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Here's an interesting article about how Nielson tracks the live-plus-seven [timeshifting] numbers of viewers.
Although live-plus-seven provides a more accurate assessment of how many people are actually watching a given series, data is not available until 15 days after the broadcast week. Advertisers won't pay for any viewing that takes place more than three days after an episode's original airing. Known as C3, this measures how many viewers are watching advertisements both live and up to three days after the commercials originally air.
Live-plus-seven "will not save a marginal show," Manze adds, "but it is a factor we would consider if it were a marginal show and (the lift) were significant."
He went on to add, "The old-fashioned rating, the one that's on your desk the next afternoon, is still very much the one that decides your fate."
Hmm. Nielson households, take note.
sorry about the flurry. I read, I post, I go away.
It's a bit of a stretch to compare it to Homicide, but I think if it had some room to grow and for them to figure out exactly what works, it could be a consistently excellent show.
They're right about the music, though, which is unbelievably good. And the cinematography.
Holy mother of fuck, that episode of Life almost killed me. I'm a wreck.
No new episode until God knows when! I'm gonna CRY.
Nice bit of HSQ there at the end about the daughter. Didn't see that coming at all.
Now THAT's good TV!
Hot damn! I flove this show!!11! Intense, what will Charlie do next?
And I *knew* that girl was Rachel!
Best music cue ever? "Did you fall?" (this show sure does love it some
The Frames)
God, that was a good episode.
Soon as I saw that girl, I yelled "that's Rachel!" Then I remembered she knew Hollis' face, and dismissed the notion. Huh. That's really messed up, taking in the surviving daughter of the family he killed, and having her love you like a real father. It's like its own mini-movie there on its own.
The only thing I missed about the episode was the lack of Charlie/Reese interactions, but I get why she had to be out of the action for most of the ep. Love that both Dani and Starks stepped up to the plate 'soon as Charlie asked, no questions asked.
I was real worried that Jack Reese would jump off the roof, but no. He's too evil a motherfucker for something like that. But I don't quite understand why Jack having Rachel's so important to Charlie. He's already got Hollis. Unless Charlie's worried that Jack would harm her if he went after Jack.
Unless Charlie's worried that Jack would harm her if he went after Jack.
I think that was Jack's implied threat.
Which, motherf***er! I want another ep RIGHT NOW cuz I want to see more Dani/Charlie and how their relationship will be influenced by how f***ing evil her dad is.
Yes!
I also had this suspicion that the daughter was going to be THE daughter.
And the music was once again excellent.
