When it made its debut in 1999, "Millionaire" was the first entrant in the broadcast network trend toward unscripted shows in prime time.
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Based on consumer trends, broadcast TV has now been overtaken by digital media by almost 45 minutes more per week.
Still, sports ratings are not immune to the erosion throughout broadcast television, a trend linked to cable and satellite TV, the Internet, home video and other options.
In utopian terms the great abundance of self-expression puts an end to the old, supposedly wrongheaded gatekeeping mechanisms: hit-driven recording companies, hidebound movie studios, timid broadcast radio stations, trend-seeking media coverage.
About two-thirds of the way through the broadcast, the Twitter trending topic #freerickygervais gained popularity with many responders pondering whether the comedian had been ordered to tone his act down by either the show's producers or the HFPA.
This is a worrisome trend for broadcast networks, and they're changing their strategy to combat it.
"Son of a Gun" was seen by 6.52 million households in its original broadcast, continuing a downward trend in ratings since the premiere of Homicide: Life on the Street.
While the average prime-time audience of around 23 million is down 6% from 2014, reflecting the overall downward trend of broadcast and cable TV viewing, the figure towers over the rest of the TV competition over 18 nights.
This show is part of a rom-com trendlet on the broadcast networks, a mini-trend that is wobbly at best and has made me recommend a much better option in this arena: FX's "You're the Worst," which has all the specificity and intelligence many of these shows lack.
