Yet, if history is any indicator, voters will learn almost nothing by watching the Philadelphia and New York stations that hold New Jersey television viewers captive.
Wolf Hall continues to hold viewers captive not only because of its gorgeous costumes and sumptuous period detailing, but the nuanced script that electrifies this era for a contemporary audience.
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But this is the first time such shows are being launched for profit, and the first time that they are striking a chord with such a wide swath of cable viewers who aren't captive to state-owned television.
Cable companies that long enjoyed captive audiences are now stuck watching their viewers flee for cheaper venues.
Because sports are one of the few shows that viewers still watch live providing advertisers with a captive audience their value has soared.
There's a muffled element of rueful comedy in the dramatic setup as if viewers themselves would need to be held captive in order to spend an hour or so observing the lives of Mongolian herders.
There's a muffled element of rueful comedy in the dramatic setup — as if viewers themselves would need to be held captive in order to spend an hour or so observing the lives of Mongolian herders.
He later found, though, that he could do much better inside the train, where he had a captive audience and more time to collect money from appreciative viewers.
BBC2's new drama series Thirteen, about a woman who escapes after being held captive in a cellar for 13 years, premiered with an average of 900,000 viewers and a 5.8% share of total TV audience between 10pm and 11pm.
