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Westworld Ratings Bombing in Season 3
Posted on 4/10/20 at 5:33 pm
Posted on 4/10/20 at 5:33 pm
Variety blames, wait for it...... drum roll..... the Democratic debate.
Yes, but the total eyeballs in Season 2 opener was 3 million.
Variety magazine
This guy on youtube makes some good points. youtube link
He says it is too woke. Said the main leads this season are no match for Ed Harris and Anthony Hopkins. They screwed around and waited til E4 to put in Harris and made a mess of his appearance with a mess of discombobulation. Said the men are made to look stupid in this season and it's turning audience off.
Yes, maybe so but you know, that wasn't the case with E1. A confusing as hell 2nd season followed by a nearly 2 year layoff means out of site and out of mind.
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“Westworld” came back online on Sunday night for season 3, but struggled to match the viewership highs it achieved two years ago up against the Democratic debate.
The season 3 premiere drew 901,000 total viewers to the live broadcast on HBO, which represents a 57% dip from last season’s premiere (which drew 2.1 million) and the show’s lowest viewership tally to date. Overall, the episode scored 1.7 million viewers across HBO’s platforms when taking into account digital viewers. That means its viewership was split almost 50-50 between live and streaming, a much more even balance than previous seasons which skewed far more towards live. For comparison, the last episode of “Westworld,” which aired way back in June 2018, scored 1.6 million total viewers.
That debut figure is still one of HBO’s strongest this season, outperforming “The Outsider” by 24% and the “Watchmen” premiere by 13%.
There is not doubt that bumping up against the Democratic debate, which featured plenty of discussion on the coronavirus pandemic currently sweeping the country, didn’t help the “Westworld” cause. However, the CNN debate was watched by 10.8 million viewers, a substantial number, but nowhere near the 15 and 20 million pairs of eyeballs that tuned in to previous debates.
Yes, but the total eyeballs in Season 2 opener was 3 million.
Variety magazine
This guy on youtube makes some good points. youtube link
He says it is too woke. Said the main leads this season are no match for Ed Harris and Anthony Hopkins. They screwed around and waited til E4 to put in Harris and made a mess of his appearance with a mess of discombobulation. Said the men are made to look stupid in this season and it's turning audience off.
Yes, maybe so but you know, that wasn't the case with E1. A confusing as hell 2nd season followed by a nearly 2 year layoff means out of site and out of mind.
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Posted on 4/10/20 at 5:46 pm to prplhze2000
This show is exhausting to watch
Posted on 4/10/20 at 5:54 pm to prplhze2000
I'll go out on a limb and guess that season 2 is the main reason for a drop in season 3 ratings.
Plus I bet a bunch of people dropped HBO after Game of Thrones ended.
Plus I bet a bunch of people dropped HBO after Game of Thrones ended.
Posted on 4/10/20 at 6:03 pm to GetCocky11
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This show is exhausting to watch
I am a Michael chrichton fan, I’ve consumed everything he’s written, directed and produced. I also love smart sci-fi especially AI stuff.
this show was right up my alley and I hated it. Completely exhausted with it after S1 I gave up. The very definition of too clever for its own good
Posted on 4/10/20 at 6:04 pm to PowerTool
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I'll go out on a limb and guess that season 2 is the main reason for a drop in season 3 ratings.
This
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This show is exhausting to watch
and this
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Plus I bet a bunch of people dropped HBO after Game of Thrones ended.
and this
I lost interest in season 2 and just never kept up. Seeing Marshawn and Aaron Paul in Season 3 was enticing, but then I remembered I'd have to go back through the show to figure everything out. After that, they weren't enough to do it for me
Posted on 4/10/20 at 6:14 pm to cgrand
Yeah gave up too.
Just a mess...I don't want to have to pay THAT much attention to every second of a show.
Just a mess...I don't want to have to pay THAT much attention to every second of a show.
