Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-4929778-20160124050717/@comment-28310993-20160306040352

Diorite wrote: Out of curiosity I looked over TTG's numbers and it seems to preform much better than SU viewer wise. SU at best may hit between 1.3 to 1.7 million viewers in a row but TTG hits 1.8 to 2.3 million weeks in a row which makes the love it gets from CN not surprising. I think part of that is SU requires more investment from the viewer than TTG does; imagine you are a new viewer to either show:

Viewer:  (Puts on any episode of TTG) I recognize these DC characters (or watched TT previously)!

Viewer:  (After episode) Well that was some silly fun maybe I will keep this on in the background and watch.

Viewer:  (Puts on "Rose's Scabbord)  Who are these people?  Why is this pink lion important, what is up with the sword, is the mom gone, why is the thin character so upset, etc. etc. etc?

Viewer:  I just watched 11 minutes of people crying, being angry, music, and explaining stuff and I have no idea what is going on or how this fits in with the show. I do not really have time to look all this up and the TV guides say the next episode is two days from today.

That is a problem for the future of the show before you even take into account inconsistent scheduling, huge hiatuses, and subject material that certain segments of population would love to ban or make criminal. Cartoon Network, as we all know, is a channel marketed for a young audience. While there are some kids who enjoy SU, there are probably more kids who enjoy TTG. SU, like Gravity Falls, is a show that is watched and enjoyed by teens and adults as well. I believe most adults and possibly teens, dislike TTG for obvious reasons. I'm guessing most kids are more interested in something comedic and whacky, and TTG seems to fit this category. SU on the other hand, while not too dark, has it's serious moments, which is what the more mature viewers enjoy about it. Also, between the current CN shows, TTG also goes on the least amount of hiatuses. This could also be why episodes of TTG has more views than episodes of SU. It's only a theory. I could be wrong.

Seriously, someone hould tell CN that just because a show has the highest ratings, doesn't mean they should constantly have more reruns of it than other shows.