Forbes: TV's Biggest Moneymakers
To determine which series generated the most advertising revenue in 2009, Forbes turned to the data crunchers at Kantar Media, who tracks ad spending, among other metrics. The firm surveyed all regularly scheduled prime-time shows, excluding sports franchises, for their third annual version of the list. For an apples-to-apples comparison of network programs of differing lengths, the series are ranked based on ad revenue per average 30 minutes.
1. AMERICAN IDOL
2. TWO AND A HALF MEN
3. 24
4. GREY'S ANATOMY
5. V
6. DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
7. DANCING WITH THE STARS
8. LOST
9. SURVIVOR
10.CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION
45.GLEE
The Academy to honor 8 TV shows 'with a conscience'
Among the honorees are GLEE and PRIVATE PRACTICE.
Kids' TV time linked to school woes, bad habits
Each additional hour of TV that toddlers watch per week translates into poorer classroom behavior, lower math scores, less physical activity, and more snacking at age 10, according to a new study in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.
Best and worst TV product placement
Boston.com takes a look at a few styles of promotion you might find inside your favorite series these days, with a 1-5 rating for their degree of stealth.
INTERVIEW: 90210's Diego Boneta (Javier0
"It’s a love triangle between Adrianna, Navid and Javier—and Adrianna is like the normal girl that goes to high school, and she’s in love with Navid, who in this case would be Raul, the normal, sweet guy. Javier is more of the seductive, mysterious, charming, confident kind of guy. So she’s kind of torn, and she doesn’t know what to do."
Webby Award winners announced
Tuesday morning the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, a 550-member group of Web experts, announced the winners of the 13th annual Webby Awards.
Handicapping the Daytime Emmys: Best Soap
Michael Logan reviews the episodes submitted in the Outstanding Daytime Drama category and names GENERAL HOSPITAL and THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL as the "likeliest nominees".
I am just curious how much the soaps would make for the Networks?
ReplyDeleteIt used to be in the 1970's and 1980's that the attitude existed that it was night-time for the prestige, day-time for the profit. Despite all the doom and gloomed about the soaps, I wonder if that is still to some extent the case?