denden wrote:
How about Kristina Abernathy I for one am tired of the weather shows Jim Cantore is a Jerk with a big ego he thinks he is the world's greatest weather man he SUCKS big time those shows are so boring The Weather Channel needs to remember the most viewers were us guys watching the Ladies do their job and to see a flash of leg also get rid of Al Roker he is a freaking joke and Soooo Boring thanks for listening Good Day
Holy run-on sentence!
I just have to comment. While we are all admirers of the ladies of TWC, the ratings do not reflect that better looking women on TWC get more viewers. In fact, as always, weather *events* drive ratings. TWC ratings go through the roof during east coast blizzards, hurricanes, etc. And while many may not like Cantore, if you think Mgmt is sitting there unaware of his appeal and blindly putting him on the air *thinking* he is good when everyone hates him, you have no understanding of how TV production works. Trust me, they scrutinize the data from general ratings to targeted audiences and most importantly, what draws the big bucks. Shows can draw targeted advertising b/c you can tell a company that a certain viewer will tune in during a specific slot to see this particular show. And guess what? Cantore draws. Most people don't want TWC every day hoping for legs or T&A. They just think of TWC as a weather place and Cantore is the face of that channel. Just as Chris Berman is to ESPN..another figure that sports geeks don't like but average fans do.
It is all about ad dollars (which makes sense. You run a station as a business to make money and the money comes from ads and so you do what you can to get the most/highest money ads.) and I promise you the mgmt isn't putting people on air simply for their own whims and likes. (95% of the time, that is.)
I should add, having pretty ladies doesn't hurt -- but not to the extent we would like to believe. Attractive people, in general, are always on TV for better ratings. Having a few babes certainly works but they have other viewers and other ways of getting far higher dollars.