Posted on 4/10/20 at 6:24 pm to prplhze2000
eh, I'm enjoying the hell out of season 3. So far the theme, pacing, story, and imagery has been 500% better than season 2 and if things keep on this pace it'll actually surpass season 1 for me.
I won't go into much detail: but person of interest (the tv show) type stories are always some of my favorites
ETA: also season 3 hasn't been up it's own arse like season 2 was. Season 2 was just confusion for the sake of confusion and unfortunately it sucked
I won't go into much detail: but person of interest (the tv show) type stories are always some of my favorites
ETA: also season 3 hasn't been up it's own arse like season 2 was. Season 2 was just confusion for the sake of confusion and unfortunately it sucked
This post was edited on 4/10/20 at 6:25 pm
Posted on 4/10/20 at 6:45 pm to BaddestAndvari
Me and my wife and everyone I know that watched it gave up after season 2
I don’t miss it one bit.
I don’t miss it one bit.
Posted on 4/10/20 at 6:51 pm to prplhze2000
S2 was a treadmill of a watch. I hate woke bullshite (and have to look past it from some of the outspoken woke cast) but have liked this season. Lots of action.
Aaron Paul is a solid add, and gets to use the “just watched Tuco brain some fool” expression A LOT.
Aaron Paul is a solid add, and gets to use the “just watched Tuco brain some fool” expression A LOT.
Posted on 4/10/20 at 7:11 pm to Backinthe615
Yes but the metaphysical crap was william is getting old
Posted on 4/10/20 at 7:16 pm to GetCocky11
quote:I got through Season 1, and enjoyed it immensely.
This show is exhausting to watch
I never started S2, because I felt the loop was closed.
I just had no desire to keep going. From you all's review of S2, I am confident I made the right choice
Posted on 4/10/20 at 7:50 pm to Roaad
Season 2 had a couple of really good moments. But overall it was too clever. Tried too hard to throw the audience off at the expense of good storytelling.
Posted on 4/10/20 at 8:21 pm to prplhze2000
Season 3 has been pretty entertaining so far. Season 2 sucked so bad at least half of the viewers left.
Posted on 4/10/20 at 9:42 pm to prplhze2000
I’m just clearly not smart enough to watch this show. After I watched the season one finale, I was like... what the frick happened here?
If I have to read an episode synopsis to get the plot... well, I’m just not going to watch
If I have to read an episode synopsis to get the plot... well, I’m just not going to watch
Posted on 4/10/20 at 9:45 pm to prplhze2000
Show needs to get back to its roots- raping robots.
Posted on 4/10/20 at 10:56 pm to prplhze2000
Count me in the group that couldn't get through S2. Tried twice.
Posted on 4/11/20 at 1:11 am to prplhze2000
i keep trying, but cant make it through season 2, so i doubt ill ever get to season 3. And i really liked the first season.
Posted on 4/11/20 at 3:54 am to dgnx6
i liked season 2 more then most but the main problem with the show is they are trying to force what is at best the 3rd or 4th most interesting character into the prime role.
Delores has always been out shined by the other storylines or characters within her own storyline. Much more interested in MIB/William, or Ford/Bernard, or Maeve and her crew or MIB/Father/Logan ect.
Delores has always been out shined by the other storylines or characters within her own storyline. Much more interested in MIB/William, or Ford/Bernard, or Maeve and her crew or MIB/Father/Logan ect.
This post was edited on 4/11/20 at 3:55 am
Posted on 4/11/20 at 4:28 am to prplhze2000
HBO shoots themselves in the foot in modern times with a follow up season to a hit show with no source material
Posted on 4/11/20 at 6:12 am to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
quote:I didn't finish season 1. It just became too much of a chore to try to follow; no continuity.
Yeah gave up too.
Just a mess...I don't want to have to pay THAT much attention to every second of a show.
I'm not opposed to the theory, but they didn't make it entertaining enough.
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