tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post8009557410165685227..comments2024-03-28T14:22:54.579+00:00Comments on Coronation Street Blog: Are soap operas a 'thing of the 90s'?Glenda Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03366238040782331941noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-79864197901699978302016-03-22T19:58:14.465+00:002016-03-22T19:58:14.465+00:00The following is taken from the ITV pack which is ...The following is taken from the ITV pack which is aimed at advertisers:<br />CORONATION STREET target audience: Housewives with children.<br />Attracts an average of 9.5m viewers with a 39% share.<br /><br />looking back to the same document from three years ago it's interesting that it's listed as having an average audience of just over 12m and a share of 50.9%<br /><br />In 2011 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-32478486583226367132016-03-22T00:03:18.580+00:002016-03-22T00:03:18.580+00:00Your media teacher seems to be like a lot of my te...Your media teacher seems to be like a lot of my teachers when I was back at college - completely lacking in knowledge of what they're talking about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-58669549705380976602016-03-21T22:52:28.144+00:002016-03-21T22:52:28.144+00:00The idea that reality TV and fake celebrity drivel...The idea that reality TV and fake celebrity drivel draws more audiences than Corrie seems very hard to believe. If so, perhaps it indicates a lowering of the population's IQ more than a change in media. Also completely disagree that the average age of a Corrie viewer is 55+. That sounds like a statistic based solely on speculation and stereo-type.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-86611638884570987292016-03-21T19:42:07.128+00:002016-03-21T19:42:07.128+00:00Hi Glenda (Flaming Nora)... Definitely think he ne...Hi Glenda (Flaming Nora)... Definitely think he needs to be put on the right track! Good to see Corrie ruling the roost again.<br /><br />Hello Llifon, indeed the soaps are still going strong and I think any demise for the big three (EE, Corrie or ED) is a long way off. Especially Corrie - its a British institution! You're right about viewing figures being a poor excuse. The reason they were MichaelAdamsUkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15280243634674982934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-38449353911028796682016-03-21T18:52:49.103+00:002016-03-21T18:52:49.103+00:00I also agree with the teacher. There's no way...I also agree with the teacher. There's no way that, even with online viewing and all the rest of it, soaps get the kind of viewing figures they used to. That is accepted by the TV companies even though the rank highly in the ratings (though not as highly as they once did). The average demographic is also 55+ and again that's accepted. Of course that's just an average - no one Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-61825045806995564972016-03-21T15:21:26.569+00:002016-03-21T15:21:26.569+00:00I have to agree with your instructor. Soaps are lo...I have to agree with your instructor. Soaps are losing appeal because of social media, which allows people to window gaze at the lives of ordinary people like themselves. We also are in an age of reality TV and celebrity for the sake of celebrity. Hence we are saturated with "shocking" news of this marriage break up and the 'stunning' revelations about so and so's sex life. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-47110328964246771352016-03-21T13:27:36.929+00:002016-03-21T13:27:36.929+00:00Even though the UK ratings may be lower now, thank...Even though the UK ratings may be lower now, thanks to digital wizardry, good shows gained new audiences and broader impact thanks to international licensing and streaming services that weren't available 10 years ago. If your teacher is only considering what folks watch on their sets over the air or on cable, then yeah, that's older people. However, he is ignoring all the other ways showsabbykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16808858897096902157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-58218947012640505422016-03-21T10:26:13.931+00:002016-03-21T10:26:13.931+00:00The days of soap haven't come to an end. I thi...The days of soap haven't come to an end. I think that kind of genre will never disappear. The story of everyday folk is still as popular today as it has always been.<br /><br />The fact that viewing figures are down compared to the 80s is a poor excuse. Soaps still attract huge figures despite many watching on the web and Sky+. Corrie, and others still attract an average to 7-8m, which, Llifonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861629511369520726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-40224918399163497122016-03-21T08:53:23.500+00:002016-03-21T08:53:23.500+00:00Think we need to have a word with your media teach...Think we need to have a word with your media teacher and put him straight! TV Times cover this week? Coronation Street, again.Glenda Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03366238040782331941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-72870642038138826762016-03-21T08:07:39.484+00:002016-03-21T08:07:39.484+00:00Hi Anon, sadly Billy Elliott wouldn't be allow...Hi Anon, sadly Billy Elliott wouldn't be allowed because it's quite an old film. <br /><br />Hello MartesBC, I could see the positive points for using Star Wars as it includes star power and opportunities that some films don't. It has a huge fanbase too. However, I only felt comfortable writing about something knew. I have tried to watch Star Wars but it's just not my thing. MichaelAdamsUkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15280243634674982934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-19239995482153149952016-03-21T05:59:19.304+00:002016-03-21T05:59:19.304+00:00Oh my Michael, I have always looked at Star Wars a...Oh my Michael, I have always looked at Star Wars and especially GOT as a type of soap opera,,, it certainly is serial based story telling with a bit more blood, gore and totalitarianism... Give them a chance sometime from that point of view and you won't be disappointed... Though possibly not as satisfied as with a good Corrie episode. Can only imagine Tyrion coming on and lambasting Tracey MartesBC https://www.blogger.com/profile/03426092089746578198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-78631085207130695752016-03-21T00:49:16.506+00:002016-03-21T00:49:16.506+00:00I don't know if it would qualify for your assi...I don't know if it would qualify for your assignment, but "Billy Elliot" would have been a nice tie-in with Corrie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-47140947644701167902016-03-21T00:15:15.837+00:002016-03-21T00:15:15.837+00:00Hi Ashley, yes I was going to add something about ...Hi Ashley, yes I was going to add something about Nick, Carla, Aaron, Robert and Ross but totally lost that train of thought! Plus I know a whole load of people who watch the soaps with their parents - and like them, though also share the view that it's primarily old people who watch them and refuse to admit it!<br /><br />Hello Alan, perhaps a bit harsh on your words there but I'm MichaelAdamsUkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15280243634674982934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-21808303996064770102016-03-20T22:29:31.784+00:002016-03-20T22:29:31.784+00:00I completely disagree that only older people watch...I completely disagree that only older people watch soaps now, many young people do, but some younger people don't like to admit it. If you look on twitter, characters like Carla in Corrie and Aaron, Robert and Ross in Emmerdale have massive, sometimes cult like fanbases, and the majority of these fans are young viewers, not people of an older generation. <br />Ashleynoreply@blogger.com