Television: ‘Swingtown’ and the Heyday of the Average

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Why is the 18 to 49 demo so important?
Published 8/10/2008 by Moonlight (noreply@blogger.com) at Moonlight TV Show
... SOMEDAY I may better understand the mechanics of the millennial mind. Until then I will wonder how shows like “Ghost Whisperer” keep going and a series like “Swingtown” fails to catch on. A period piece on CBS, “Swingtown” nears the end of its summer run with a dwindling audience despite all the elements that seemed to point to its potential for popularity. - Gina Belafonte in the New York Times’ piece, Swingtown and the Heyday of Average. ...

What will CBS do with Swingtown?
Published 8/10/2008 by Allison Waldman at TV Squad
... Still, in CBS's defense, Swingtown just hasn't grabbed the kind of ratings all summer long -- mostly on Thursday nights -- to warrant the network believing that it has a potential hit on its hand. The New York Times pondered Swingtown's fate, too. ...

The More You Know: My Bravo wet dream is becoming a reality
Published 8/12/2008 by John at TiFaux
Top Design 2 will feature a Project Runway challenge Tori Spelling has already quit the 90210 remake Will South Park pay tribute to Isaac Hayes? Lost actors renegotiating for more loot Martha Stewart creates show devoted to mocking Martha Stewart (not The Onion) An interview with my hometown’s most famous celeb: New York What we aren’t watching: Swingtown Margaret Cho talks about her Kathy Griffin-esque reality series New Battlestar movie seems more like an ...