Grey’s Anatomy: More Important than the President’s Speech
Well, according to ratings anyway. Apparently, the Grey’s Anatomy finale raked in more ratings than the President’s speech on illegal immigration. Could it be that the American public cares more about McDreamy and Meredith than they do about Bush’s goals for the betterment of the country?
Mmm.
The network ratings for the night increased sharply after the 8:00 hour, which is when the country knew Bush’s speech would air. It’s almost as if people avoided TV like the plague until 8:30 or so, then decided to peek back in to see if the “important” shows were back on.
(Ironically, ratings on the all-news channels were up sharply from Bush’s last address in December. This tells me that the people who were actually interested in what Bush had to say sought out the news networks and their extended coverage. It makes me wonder if this is the way things are going to go for future addresses.)
Indeed, when I did my TV Squad recap post of Sunday night’s episode of Grey’s, there were a number of commenters who were genuinely concerned that Bush’s speech would delay the Monday season finale, which was scheduled to air at 9, after an Oprah special. Luckily, ABC decided to move Oprah to next Monday and just reran the Sunday Grey’s, which they joined in progress after the 18-minute address. But the concern on the part of the viewers was palpable, and surprising, considering how Presidential addresses used to rivet the nation, no matter what they were pre-empting.
My, how times change.
McDreamy for President. Bet no one would miss a speech then.
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