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Broadcast Season of Summer 2014
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Overview
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Summer 2014 saw an almost complete 'restart' of the television industry. The new Big Four say resounding successes and complete flops among their many new shows. In fact, almost every single one of the many dozens of shows that aired were brand new in terms of content.
In reviewing the Ratings of the past season, it is quite clear that RBS Broadcast Network clearly and consistently had the superior ratings, and has thus brought in the lion's share of the revenue from advertising. Comcast and OCN were vying for second place, and while Comcast had its standouts, OCN's star shows stood head and shoulders above any other show that aired this season, and perhaps the only reason OCN wasn't first in the rankings was the internal business shakeup that prevented it from fielding a full TV schedule. Wayne Broadcast Television was last in the pack although it fielded several star shows as OCN did. Should Wayne decide to abort this venture into the Television industry, it might be wise for another network, perhaps Comcast or OCN, to pick up its heavy hitters such as Diagnostics or King Saul Boulevard.
In reviewing the Ratings of the past season, it is quite clear that RBS Broadcast Network clearly and consistently had the superior ratings, and has thus brought in the lion's share of the revenue from advertising. Comcast and OCN were vying for second place, and while Comcast had its standouts, OCN's star shows stood head and shoulders above any other show that aired this season, and perhaps the only reason OCN wasn't first in the rankings was the internal business shakeup that prevented it from fielding a full TV schedule. Wayne Broadcast Television was last in the pack although it fielded several star shows as OCN did. Should Wayne decide to abort this venture into the Television industry, it might be wise for another network, perhaps Comcast or OCN, to pick up its heavy hitters such as Diagnostics or King Saul Boulevard.
What's Hot
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Several shows stood out this past season in terms of ratings, and without further ado, lets get to the top five:
1. Y: Last of Man was fielded by OCN and was the single most successful show this season, crushing the competition in its time slot on friday nights with an averaged rating of 10.8. Heck, even its reruns which were aired periodically throughout the week, managed to get a rating twice as high as some shows. Even if Last of Man should see a dip in its success, it appears certain that it will be a strong choice to win any time slot it is put into.
2. Shadow of Fear was also fielded by OCN, and together with Last of man explains why OCN absolutely dominated on friday nights. Being aired immediately after Last of Man, SoF may have simply rides on the success of LoM, however many think it is a genius show in its own right, and well done as well. Supporting this view is that it routinely went up against the third show on this list as well as one of WBT's favored shows and won against both, if by the skin of its teeth.
3. Amaysing Recovery, fielded by RBS, highlights the popular demand for medically related shows at the moment, and seems to be complemented by its unique sense of humor as well as its fantastic directing, not to mention that its half an hour run time helps when holding the attention of those who typically find their mind wandering.
4. Diagnostics is the other medically related show and was aired by WBT. This show led off the week in the monday 8pm time slot, setting the tone for the rest of the week and informing the other networks that from 8-9pm every week night, WBT was the only channel that mattered.
5. World of Boxing, fielded by RBS, is our fifth and final slot. It is a documentary on the history of boxing, yet its main attraction was most likely the narration of Morgan Freeman. A sort of cult has formed around this TV show and threatens to become violent if it is canceled, yet proclaims that Morgan Freeman is truly the most talented actor in history. Nonetheless, the show did have a very good rating at 8.5, and is certainly expected to be renewed.
1. Y: Last of Man was fielded by OCN and was the single most successful show this season, crushing the competition in its time slot on friday nights with an averaged rating of 10.8. Heck, even its reruns which were aired periodically throughout the week, managed to get a rating twice as high as some shows. Even if Last of Man should see a dip in its success, it appears certain that it will be a strong choice to win any time slot it is put into.
2. Shadow of Fear was also fielded by OCN, and together with Last of man explains why OCN absolutely dominated on friday nights. Being aired immediately after Last of Man, SoF may have simply rides on the success of LoM, however many think it is a genius show in its own right, and well done as well. Supporting this view is that it routinely went up against the third show on this list as well as one of WBT's favored shows and won against both, if by the skin of its teeth.
3. Amaysing Recovery, fielded by RBS, highlights the popular demand for medically related shows at the moment, and seems to be complemented by its unique sense of humor as well as its fantastic directing, not to mention that its half an hour run time helps when holding the attention of those who typically find their mind wandering.
4. Diagnostics is the other medically related show and was aired by WBT. This show led off the week in the monday 8pm time slot, setting the tone for the rest of the week and informing the other networks that from 8-9pm every week night, WBT was the only channel that mattered.
5. World of Boxing, fielded by RBS, is our fifth and final slot. It is a documentary on the history of boxing, yet its main attraction was most likely the narration of Morgan Freeman. A sort of cult has formed around this TV show and threatens to become violent if it is canceled, yet proclaims that Morgan Freeman is truly the most talented actor in history. Nonetheless, the show did have a very good rating at 8.5, and is certainly expected to be renewed.
What's Not
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While there were several shows that captured viewers' attention and refused to let go, there were also several that threatened to blind viewers outright, whether from poor acting, terrible quality, or simply a bad plot and a terrible sense of humor.
