A&E Has Lost Half Its Viewers Since Dropping ‘Live PD’ Network’s prime-time viewership was up 4% this year before it canceled its hit police reality show, Nielsen data show Ratings for A&E Network have plummeted since it canceled the hit police reality show “Live PD” on June 10, a sign of how much the network relies on law-enforcement programming. Average prime-time viewership for A&E between June 11 and July 19 was 498,000 people, down 49% from the same period last year, according to data from Nielsen. In the key demographics of adults 18-49 and 25-54, the declines are 55% and 53%, respectively. ... https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-e-ha...ropping-live-pd-11595588402?mod=hp_lista_pos5 whoops.
I suppose losing half your viewers means imminent job loss at the network since ad revenue will go down. If you're a liberal pro blm anti cop employee at a&e are you feeling good now? Just checking..
Got to admit, those shows are like the low level scum of reality show voyuerism (sp? when did Baron get rid of spell check). never udnerstood their popularity and I think now with dash cams and those chest cams, we got all the cameras we need. besides those shows only would braodcast the most simple and useless arrests...
It is in this case a discussion on interesting research. The good guys very often do bad things they justify as necessary evil in the shows. I stopped watching things like Cops back in the 90s when the novelty was still there. Oh also, I grew up.
MLB is joining NBA, NFL with their SJW athletic jocks. They forget it is the baseball fans that pay their salaries. They corporate sponsors should beware too. I am sure the baseball fans would be less inclined to support those companies too.