytv
   Posted December 8, 2011 at 11:51 am

   @Giffordsaz: Yeah, I couldn’t figure that out. The listing was tagged with “New” but I didn’t know what a “First Look” was, and it was listed as a half-hour. It was different, and I’m afraid of any different, so I left it alone.