Challenge 02: Rate the shows
Activity: Rate the shows!
Deadline: Tuesday, October 23, 11:59p CDT (12:59a EDT//9:59p PDT//4:59a GMT)
Points: 10 points for submitting your guess +.5 point per each show correct (34 points possible) +10 points if you guess all shows on a network in the right order (up to 40 points for all 4 networks) +25 points to the person who does the best +20 points to the person who does the second best +15 points to the person who does the third best
Summary: Going network by network, guess the ratings rankings for Wednesday, October 24 to Tuesday, October 30
[Okay, I am going to apologize in advance if this turns out to be more complicated than I expected. I've never tried anything like this, so we're going to see how it goes. *cross your fingers*]
One of the fun things about TV watching is following the ratings, to see what shows are doing good and what shows are doing not so good. So we're going to do a version of a ratings betting pool. Under the cut are the four networks and all the shows that are airing on that network from Wednesday, October 24 to Tuesday, October 30*. For this challenge, going network by network, your job is simple: list the shows in order of how they do in the ratings, from best to worst. (And for this challenge, we are going to use the ratings of 18-49, NOT the overall number of viewers, because it's the 18-49 numbers that determine if a show gets cancelled or lives on. Though if there is a tie, then I'll use the overall numbers to break that tie.)
At the end of the week, I'll compile the actual ratings and the actual rankings. For every show you got in the right spot, you get a half a point (I'll round up). If you get every show on a network right, you get 10 extra points. And the three people who guess the closest to reality will earn bonus points.
*A couple notes:
• Fox is pre-empted for baseball a lot of that week, so we're not doing Fox shows
• We're starting Wednesday, because that Tuesday is a presidential debate so a lot of shows aren't on
• Sunday on NBC is football, so we're not including that in the NBC shows
• Obviously, network schedules are subject to change. If I know they are changing before the challenge ends, I'll post a note so you can update accordingly. If it changes after your guesses are due, we'll just deal
• For those of you who know nothing about ratings, there are many, many websites that run articles on ratings
• You may discuss this in your team comms since at the end of the day it's a luck challenge, so you can't actually cheat
• I know we're just doing American shows, but I figure that's what most people are watching anyway, so I hope everyone is okay with that :)
THE CW
90210
America’s Next Top Model
Arrow
Beauty and the Beast
Emily Owens M.D.
Gossip Girl
Hart of Dixie
Nikkita
Supernatural
The Vampire Diaries
ABC
20/20
666 Park Avenue
Castle
Dancing With the Stars (Monday)
Dancing With the Stars (Results)
Don’t Trust the B
Grey’s Anatomy
Happy Endings
Last Resort
Modern Family
Nashville
Once Upon A Time
Primetime
Private Practice
Revenge
Scandal
Shark Tank
Suburgatory
The Middle
The Neighbors
CBS
2 Broke Girls
Amazing Race
Blue Bloods
Criminal Minds
CSI
CSI: NY
Elementary
Hawaii 5-0
How I Met Your Mother
Mike & Molly
NCIS
NCIS Los Angeles
Partners
Person of Interest
Survivor
The Big Bang Theory
The Good Wife
The Mentalist
Two and a Half Men
Vegas
NBC
30 Rock
Animal Practice
Chicago Fire
Dateline
Go On
Grimm
Guys With Kids
Law & Order SVU
Parenthood
Parks and Recreation
Revolution
Rock Center with Brian Williams
The New Normal
The Office
The Voice (Monday)
The Voice (Tuesday)
Up All Night
Textbox for submissions
CW
(1-10)
ABC
(1-20)
CBS
(1-20)
NBC
(1-17)
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