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I never saw these mentioned anywhere:
"An analysis of Nielsen figures shows that the average 24, Lost or West Wing viewer saw just one in five episodes last season. And only 15% of 24 fans watched 10 or more episodes, which explains Fox's detailed recaps at the start of each episode.
http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2006-01-12-24-cover_x.htm
Comment: I can see how the serialized nature of the beast is both good and bad (hard to keep up with), but I would assume the average viewer would want to know what was going on more than just watching one in five episodes. I would assume it was a WHOLE lot more, but you know what they say about assuming...
Season premier ratings: Hour 1 - 17 million people watched, Hour 2 - 15 million people
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsA...1_N17276826_RTRIDST_0_INDUSTRY-RATINGS-DC.XML
http://www.slate.com/id/2134395/ -- a 24 writer gets interviewed on the making of the show
"An analysis of Nielsen figures shows that the average 24, Lost or West Wing viewer saw just one in five episodes last season. And only 15% of 24 fans watched 10 or more episodes, which explains Fox's detailed recaps at the start of each episode.
http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2006-01-12-24-cover_x.htm
Comment: I can see how the serialized nature of the beast is both good and bad (hard to keep up with), but I would assume the average viewer would want to know what was going on more than just watching one in five episodes. I would assume it was a WHOLE lot more, but you know what they say about assuming...
Season premier ratings: Hour 1 - 17 million people watched, Hour 2 - 15 million people
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsA...1_N17276826_RTRIDST_0_INDUSTRY-RATINGS-DC.XML
http://www.slate.com/id/2134395/ -- a 24 writer gets interviewed on the making of the show