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[TWoP Barnes]

Discuss Eureka's ratings and scheduling, here.

[mustbekarma]

Eureka's new season will start Tuesday, July 29 at 9/8 Central.

D'OH!

I thought it was tonight; I'm so disappointed ; - (

[The Mad Maple]

Hey, does anyone know when Space is gonna start showing Season 3 in Canada?

[moemac]

There is also a season 2 marathon coming up on Sunday. I hope that will bring in new viewers.

[Radiojane]

There's nothing official at www.spacecast.com/eureka/, but speculation is that Canada will have to wait until the fall for season 3.
:(

[stdwynwen]

There is also a season 2 marathon coming up on Sunday. I hope that will bring in new viewers

Also a S2 marathon on Tuesday the 29th leading up to the S3 premier at 9:00 pm eastern.

Edited by stdwynwen, Jul 27, 2008 @ 6:35 AM.

[cutecouple]

For some reason, TitanTV (which provides the schedule my computer tv tuner uses) is listing tonights premiere as a repeat, which I find mildly annoying. Then again, there's a giant repeat marathon on today, so maybe that's why.

[Shacklebolt]

Great ratings, per The Fution Critic (source)

Scoring a 2.1 HH rating and an audience comprised of 1.426 million Adults 25-54, 1.301 million Adults 18-49 and 2.808 million total viewers, Eureka enjoyed its most-watched performance since the series first premiered on July 18, 2006.

[ScribblerGuy]

For those who miss an episode, it looks like SciFi will be repeating the previous week's episode in the 8pm Eastern timeslot before each week's new episode (at 9pm). And, in the 7pm slot, they're showing repeats from last season, so from 7pm to 10pm each Tuesday, it's a Eureka block -- at least through the end of August.

SciFi.com Schedulebot

[cutecouple]

Just a thought - based on how Sci-Fi Channel treats its other shows, it's relatively unlikely Eureka will go beyond 5 seasons.

[The Mad Maple]

Just in case anyone on this side of the border missed it, Space started airing Season 3 last night.

[kzoogal]

So two weeks in a row, Skiffy has begun the midnight airing of Eureka at something like 2:10, so my TiVo has missed the last 10 minutes of the episode. This is worse than NBC's old "gotcha" gimmick of beginning or ending a show at an odd time, like 9:35--at least NBC reported the discrepancy to the scheduling services, and DVR recordings weren't useless. So is Skiffy punishing me for not watching Eureka live, or for recording the second airing and not the first? I don't understand why they think messing with the viewers is a good thing. But then again, I'm not part of their golden 18-34-year-males demographic, so maybe they're trying to drive me away.

[marketdoctor]

The time shift has also happened with DirectTV (though they've got the start time closer to when it happens), so it's not TiVo's fault.

Actually, it's kind of odd; if it were my show, I'd be furious that people trying to tune in weren't seeing it. (I can see why they're not going after the "I'll watch it later" crowd as much, but it's still REALLY frustrating when a show about geniuses is on a network that can't seem to tell time with more than 18th-century accuracy.)

[kzoogal]

If I felt like crediting the network with any intelligence, I'd suspect it was done on purpose. Viewer dares to time-shift watching Eureka to the next day, recording is missing the last ten minutes, viewer ends up either watching the rerun at eight the next week (possibly live, and therefore earning advertising $$) or watching the show online, with forced commercials and therefore also earning advertising $$). For the record, I have no problem watching the commercials for the online viewing, but I'd prefer to be able to watch the show without the one-week wait, when it was supposed to be aired.

But whatever, I've just padded the recording to end much, much later next week.

[Sumik]

The timeshift happens because wrestling goes long - and the length of time that wrestling will go over it's time is unpredictable which makes recording the second showing of Eureka problematic.

[Sauvage]

wrestling goes long

Would this be the right place to mention what a shift in tone occurs when the wrestling show comes on immediately after Eureka? (I don't usually watch "live" so just noticed last night.) Eureka is so wry and quirky--about the characters and dialogue at its best--and suddenly BOOM! huge, beefy, barely dressed snarling guys are flinging each other around. It's like not only a different channel but a different universe.

[Raingirlkm]

suddenly BOOM! huge, beefy, barely dressed snarling guys are flinging each other around. It's like not only a different channel but a different universe.