1. The Most Resounding Flop of the season was most likely a Shrimp's Strange Love Affair, which was aired daily in the 5:30 slot and is a symbol for a large part of Comcast's failures this season. Comcast clearly went in with high hopes, giving it a solid time slot all week, and it was sorely disappointed. The ratings themselves may have only been saved by leftover viewers on the channel from Phil Lye.
2. Real Games, a reality show aired by RBG, had perhaps the lowest ratings during the week, and thankfully was not scheduled fro prime time itself, but rather right before it. Perhaps it is just a bad show, or perhaps America just doesn't fancy reality television at the moment. Most believe it is the former.
3. The twin companion of the above, 'What's Real' is quite clearly the third worst show of the season, hardly garnering any more viewers than its companion, and all in all giving RBS a terrible showing for its 6pm time slot all week.
4. Oasis' Places, a kids show that aired every saturday morning was simply disastrous and suffered from low quality, low funding, and simply being unattractive to the kids who woke up that morning to watch cartoons.
5. Firefly 1.5 scrapes onto this list because it quite utterly failed to see a return on the investment Comcast put into it. It is estimated that Comcast paid in excess of 10 million dollars in order to get the show on the air, and it is also estimated that it only made around 3.6 million dollars in advertising revenue due to its ratings. It didn't necessarily have bad ratings like most of the other flops, however it most certainly was a financial disaster for Comcast, and getting rid of this show might serve to begin a Comcast comeback against RBS. The editor that submitted this piece has subsequently been fired. Firefly was far from a resounding success, but it had consistent ratings and saw a fair return on Comcast's investment; that is not to say that it was anywhere near as cost effective as any similarly rated show, and whether Comcast renews such a show rather than going to a show that is cheaper to produce is up in the air.
1. The Most Resounding Flop of the season was most likely a Shrimp's Strange Love Affair, which was aired daily in the 5:30 slot and is a symbol for a large part of Comcast's failures this season. Comcast clearly went in with high hopes, giving it a solid time slot all week, and it was sorely disappointed. The ratings themselves may have only been saved by leftover viewers on the channel from Phil Lye.
2. Real Games, a reality show aired by RBG, had perhaps the lowest ratings during the week, and thankfully was not scheduled fro prime time itself, but rather right before it. Perhaps it is just a bad show, or perhaps America just doesn't fancy reality television at the moment. Most believe it is the former.
3. The twin companion of the above, 'What's Real' is quite clearly the third worst show of the season, hardly garnering any more viewers than its companion, and all in all giving RBS a terrible showing for its 6pm time slot all week.
4. Oasis' Places, a kids show that aired every saturday morning was simply disastrous and suffered from low quality, low funding, and simply being unattractive to the kids who woke up that morning to watch cartoons.
Sleeper Hits
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There were a couple sleeper hits this season, and the bang for the buck certainly helped their networks out.
1. Phil Lye the Science Spy was likely meant to be filler material alongside the Shrimp show flop, but instead it slowly increased in viewership over the course of the season, and in certain time slots it saw significant viewership, and indeed was one of the highest rated shows on saturday morning.
2. The Polkageist was a lighthearted parody of horror shows, but actually immediately proved a hit with the teenager audience, and instantly proved the best family show on air all summer. This translated into solid ratings all week.
3. Heil Honey, I'm Home surprisingly drew a large audience every time it was on, even with reruns. This is surprising because of the huge controversy it has sparked on talk shows across the country, and congress even tried to censor it, although the president vetoed the legislation. If this show managed to stay on the air, it may indeed remain one of the higher rated shows aired by Comcast.
4. Steel Samurai was a surprise, easily winning the early 8am time slot saturday mornings. Its ratings may be a bit deceiving because not many kids are up yet, and the flood of viewers truly begins around 9am, but it definitely has a moderate and growing audience.
5. 1453 was a steampunk cartoon about the fall on constantinople, and although many had written it off, it seemed that the history part of it was offset by the steampunk and violent aspects of the show, and was highly regarded by children, although some parents are fairly angry about the amount of violence although it is nothing much.
1. Phil Lye the Science Spy was likely meant to be filler material alongside the Shrimp show flop, but instead it slowly increased in viewership over the course of the season, and in certain time slots it saw significant viewership, and indeed was one of the highest rated shows on saturday morning.
2. The Polkageist was a lighthearted parody of horror shows, but actually immediately proved a hit with the teenager audience, and instantly proved the best family show on air all summer. This translated into solid ratings all week.
3. Heil Honey, I'm Home surprisingly drew a large audience every time it was on, even with reruns. This is surprising because of the huge controversy it has sparked on talk shows across the country, and congress even tried to censor it, although the president vetoed the legislation. If this show managed to stay on the air, it may indeed remain one of the higher rated shows aired by Comcast.
4. Steel Samurai was a surprise, easily winning the early 8am time slot saturday mornings. Its ratings may be a bit deceiving because not many kids are up yet, and the flood of viewers truly begins around 9am, but it definitely has a moderate and growing audience.
