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It is an interesting time for TV that we live in. This isn’t your grandfather’s TV, where they had three channels … and they liked it! And when changing the channel involved telling you to take your Toughskins covered butt over there and turn the large dial. Grandpa’s version of TV is being challenged on all fronts by cable, and it’s really not fairing well.
Yet another article, this time from the L.A. Times, takes a look at the damage that has been done. Some highlights: For the just concluded sweeps period, NBC was down 27% in adults 18-49. 27%! ABC lost over 20% of young adults. The other networks also posted double digit losses. The scary bit though, for the traditional networks, is that the number of people watching television is up 2%, and for the season the ad supported cable networks are up 7%.
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