{"id":1857,"date":"2015-04-12T17:16:28","date_gmt":"2015-04-12T17:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf594\/?p=1857"},"modified":"2015-04-12T17:17:23","modified_gmt":"2015-04-12T17:17:23","slug":"weird-loners-blog-post-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf594\/2015\/04\/12\/weird-loners-blog-post-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Weird Loners \u2013 Blog Post 9"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Surprisingly, Weird Loners\u00a0<\/em>has managed to stay fairly consistent in their numbers. The week of its premiere, it had a 0.7 rating with 1.91 million viewers from 18-49. This past week, it maintained its 0.7 rating with a slight decrease to 1.72 million viewers from 18-49. That’s pretty good given the reviews it got!<\/p>\n

I know I have given\u00a0Weird Loners\u00a0<\/em>a lot of grief, but I think it’s important to establish some factors that have contributed to the demise of this show…<\/p>\n

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  1. Competition:\n
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    1. Not going to lie, its competition is pretty weak. The only real “competitor” is also a new show — One Big Happy<\/em> — which has also been struggling to find a loyal audience. That said, Ellen has been promoting this show like no other (makes sense given that she is an executive producer on it). I can imagine the fan-base for Ellen may be more impressive than that of New Girl\u00a0<\/i>(which then leads into\u00a0Weird Loners<\/em>).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
    2. Time Slot:\n
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      1. It’s never easy to excel on a Tuesday night at 9:30pm c. I would argue that anywhere from 6-9:30 pm is a difficult time slot to fill. It’s, at the very least, a ‘transitional’ part of everyone’s day. The fact that it starts in the middle of the hour — at 9:30pm c — as opposed to 9pm c, adds an additional stress to this show. I can tell you, personally, that I would never watch a show in them middle of an hour for a half-hour if I didn’t like the show before it (New Girl).\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
      2. Difference in Writing:\n
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        1. As mentioned earlier, New Girl\u00a0<\/i>leads into\u00a0Weird Loners.\u00a0<\/em>I think the network made this decision because they thought that both shows were very similar. Well, folks, these shows are NOT two peas in a pod. In fact, there is such a stark difference with regards to writing style and content that it would be unfair to clump these two shows together under the umbrella term “sitcom.”<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          As we near the season’s end, I will be curious to see if this show is able to make a comeback or if it will continue to descend to its imminent cancelation. Thanks for reading!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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