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BrooklynFan · 06-15-2016, 06:31 PM

I've been surprised that everybody seems to hate the move to Thursday. I always thought that Saturday was a terrible night for a show to air (because people go out) and that Thursday would be much better. But the move does seem to have hurt ratings. I guess 10pm is late--I'd have preferred 9. And maybe there's more competition (I wouldn't know; the only other show I watch live was on Sunday, and is over now anyway). I'd bet Delphine's absence is a real part of the ratings problem though.

Aurora Cormier · 06-15-2016, 09:29 PM

Saturday was terrible for me too, precisely because of going out

Less Than Perfect · 06-16-2016, 01:32 AM

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I've been surprised that everybody seems to hate the move to Thursday. I always thought that Saturday was a terrible night for a show to air (because people go out) and that Thursday would be much better. But the move does seem to have hurt ratings. I guess 10pm is late--I'd have preferred 9. And maybe there's more competition (I wouldn't know; the only other show I watch live was on Sunday, and is over now anyway). I'd bet Delphine's absence is a real part of the ratings problem though.

Even if I lived in the US/Canada I wouldn't watch it live. 10PM is almost bedtime for me so I'm not going to watch anything more than 30mins long, and certainly not anything I'd want to talk and watch more of later.

Thursday is probably the toughest night of tv I think. So much is on that you probably can't watch more than 2-3 tv shows that night because everything would be on at the same time.

MOOT · 06-16-2016, 03:21 AM

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The time difference has always been inconvenient for me.

The pitfalls of being European.

Indeed, I usually watch it at 6 on a Friday morning. Staying up to watch live at 2 or 3 is pushing it a bit.

10PM is too early to be going to bed, as I seem to survive on about 6 hours sleep I'd be getting up at 4AM!!

**majesdane** · 06-16-2016, 05:20 AM

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I've been surprised that everybody seems to hate the move to Thursday. I always thought that Saturday was a terrible night for a show to air (because people go out) and that Thursday would be much better. But the move does seem to have hurt ratings. I guess 10pm is late--I'd have preferred 9. And maybe there's more competition (I wouldn't know; the only other show I watch live was on Sunday, and is over now anyway). I'd bet Delphine's absence is a real part of the ratings problem though.

saturday was bad, but at least i didn't have to get up at the asscrack of dawn the next day for work, like i do with thursday. also, thursday nights have crazy competition, it was always gonna play a factor in hurting ob's viewing numbers.

Scully_fan · 06-16-2016, 07:53 AM

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Indeed, I usually watch it at 6 on a Friday morning. Staying up to watch live at 2 or 3 is pushing it a bit.

10PM is too early to be going to bed, as I seem to survive on about 6 hours sleep I'd be getting up at 4AM!!

6am? Still to early for me.

I mostly watch it on Friday evenings now and occasionally spoil myself on tumblr beforehand because patience is not a virtue I possess .

Less Than Perfect · 06-17-2016, 05:00 AM

I watch it on Friday's after work now, but it means not touching tumblr, instagram or twitter during my lunch break or I'll get spoiled. Saturday nights were good for me cause it was like midday on Sunday. So it worked out nicely.

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Indeed, I usually watch it at 6 on a Friday morning. Staying up to watch live at 2 or 3 is pushing it a bit.

10PM is too early to be going to bed, as I seem to survive on about 6 hours sleep I'd be getting up at 4AM!!

6AM is crazy talk! I'm not even awake then.

I need at least 7hrs sleep or I'm literally in pain the next day. My body does not function on little sleep or sleeping late.