Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26159109-20150928170914/@comment-25926288-20151202143348

Ray Donovan wrote:

ChocolatEyes613 wrote:

Trainer Green wrote: The series ratings are getting worse and worse obviously the writers aren't learning their lesson. once won't last much longer Please, take into account that it was Thanksgiving Weekend.

However, there is no denying that The Bear King was a huge mistake. I am sure ABC thought so too, which is why it aired with Birth. []

People need to stop blaming Bear King like it was the worst episode ever. At the end of the day, Bear King had the same demo points as Birth. GA is tired of the horrible portrayal of the Dark One mythology and the actor's portrayal of it. Ratings are complex, so your outburst is in vain.

Ratings are effected by two major things: The episode before and the promotion.

That's how it works. So, People watched 509 because they watched 508, only 508 effected 509's rating, primarily. Likewise, with 510.

510 was on a holiday weekend and last year experienced a similar drop, so much of it is on the timing. Second-most is the preceding episode which was Bear King. Thirdly is the promotion for Birth, which was average. That is how ratings works, primarily.