so the ratings were lower than that of "The Civil War" and "Baseball" but
are there really as many jazz fans as war buffs or sports fans. I'm not
saying that there is no audience for jazz, but I am saying that in general
there are probably a greater number of people who know a little something
about sports and civil war than those who know something about, or care to
learn more about jazz. Yes, the same guy made these documentaries but the
audience is not universal....maybe I'm just alittle bias, but I think the
raw numbers of the public that are *really* into *really* good music is
smaller than that of war/sports. So in this case, do these numbers *really*
matter?
j
>From: "Steve Catanzaro" <stevencatanzaro@sprintmail.com>
>To: "acid jazz" <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
>Subject: "Jazz" ratings
>Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2001 16:58:39 -0700
>
>'Jazz' ratings good, not great
> Although the American public broadcaster PBS has improvised some
>impressive ratings with "Ken Burns' Jazz," the heavily promoted series is
>being outgunned by Burns' previous documentaries "The Civil War" and
>"Baseball."
>
>Reuters reports that the first installment of the series Monday night
>enjoyed an audience of 5.6 million -- more than double the network's
>typical prime-time draw and higher than PBS's detailed critical analysis of
>the history of rock and roll, which aired a couple of years ago.
>
>While "Jazz" managed to achieve a 4.1 rating, that's well behind Burns'
>"The Civil War," which earned a 9.0 rating, and 1994's "Baseball," which
>garnered a 5.1 rating.
>
>PBS executives told Reuters that the lower ratings might reflect the fact
>that the broadcaster now faces more competition from new cable outlets.
>
>In the context of regular network prime-time ratings, ratings for "Jazz"
>were modest. A repeat of an episode of NBC's "E.R." can earn a 19.7 rating
>and 30 million viewers.
>
>The 10-part "Jazz" aired Monday through Wednesday this week and resumes
>Monday.
>
>
>
>(source; www.canoe.com)
>
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