Re: JMS says \"Just get people to tune in\"
Variety.com reports in a related story:
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Pressure's on for Showtime
Cabler eyes 'Odyssey,' 'Street' for recovery map
By JOHN DEMPSEY
NEW YORK -- Showtime is fingering the prayer beads with more fervor than usual for its highly promoted new series "Odyssey 5" and "Street Time" because the network's primetime ratings have fallen a dizzying 17% from January through mid-June.
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And, from later in the same article:
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17% slide
Showtime needs these two shows to become hits because the net's entire primetime sked is averaging only 426,000 homes for the year to date (Dec. 31, 2001, through June 16, 2002). That number translates into only a 1.9 rating in cable homes -- 17% below the 2.3 for the same period a year ago.
By contrast, HBO averaged 1.686 million homes (a 4.9 rating) for the year to date, a 5% increase over last year's household figure (and a 2% jump in rating).
"Showtime's main problem is that its original series haven't caught on like HBO's hit shows," said Jim Stroud, media analyst and president of Blackbird Communications, citing such high-rated HBO bellwethers as "The Sopranos" and "Sex and the City."
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So, by all means, if you are able check out Jeremiah, and let Showtime know why you came over to them if you add the channel during this time.
It's a good show, and deserves to go on to a second season.
One things certain, if they do cancel Jeremiah, I will save the cost of my monthly Showtime subscription. They do not have anything else I'm really interested in.
Ro