Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25926288-20171008010933/@comment-25926288-20171023212654

Lola987 wrote: Honestly, I wish these rating weren't considered important. There are SOO many factors they should consider (e.g. streaming views, viewerships in other countries, etc.). Unfortunately, alot of the time, a show's lifespan is based on nielsen ratings. Howver, I think that this show has a very large fandom, and because it ties into the Disney media, it has a higher chance than most shows to continue (The fact that their lowest viewership is 2.49, is still quite impressive).

+ I know this isn't an ABC show, but Supernatural has lower ratings (they've been on the 1 millions for a while), and they are on their 13th season. So power to the fandoms I guess. It's mostly due to the big green--money. The show costs money, so it has to be profitable. Ratings are apart of evaluating if the show's successful. Probabaly should change, but that's how it is, somewhat.

Can't compare across networks. SPN does good on CW as their standard and expectations are different. Let's say SPN and Once got a 1.5 demo and 4.3 million viewers. That would be better for SPN than Once because that's beyond the expectations for CW in comparison.

This is likewise within a network. Once on Sunday is held to a different standard than Once on Friday.