‘America’s Got Talent’ ratings take a dive with Howard Stern debut

[Liberal_in_LA]

putting this in general discussion because Stern is a mysogynist pig

‘America’s Got Talent’ ratings take a dive with Howard Stern debut

Howard Stern (Evan Agostini - AP) About 10.3 million people tuned in to watch Howard Stern’s debut on NBC’s competition series “America’s Got Talent” Monday night, according to early stats.

Last year, when the show debuted later in May, on a Tuesday, it had clocked 15.3 million viewers.

That’s a 33 percent plunge.

Among 18-49 year old viewers who are the currency of NBC ad sales, Stern’s “Talent” season kickoff clocked 3.6 rating. That means just under 4 percent of the country’s viewers in that age bracket tuned in.

Last year’s debut did a 4.3 rating. That’s a 16 percent dive.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/tv-column/post/americas-got-talent-ratings-take-a-dive-with-howard-stern-debut/2012/05/15/gIQAqFhXRU_blog.html

[RockaFowler]

1. On a side note . . .

It was also against Dancing with the Stars on ABC, Monday comedies on CBS, Bones season finale on FOX. That's something that America's Got Talent never goes up against. It's the reason why it remains a Summer show. It can't really compete with the big guys during the Spring

[monmouth]

6. Also, PBS had "American Experience" Johnny Carson. It was great..n/t

[Champion Jack]

11. The Carson show was excellent

[WI_DEM]

16. Another viewer of the superb Carson PBS documentary

[onehandle]

2. Good. Die reality shows! Die! nt

[Ian David]

4. Not until they produce *MY* Reality show!

"Toilet Fishing."

Contestants are confronted by toilets with various prizes in them. Also, human waste. They must then decide whether or not they want to fish the items out with their bare hands.

[onehandle]

7. Die Ian David's idea for a reality show! Die! nt

[cynatnite]

3. We had a blast watching the show last night...

Howard Stern was better than I thought he'd be. I liked it. This is the only reality show we watch here.

[Nye Bevan]

5. Am I the only DUer who has never watched an episode of a reality TV show? (nt)

[Liberal_in_LA]

8. never watched 'survivor'? 'project runway'? Cooking/food shows? House hunters? 'gold mining'?

those are reality shows also.

[Nye Bevan]

10. OK, my wife watches "House Hunters" sometimes, so I know about that one,

but have never pro-actively watched it. The others, no.

[onehandle]

9. The only 'reality show' I've ever watched is 'Iron Chef.' The original, not the lame US version. nt

[Politicalboi]

13. No you're not

I HATE those shows. I feel they are ALL rigged. Survivor proved that in the 90's.

[Liberal_in_LA]

17. how did Survivor prove that?

[Ikonoklast]

14. No.

I haven't either.

I despise commercial television, for the most part it is horrid.

[RobinA]

19. Nope

I'd check one out if anything sounded remotely interesting. My job beats anything on TV when it comes to "reality."

[Speck Tater]

12. There's no way to decide cause and effect in this case.

It could also be that people are just getting sick of the show in general, or that there are alternatives they prefer.

This is rather like the headline that says: "Stock Market Plunges after Mel Gibson's Second DUI."

[progressoid]

15. ...

[marlakay]

18. I don't think it was Howard

I watched 1/2 of it and I thought the show itself was lame with the talent and that isn't his fault. He was fine.

[11 Bravo]

20. Baba Booey!