NBC - CONAN, MEET OPRAH

CONAN, MEET OPRAH

If a fall in the Tonight show's ratings are a concern to NBC, an even greater fall in the ratings for The Oprah Winfrey Show may be generating even greater worries for CBS, whose syndication unit distributes the show, and ABC, whose owned-and-operated stations broadcast it (among others). Today's New York Post observed that the show "is losing viewers at a rate that hasn't been seen since [it] was launched 23 years ago." The newspaper cited latest figures showing that during the week of July 4th, Winfrey's ratings dropped to their lowest level since 1983. The newspaper quoted Marc Berman, who tracks TV ratings for Mediaweek as saying, "There's the fatigue factor. ... It gets to the point where fans might be getting a little tired of her show."

17/07/2009