I get the same feeling when I watch it live during the first showing. About 10 minutes before the end suddenly they are panning across an audience of screaming, sign wielding wrestling fans and I have a split second where I think I somehow missed the end and then I realize it's the preshow shot they always put in at this point. I hate it cause it disrupts the mood the show creates and I think, "Do they really think that either the Eureka fans are going to stick around for wrestling or the wrestling fans are going to tune in 10 minutes early???" It just seems pointless and it irritates me!<rant over>

[equinoxx]

"Do they really think that [...] the wrestling fans are going to tune in 10 minutes early???"

Say whatever else you will about the WWE... they KNOW their audience. I've known a few hardcore wrestling fans (even been to a couple of events myself), and a fair percentage of them WILL tune in early, to make sure they don't miss anything.

[tigerlily0]

Tonight's episode was the season finale, correct? Any idea why this season was only 8 episodes?

[Codger]

Mid-season finale. The last 13 episodes of the season are going to air early next year. I don't know exactly how long the break is going to be, though, whether they'll start up again in January or in April. There's a little article here that talks about how they blew their special effects budget with these first eight episodes and so the last 13 are going to be very character driven and without much effects.

Edited by Codger, Sep 24, 2008 @ 1:25 AM.

[PenguinHalo83]

Okay I have watched this show from the begining but the timing thing might make me stop. I have to work nights to support my family so I can't watch live. Why do I or other working people have to suffer not seeing the last 10-15 minutes? They do that to get their ad money, but I have to lose money to watch? One day Networks and executives are going to piss off viewers too much, I hope they learn before that happens.

[LoneHaranguer]

I suppose one could ask why recorders don't pay attention to the program identification information included in the broadcasting of most shows. Would it really be that hard to put a window around a scheduled time and channel, watching for when a show really starts and ends? Maybe with a grace period to catch any promo's (and grab an ad or two to keep sponsors happy).

[cutecouple]

To be honest, really the only thing one can do is just pad the recording time at the end, or maybe record the following show. Fans of the Amazing Race have been doing this for quite a few seasons since that show moved to Sundays, a time prone to being shifted by NFL broadcasts.

[Loandbehold]

The thing is, that, as a legitimate sporting event, football games can go past 3 hours, or into OT, and there's no way for the network to know when the game will end. Wrestling is not the same. All SciFi has to do is say, the show ends at 11:05 or 11:07, or whatever, and DVRs account for this. When they leave the start time of the show as 11, the DVR will cut off at 12. It's completely unnecessary.

[Lincolnave]

The thing is, that, as a legitimate sporting event, football games can go past 3 hours, or into OT, and there's no way for the network to know when the game will end. Wrestling is not the same. All SciFi has to do is say, the show ends at 11:05 or 11:07, or whatever, and DVRs account for this. When they leave the start time of the show as 11, the DVR will cut off at 12. It's completely unnecessary.

Not to start an argument but they do it because wrestling shows (as they are) are some of the highest rated shows on broadcast cable. The Monday Night USA broadcast runs long on purpose allowing the network to charge a higher price for ads in that quarter hour. And they are not only on and drawing revenue for thier channels 52 weeks a year as opposed to the thirteen of most cable series they are also (on USA and SciFi) live and not always able to end at the exact second as the clock strikes the top of the hour. USA lists Monday Night Raw going to 11:05 and sometimes it still goes over. In most cases they will gladly trade the higher rating in the first quarter hour for the minimal ratings they will get from the following program which is usually the 5000th syndication repeat of a 7 year old network show.

Edited by Lincolnave, Oct 3, 2008 @ 12:30 AM.

[Galacticlady]

I agree that is probably why wrestling is on. If it keeps the network afloat, I'm all for it.

[C0mputerGeek]

Does anyone know when we'll get the rest of this Season? I need to know what's going to happen next, and if they'll respond to the fan's loathing of Lexi and send her out of Eureka.

Edited by C0mputerGeek, Oct 16, 2008 @ 1:36 PM.

[TWoP Barnes]

I've been waiting for more specific information, but the last I heard it was due to return in early or mid '09. That's it. I'm sorry I don't know more. It's driving me nuts.

[bybrandy]

If they don't come back until mid 09 will season 4 (assuming there is one) not start until early 10... because it seems unlikely that we'd get the second half of season three ending just a month before the start of season 4.

[TWoP Barnes]

I think so, but I'm not sure. I'm hearing the 13 we were expecting to start this January has been knocked down to 10 and won't start airing until the summer, and then we're supposed to get two 10-episode long blocks per year, which sounds like what you're thinking.

Darn it. I'm losing Pushing Daisies. I was counting on Eureka to fill my whimsy gap.