Well, if one good thing could come from all of these Arnold infidelity shenanigans, it’s that TV “magazines” like Entertainment Tonight, TMZ, and Extra have all had a boost in ratings!
Access Hollywood even saw a nine-week high:
Ratings for all six of the magazines skyrocketed. CBS Television Distribution’s Entertainment Tonight, the genre’s top-rated and best-cleared magazine, improved 8% to a 4.2 live plus same day household average, according to Nielsen Media Research. On May 17, the day after the news broke, the show’s ratings improved 15% to a 4.5.
CTD’s Inside Edition, in second place, added 7% to a 3.2. Warner Bros.’ TMZ tacked on 5% to a 2.2. NBCUniversal’s Access Hollywood scored a nine-week high 2.1, jumping 5% in households. CTD’s The Insider had its best showing in 13 weeks, improving 12% to a 1.9 for both for the week and year, and notching the largest gain of any magazine strip. Warner Bros.’ Extra climbed 6% to a 1.7, its best Nielsen number in four weeks.
A 15% jump the day after the news broke?? That’s huge!
It’s sad that it takes something like this to get ratings, but that seems to be how it goes. We’d much prefer nobody had gotten hurt than a huge spike in traffic!
Though, like we said, the side effect of increased viewers because of news like this is definitely welcomed to some.
We just hope the kid can get through it, and that Maria stays strong!
[Image via WENN.]
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