Netflix Calls NBC's JESSICA JONES Viewership Numbers Remarkably Inaccurate

BURNNNNN!

hmmmm, NBC can sometimes be courteous, I finished up the third season Hannibal, it has some of the bloodiest, most disturbing shit I've seen on T.V. Not too many networks would push the envelope like that. But then again, they're the ones responsible for it's cancellation, soooooo back to square on, I suppose....

I'm sorry, but could someone explain this to me? I really don't understand how NBC could have access to Netflix viewership ratings. Plus, I have to agree on the point being made about why they chose to talk about them in the first place. "Sick burn" or not, that's just plain unprofessional and childish.

I remember growing up and actually buying into the idea of an NBC family. It really appealed to me that they filmed the Nightly News, Conan, and SNL, all in the same building where executives that ran the network worked. But that's all pretty much dead now. 30 Rock was the swan song of that NBC.

At the very least, NBC's news division is probably still the best in the country as far as networks go. Last night's debate was actually professionally produced and relatively intelligent, compared to the amateur hours from ABC and CBS.

"Why would NBC use their lunch slot to talk about our ratings? Maybe because it's more fun than talking about NBC ratings"

@GreekCreekGeek
I'm sorry, but could someone explain this to me? I really don't understand how NBC could have access to Netflix viewership ratings

They don't. NBC apparently hired a firm that created a sort of pseudo-Nielson system by having people put an app on their phone that reported their viewing habits based on the ambient music around that phone. They probably did it as a way to gauge viewing habits across the board, not just to try to judge Netflix's success.

Plus, I have to agree on the point being made about why they chose to talk about them in the first place. "Sick burn" or not, that's just plain unprofessional and childish.

Unfortunately "professional" and "childish" are not antonyms in this business. Just read any monthly ratings report from any network and this is precisely the tone they all have. "We're great, and look how much greater we are than these other guys!" "We won this particular niche market five out of the last seven times they used the bathroom!" It's really a soul crushingly petty business.

If you make appliances, you can grow your business in a lot of ways, including coming up with new appliances, new features to attract new customers, lower your price or offer new deals, or whatever. But TV networks can't really do anything like that. There are a limited number of eyeballs in the country and the cost of your product is only measured in your consumers' time. It's easy to say "make good shows", but honestly most people don't know how to do that, even people who made good shows before. It's a rough business.

@Stormkami Netflix pays them for the use of their characters.

@obredaan
so why is NBC trying to apply such a flawed system to Netflix?

Rating systems, flawed as they may be, are still the best way to gauge the value of advertising on television and radio. Sponsors want assurances that their messages will be seen by some number of people. And there does seem to be a growing resentment among network/cable executives about services like Netflix or HBO that are not based on an advertising model. There are people who pay 10 dollars a month more or less directly to HBO to watch maybe one or two movies and three or four episodes of original content. That's an immensely high price compared to all of the content that HBO broadcasts and produces.

Imagine if NBC could have found a way to directly accept donations for their shows. I'm sure cult series like Community and Constantine would have collected far more revenue than "I left the TV on while I fell asleep" shows like Saturday Night Live. NBC's accountants can't know the difference between mild passing zombie attention and genuine audience engagement. It's not really their fault, though. It's just the way the system has evolved.

Here's what you need to know about the ratings for Jessica Jones... the show got a second season. That's all you need to know.

The question we all want to know is, why is NBC even talking about Netflix numbers? Perhaps distracting from their own internal problems, or maybe they're just bored.

Haven't seen it, but Netflix and Hulu are what I watch. More Hulu nowadays - they just got Battlestar Galactica on there. Yeah baby! So yeah, cable is dead.