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Nielsen Numbers Confirm G4TV Was The Lowest Watched Television Network Of 2022
- Thread starter AmuroChan
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bentanchorbolt
Banned
G4TV doesn’t make sense in an era dominated by endless amounts of content on YouTube, some of which have studio level production values and writing staff, etc.
Ronin_7
Member
She literally killed the show LMAO craziest thing is she wasn't firedI wonder why
which Led to this disaster.cartman414
Member
At least PlutoTV is free and doesn't compete with channels that are more diversified.
Eddie-Griffin
Banned
Well, they barely marketed it. People were shocked when they learned about it on social media.
Humdinger
Member
I'm surprised so many watch MSNBC.
AmuroChan
Member
Keep in mind this is for the 8pm-11pm primetime slot. Rachel Maddow is the one (and probably only) personality on MSNBC that pulled in big numbers.
Humdinger
Member
Good point.
McGILLAZ
Member
I attempted to have a civil discussion with him over twitter not long ago over a comment he made, he responded by immediately blocking me. Bummer honestly - I've been watching this guy since the days of ZDTV! Imagine being this shallow.
Kacho
Member
Pretty wild that MSNBC does better than CNN. That network has really lost their prestige.
Kacho
Member
Even their YouTube numbers were dreadful. They had a product that appealed to virtually no one.
People now really crave authenticity IMO and the G4 relaunch was anything but authentic.
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
I never knew who this person was until one of those old threads where he/she made dumb comments. Then I googled this person and he/she is involved with League of Legends and G4TV.I wonder why
I still stand by my initial impression this person is trans wearing a wig.
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Sleepwalker
Member
Didnt even know they had a channel on tv, i thought they only had youtube/twitch (which i didnt watch lols). But I cut the TV cord long ago and couldn't be happier.
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
Laughable ratings. G4 ranked last out of 126 channels. It's so bad even the 125th channel had double the viewers at 2,000.
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bentanchorbolt
Banned
People have moved on from what they offer. We have creators that post videos daily or near daily, on all aspects of gaming and entertainment. I’m not surprised the didn’t do well.
AmuroChan
Member
Nobody respects CNN. This is a network that had an analyst masturbate on a Zoom call with his video turned on, then granted him a leave of absence, and hired him back later on and pretended nothing happened.
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I wonder who thought it was a good idea to insult your former coworkers and your audience in general.
Kacho
Member
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
Making video game TV channels makes no sense in modern age. Any gamer interested in news will read the net or watch YT or Twitch gamers playing it. Perhaps people will watch live e-sports tournaments, but you cant make an entire TV channel out of that. I've seen some channels show e-sports sessions (annoying as hell with play by play commentators), but that's not a 24 hours worth of coverage thing.
Even though every person has different tastes in channels, I swear that every cable provider in the world could axe 50% of the channels and the general public wouldnt give a shit. They'd just find another channel.
But somehow all these cable channels and media companies have so much money floating around to make channels hardly anyone watches. Although G4 is getting shut down, you still got lots of channels nobody watches but they somehow they exist. I guess these channels have such low costs, even the shitty ad revenue and fees they get from cable providers to carry it must be enough to survive.
Even though every person has different tastes in channels, I swear that every cable provider in the world could axe 50% of the channels and the general public wouldnt give a shit. They'd just find another channel.
But somehow all these cable channels and media companies have so much money floating around to make channels hardly anyone watches. Although G4 is getting shut down, you still got lots of channels nobody watches but they somehow they exist. I guess these channels have such low costs, even the shitty ad revenue and fees they get from cable providers to carry it must be enough to survive.
badblue
Gold Member
Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
Well deserved.
0neAnd0nly
Member
I would have.
If they wouldn’t have brought in outside issues of the world that I don’t want to mingle into my entertainment.
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
lifa-cobex
Member
I thought the same.
Even if it was worth watching. Who the hell thought it was a good idea to put it on mainstream TV.
Know your target demographic grandpa.
balls of snow
Member
Frosk-bitten.
Rip.
Rip.
deriks
4-Time GIF/Meme God
They killed themselves. But they deserve itFosk: if you don’t like it dont watch!
The entire world:
Totally. It's like hiring psycho brainwashed feminists has a bad impact on EVERYTHING they get their hands on, how very strange.
Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
Snake29
RSI Employee of the Year
Fart Knight
Al Pachinko, Konami President
RIP Takeoff
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TheDuskwalker
Member
Wow, that's 950 more than I was expecting.
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
The funny thing is every TV channel is the same in viewership.... not every number count is actually watching the show. I always have sports on as background noise but only follow the action half the time.
So out of those 1000 people, you might only have 500 people sitting there actually watching the show.
93xfan
Banned
You really need to find an older group of people to watch
Companion Cube
Member
They could’ve ran more content like documentaries and behind the scenes stuff but instead went with podcast bantering and improv from the same hosts in every show with old ScottTheWoz videos peppered in.
Lone Wolf
Member
That hair. Does she put actual effort to look like that or is that how she wakes up?I wonder why
Jennings
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VAVA Mk2
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digoutyoursoul
Member
What a waste of time and resources.
If you are going to shit on your own doorstep at least have something compelling to clean it up with.
From what I watched there was nothing there that a remotely talented person with a camera in their own set up couldn’t do.
Times have changed and with so many options out there , the only thing that sparked interest was the nostalgia element and that couldn’t sustain it.
If you are going to shit on your own doorstep at least have something compelling to clean it up with.
From what I watched there was nothing there that a remotely talented person with a camera in their own set up couldn’t do.
Times have changed and with so many options out there , the only thing that sparked interest was the nostalgia element and that couldn’t sustain it.
Needlecrash
Member
G4 isn't the same as it was from the 2000s. It was fun, entertaining and had a variety of things to watch. For the relaunch, I didn't know what I was watching. It was....a mess.
Fbh
Member
This whole project was so weird.
I'd have understood bringing it back in a smaller capacity, reviving the name for nostalgia and adapting it to a modern online format.
But from what I read they had like 200 employees, I have no idea what sort of response they were expecting to actually be able to support that many people.
Dude is the perfect example of the bias in games media.
He is completely deranged, just clearly insane and unstable and has frequent social media meltdowns and yet they keep inviting him over and welcoming him because within his insanity he has the "right" views.
I'd have understood bringing it back in a smaller capacity, reviving the name for nostalgia and adapting it to a modern online format.
But from what I read they had like 200 employees, I have no idea what sort of response they were expecting to actually be able to support that many people.
Sweet baby Jesus....
First time exploring sessler twitter account...
Is this guy..... Insane?
Dude is the perfect example of the bias in games media.
He is completely deranged, just clearly insane and unstable and has frequent social media meltdowns and yet they keep inviting him over and welcoming him because within his insanity he has the "right" views.
Secret of Evolution
Banned
I mean the first issue was in thinking that gamers and people who watch cable TV shows are the same demographic anymore, generally speaking. I watched old G4 back when I barely had a functional internet. And even then, I would still prefer reading a new EGM than watching TV back then because I've always despised commercials.
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Knightime_X
Member
Had they just left social politics, Tryhard cringe, and their agenda at the door and just focused on gaming like true nerds they would've been 10,000x more successful.
Dirk Benedict
Member
She is devoid of upper lip. I don't want to dunk on her looks, because, let's be honest here... people are already doing a remarkable job at it, already.
However.. it just looks like a piece of the puzzle is missing when I see that one.