5. 1453 was a steampunk cartoon about the fall on constantinople, and although many had written it off, it seemed that the history part of it was offset by the steampunk and violent aspects of the show, and was highly regarded by children, although some parents are fairly angry about the amount of violence although it is nothing much.
Popular Demand
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Many people have clamored for certain types of shows that haven't been seen this past summer. Their like include such shows as a sports round up show similar to sports center, talk shows, and almost universally missed is an hour of news at 10 and sometime in the afternoon.
Popular demand may also see the rise of more historical shows, such as 1453, and low fantasy shows such as the Dwarven Front and Love and War, as well as Medical shows which are in high demand in the swing of public demand.
Popular demand may also see the rise of more historical shows, such as 1453, and low fantasy shows such as the Dwarven Front and Love and War, as well as Medical shows which are in high demand in the swing of public demand.
Special Events
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Special events that were not incorporated into the schedule can be found with their advertising revenues here:
World Cup: 21 million
World Cup Finals: 6 million
Stanley Cup Finals: 13 million
NBA Finals: 8 million
MLB All Star Game: 4 million
NFL AFC Preseason: 14 million
NFL NFC Preseason: 12 million
EVO: 2 million
World Cup: 21 million
World Cup Finals: 6 million
Stanley Cup Finals: 13 million
NBA Finals: 8 million
MLB All Star Game: 4 million
NFL AFC Preseason: 14 million
NFL NFC Preseason: 12 million
EVO: 2 million
Finances
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First of all, what is left after last turn's spending.
Comcast: 20 million
RBS: 11 million
OCN: Unknown (Finances were not submitted; it is assumed sam knows what he spent last turn and what he has left over)
WBT: 15 million
Now, for the advertising revenue from the weekly schedule:
Comcast: 63 million (105.1 Viewers)
RBS: 98 million (163.8 Viewers)
OCN: 53 million (88.6 Viewers)
WBT: 68 million (113.5 Viewers)
The revenue from Special Events:
Comcast: 34 million
RBS: 2 million
OCN: 21 million
WBT: 23 million
And now the total finances:
Comcast: 117 million
RBS: 110 million
OCN: 74+x (with x being the amount leftover from this turn)
WBT: 106 million
Comcast: 20 million
RBS: 11 million
OCN: Unknown (Finances were not submitted; it is assumed sam knows what he spent last turn and what he has left over)
WBT: 15 million
Now, for the advertising revenue from the weekly schedule:
Comcast: 63 million (105.1 Viewers)
RBS: 98 million (163.8 Viewers)
OCN: 53 million (88.6 Viewers)
WBT: 68 million (113.5 Viewers)
The revenue from Special Events:
Comcast: 34 million
RBS: 2 million
OCN: 21 million
WBT: 23 million
And now the total finances:
Comcast: 117 million
RBS: 110 million
OCN: 74+x (with x being the amount leftover from this turn)
WBT: 106 million
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Rule Changes
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There will be a number of rule changes. The first and foremost deals with special events. They will be handled differently from now on, and I am not quite sure how, which is why the Special Events spot below is empty as of now. However, I will be sure to handle this promptly, and you can be assured that rights to NFL games through the fall WILL be able to be purchased by the networks, and will be handled much like MLB games were this past turn.
The other rule change has to do with movie production. Due to concerns of both players, potential players, and myself, there will be multiple changes. Independent movies (those made entirely by the producer) will only take one turn to make, however they will cost 2x the acting and staffing costs. Network backed movies will now take 2 turns to make, and will cost 3x the acting cost and 4x the staffing cost. The total cost for a movie must be paid each turn it is in production. The turn it is released revenue from the box office will be available, and all turns after that DVD sales will begin to flow in. How the revenue from the box office and DVD sales is divided between network and producer is up to them. Independent films will compete the turn they are released with other independent films released that turn in a film festival, and the winner will be rewarded a cash prize as an equivalent to a box office revenue stream (although much smaller). If the producer has enough film notoriety (nobody does atm, and will not until they get a few films out there) their independent film will then go to the theaters as well. Either way, the film will go to DVD sales.
Hope that makes sense. Please be aware that the OP will NOT be updated with this immediately, so it will conflict with what is said above.
The other rule change has to do with movie production. Due to concerns of both players, potential players, and myself, there will be multiple changes. Independent movies (those made entirely by the producer) will only take one turn to make, however they will cost 2x the acting and staffing costs. Network backed movies will now take 2 turns to make, and will cost 3x the acting cost and 4x the staffing cost. The total cost for a movie must be paid each turn it is in production. The turn it is released revenue from the box office will be available, and all turns after that DVD sales will begin to flow in. How the revenue from the box office and DVD sales is divided between network and producer is up to them. Independent films will compete the turn they are released with other independent films released that turn in a film festival, and the winner will be rewarded a cash prize as an equivalent to a box office revenue stream (although much smaller). If the producer has enough film notoriety (nobody does atm, and will not until they get a few films out there) their independent film will then go to the theaters as well. Either way, the film will go to DVD sales.
Hope that makes sense. Please be aware that the OP will NOT be updated with this immediately, so it will conflict with what is said above.
Foreign Content
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TBD
Special Events
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