Registered: Oct 2001
Location: Sydney
Posts: 911

Ratings?

I was just wondering what the ratings for sg1 were like in each country. I did see on starguide that the ratings for syndication in the US were down.
And then I saw this on the newsgroup

quote:

---

From: s348712@student_SPAM_.uq.edu.au (AndrewR)
Newsgroups: alt.tv.stargate-sg1
Subject: Australian Ratings for Stargate-SG1
Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2001 12:45:45 GMT
Organization: University of Queensland
Lines: 9
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: d-237-9.stlucia.uq.net.au
X-Trace: bunyip.cc.uq.edu.au 1007729239 20497 203.101.237.9 (7 Dec 2001 12:47:19 GMT)
X-Complaints-To: [email protected]
NNTP-Posting-Date: 7 Dec 2001 12:47:19 GMT
X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.21/32.243


I thought I'd just let the group know - I was reading the paper the
otherday - and for the year 2001... Stargate-SG1 was the 9th highest
rated program for the entire country! Who said Sci-Fi doesn't RATE!
WOOHOO! GO SG1! (The second highest foreign drama too) (I think it was
second - there were a lot of Australian dramas... Always Greener, Blue
Heelers, Home + Away etc)
--
AndrewR
Guardian of Willow's resolve face.

---

__________________
"Ah...there he is, the man who floats like a lepidoptera and stings like a hymenoptera."

Report this post to a moderator | ? + *

Registered: Oct 2001
Location: Out keeping the fish in the liffy well fed
Posts: 3588

It's not even shown here! When it was (only showed season 1 and two *shakes fist at the stupid goverment-runners-on-Net2) it was aired at the very nice time of between 12 and 1 (it varied from week to week). On a Monday. A shagging MONDAY!! I have sky now though so I'm a happy camper

__________________
Virginia was a lot lizard from F.L.A.
She had a compound fracture in the trunk
It started when she ran away, thumbs out on the interstate
She hitched a ride to misery

Report this post to a moderator | ? + *

Registered: Oct 2001
Location: England Elvenname: Ainari?l Telr?nya
Posts: 6157

I think Stargate is quite popular over here (UK) but the only people I know watch it are my friends who I have pestered into watching it from my vids! Well, I know a couple of other guys who watch it. Well, one watches the series and the other has seen the movie.

It's shown once a week on Channel 4 (terrestrial; standard channel), for at least half the year (?) and Sky seems to like it. They always show the newest series now, and have started overtaking US showings. They're also showing Series 4 daily... twice...

But I'm interested in ratings too... Does anyone have any UK stats?

__________________
Temptations, unlike opportunities, will always give you second chances.

Report this post to a moderator | ? + *

Registered: Oct 2001
Location: London.
Posts: 6137

around 1/3 of sky viewers, thats 2 million, watch first runs on wednesday nights....heard that somewhere, not sure

__________________
God, Ive become such a fatty

Report this post to a moderator | ? + *

Registered: Oct 2001
Location: in a seat next to my computer
Posts: 3388

i think brad wright said that stargate was a hell of a lot popular in the uk than the us...what can i say were easier to please.... i mean men are drooling over jordan who i think is minging!

__________________
sam and jack


The shipper revoloution is coming you just dont know when or where!

November 24th gaters! Puddy turns 16!!

Report this post to a moderator | ? + *

Registered: Oct 2001
Location: South, US
Posts: 2379

I know I noticed more people's location being the UK more than the US. I don't even have any friends that like SG-1 off line. Only here. But I don't mind comming here to see everyone!!!

Report this post to a moderator | ? + *

Registered: Oct 2001
Location:
Posts: 1372

that surprises me about it's more popular in england. most people i know don't really like it, but don't consider it as bad as most other sci-fi.

i've noticed alot of fans are teenagers and those of the younger generation tho.

Report this post to a moderator | ? + *

Registered: Oct 2001
Location: England Elvenname: Ainari?l Telr?nya
Posts: 6157

Everyone I *know* who likes Stargate is about my age, but then at pics of cons and stuff, they all seem to be ... adult.... and female...

__________________
Temptations, unlike opportunities, will always give you second chances.

Report this post to a moderator | ? + *

Registered: Oct 2001
Location: in a seat next to my computer
Posts: 3388

the only friend ive got who watches it is kieghley ...the rest of the peeps i know are my friends parents who watch it...or my mums friends...and my granpa

__________________
sam and jack


The shipper revoloution is coming you just dont know when or where!

November 24th gaters! Puddy turns 16!!

Report this post to a moderator | ? + *

Registered: Oct 2001
Location: Sydney
Posts: 911

I assume keighley is a young teenage girl? :P
My parents leave the room when sg1 is on. Mostly because I make them or they'll ask stupid questions and talk through the entire show
I have however a few male friends who watch it....and a female one. But that 2nd highest foreign rated drama still boggles my mind.

quote:

---

Everyone I *know* who likes Stargate is about my age, but then at pics of cons and stuff, they all seem to be ... adult.... and female...

---

I think you could attribute that to RDA and MS. CJ too but to a lesser degree. Think about it, who have the guys got to look at? Carter...and Frasier when she's in the ep. So must of them must be in it for the science *coughanisecough*

__________________
"Ah...there he is, the man who floats like a lepidoptera and stings like a hymenoptera."

Report this post to a moderator | ? + *

Registered: Oct 2001
Location: England Elvenname: Ainari?l Telr?nya
Posts: 6157

I disagree. I don't particularly fancy anyone on the show, and I still watch it. And I think only one person (out of 5 off the top of my head) watches it, and then only partly because she likes MS (and cried when I told her he was leaving)

__________________
Temptations, unlike opportunities, will always give you second chances.

Report this post to a moderator | ? + *

Registered: Oct 2001
Location:
Posts: 1372

i watch the show cos i like it, not because there's good looking women in it.... but it helps

Report this post to a moderator | ? + *

Registered: Oct 2001
Location: South, US
Posts: 2379

Indeed, story beats everything else with me. Unless the action or some other element is so great that the story doesn't matter anymore, which doesn't happen very often.

Report this post to a moderator | ? + *

Registered: Oct 2001
Location: Sydney, Australia
Posts: 2928

i think the reason that the cons have a larger adult participation than what the entire cross-section would have is they are more likely to have a disposable income (or at least make the effort to save money to go to a convention) As to why there are more females - i dunno about that. Could be that there are more males to gawk at (urk), but i see that as just a sad reflection on the PTB's decision that males make better actors in sci-fi and action type tv-shows.. but i wont go into that stupid feminist stuff.. er.. *cough*
Males also seem more suseptable to stigmatism about being a sci-fi fan - it's cool to watch the show, maybe, but it would ruin their tough boy image, and they wouldn't be caught dead going to a 'geeky' sci-fi convention. *shrug*

just speculatin'.

It's good to know that Stargate made it into the top 10 in Aust. Still baffels me as to why it's getting screwed around so much then.. but i have to admit, it's getting better than in previous years. It is in a good time slot tho, at least compared to something like Buffy and Angel.
It's about time channel 7 saw just how popular the show is.

__________________
Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm.

Report this post to a moderator | ? + *

Registered: Oct 2001
Location: Sydney
Posts: 911

Oh yeah I didn't mean to suggest people only watch it because of who's on screen. But it helps that the two leading actors on the show are both males. Just my opinion of course.

quote:

---

only partly because she likes MS (and cried when I told her he was leaving)

---

aaahahah I got a friend just like that

__________________
"Ah...there he is, the man who floats like a lepidoptera and stings like a hymenoptera."

Report this post to a moderator | ? + *