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By the way, the ratings discussion on b2 was premature.

Posted by David (aka David) Feb 10 '11, 11:42

Modern Family's ratings for episodes 12-20 last season ranged from 7.8 to 9.8 million. Yesterday's episode was 13.1 million. Audiences grow.

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Haven't they kept episodes from being online and On Demand? Only regular airings and DVD? -- nm - Dano Feb 10, 11:54
Except that The Cosby show was huge right from the start. - Inigo Feb 10, 11:47 25
- I think you're fixating too much on not being an exact model. - David Feb 10, 11:49 24
  - The difference in ratings is just too great to ignore. - Inigo Feb 10, 11:56 1
    - If that's the way you see it, that's fine, but I absolutely believe Modern Family winds up being that show. -- nm - David Feb 10, 11:57
  - I love the show, but right now it'd be about on par with Everyone Loves Raymond as far as cultural impact. - Reagen Feb 10, 11:52 6
    - That's a comfort show to me rather than one with lingering impact. - David Feb 10, 11:56 4
      - I'm not knocking either show there, really - Reagen Feb 10, 11:58
      - just like Scott Pilgrim! -- nm - cupixie Feb 10, 11:57 1
        
        Scott Pilgrim is a series of wildly popular books and a movie, Pixie. It has not been made into a television series...yet. -- nm - David Feb 10, 12:02
      - Has a chance...but so far...it's just settling for being damn great - Will Hunting Feb 10, 11:57
    - This. To really have an impact, it's got to reach more people. -- nm - Jim Feb 10, 11:53
  - Modern Family is as important for showing different kinds of families as Cosby was. -- nm - Amy Feb 10, 11:51 14
    - That's exactly why it popped in my mind. I also think the discomfort with a gay couple being treated as normal people... - David Feb 10, 11:53 1
      - I agree with you about cultural impact not always being defined by ratings. Even a small niche of viewers can start trends. -- nm - Amy Feb 10, 11:58
    - Cosby was watched by 3 times as many people though -- nm - Beaker Feb 10, 11:53 11
      - That had less than 10% of the options we currently enjoy. -- nm - Spawn Feb 10, 11:54 10
        
        Right. Television consumption has fundamentally changed. -- nm - David Feb 10, 12:00 2
        
        But there's still a #1. - Will Hunting Feb 10, 12:00 1
        
        Did Two and a Half Men, the current #1, start at #1? Of course not. - David Feb 10, 12:03
        
        Cosby was #1 within it's show type and then all of television - Will Hunting Feb 10, 11:55 5
        
        My point is, how many shows were running against it back then? - Spawn Feb 10, 11:57 4
        
        As far as big players, there was NBC, CBS and ABC then. Now, Fox has been added. - Inigo Feb 10, 11:59 2
        
        You miss the point. Just because Nielsen does not count does not mean people are not watching the other 200 shows on then. -- nm - Spawn Feb 10, 12:01 1
        
        Like Will and I have said, #1 is still #1 regardless of other shows. -- nm - Inigo Feb 10, 12:06
        
        If the audience splinters, you'll still have a #1. Which is 2.5 Men, then BBT, then Modern Family. - Will Hunting Feb 10, 11:58
        
        true -- nm - Beaker Feb 10, 11:54
what are the ratings for CBS's most popular sitcoms? -- nm - cupixie Feb 10, 11:42 3
- Two and a Half Men's most recent new episode garnered 15.15 million. -- nm - David Feb 10, 11:44 2
  - So 15% more. - Will Hunting Feb 10, 11:46 1
    - Alternately, the lead went from 10 million in episode 12 last year to 2 million this year. - David Feb 10, 11:46

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