Substantial information about the audiences
of syndicated programs is provided by the Nielsen figures.
Religious programs are low in the overall rating
of syndicated programs in the country.
The general trend is for women over 50 to be the largest viewing group in the audience
of the syndicated programs.
If this is accepted as a valid attribute, the total audience
of syndicated programs increases to roughly 36 million people.
Given the increased diversity, selectivity, and competitiveness which cable brings in the choice of programs, it is unlikely that the movement
of syndicated programming into cable will bring about a radical increase in the audience of religious programs.
Not exact matches
Investing in
syndicated radio programing outside
of traditional media buys is just one
of my many tools, but tell me, if I invested in the same
programming time after time, would I be reaching new potential customers?
Seacrest earlier this month was named permanent co-host
of the «Live with Kelly and Ryan»
syndicated morning show, in addition to hosting his daily radio
program.
There have been some small successes, like $ 25 million in commitments to Maiden Lane, a quasi-independent fund that primarily backs companies via AngelList's
syndicates program, which allows well - known individual investors to create pools
of committed capital that gets invested on a deal - by - deal basis.
Host
of a nationally
syndicated radio
program and author
of multiple best - selling books, Ramsey targets evangelical Christians with what he calls a «biblical» approach to financial planning, one that focuses primarily on the elimination
of consumer debt.
Syndicated sustaining - time programs, comprised primarily of pro- grams produced by individual denominations and syndicated n
Syndicated sustaining - time
programs, comprised primarily
of pro- grams produced by individual denominations and
syndicated n
syndicated nationally.
Since the late 1960s there has been a rapid growth
of independently
syndicated evangelical or fundamentalist
programs which purchase their air - time from local stations and raise support from their audience.
There was a marked decrease in
programming which was broadcast on sustaining - time, and a corresponding growth in both the number and size
of the independently
syndicated evangelical
programs which were broadcast on purchased time.
Representativeness
of different points
of view was maintained through the broadcast
of various network
programs, locally produced
programs, denominationally
syndicated programs, and independent paid - time
programs.
The largest - rating
syndicated program, Oral Roberts, gained a national rating
of only two.
As will be seen in more detail subsequently, Nielsen figures for 1979 show only five
syndicated religious
programs that were able to gain equal to or greater than a rating
of one.
Unfortunately, the sheer number
of electronic church broadcasts overwhelmed the other two categories in the sample: out
of 101
program titles recorded for the content analysis, only eight were local - church
programs and seven were mainline nationally
syndicated or network
programs.
Both survey companies include
syndicated religious
programs in their regular audience research and many
of the large religious organizations subscribe to one or both
of these services as an aid in the syndication and marketing
of their
programs.
churches accounting for 30 percent
of the U.S. church population, in 1979 and 1981 had no major
syndicated religious
program.
Nielsen audience data for November 1979 indicate that the average number
of women viewers per household for all
syndicated religious
programs was.74 compared to.42 men viewers.
In clarifying these data, however, it is useful to distinguish between the audiences for
syndicated religious
programs and the audiences for the total slate
of religious
programming.
The study found that in 1971, 88.9 percent
of all paid - time religious
programs were broadcast on Sundays, compared to 77.3 percent
of sustaining
syndicated programs and 73.5 percent
of local religious
programs.
Certainly there has been a marked growth in the amount
of syndicated religious
programming, but there has also been a corresponding decrease in other types
of religious
programming which previously filled a substantial block in station schedules.
This narrowing
of the range
of traditions is shown by an examination
of the sources represented by the 12 leading religious
syndicated programs.
The average audience figures given by Nielsen therefore may be lower than the total number
of people who see a particular
syndicated religious
program during the time
of its broadcast.
On the one hand, there are factors which suggest that this figure is too low as an estimate
of the total audience for
syndicated programs.
This change in the patterns
of growth for the major
syndicated programs is reflected also in the patterns for combined audience both for the top 10
programs and for all
syndicated programs, as shown in Table 8.4.
The effect
of the growth in paid - time religious
programs was felt not only by other
syndicated religious
programs but also by network religious
programs.
(6) Assuming that there is a similar viewing pattern among viewers
of other
programs, this duplication could drop the total number
of individuals who watch
syndicated programs by as much as 50 percent, or down to as low as 15 million.
The adoption
of this intensive audience solicitation within the organization enabled the
program to expand to such an extent that in 1971 it was the third most widely
syndicated religious
program in the country.
Nielsen survey figures show that in 1981 there were only five
syndicated religious
programs that had a national rating
of one or better.
Table 7.3 indicates that independent evangelical groups in 1981 accounted for 83.3 percent
of the top
of syndicated religious
programs on television.
As seen in Table 7.1, in the period from 1973 to 1981 each
of these major paid - time
syndicated programs increased in syndication while each
of the three major sustaining - time
syndicated programs decreased in syndication.
In comparison, the Roman Catholic Church, the membership
of which in 1979 represented 37.1 percent
of the U.S. church population, produced only one major
syndicated television
program, the sustaining - time
program «Insight.»
This characteristic is illustrated further by comparing the syndication patterns
of three
of the major paid - time religious
programs with three major sustaining - time
syndicated programs during the Nielsen sweeps period in November
of each year.
Because the major portion
of current religious broadcasting is made up
of nationally
syndicated programs, the pattern indicates market saturation by religious
programs.
He is the host
of two public television
programs, P. Allen Smith's Garden Home, P. Allen Smith's Garden to Table and the
syndicated 30 - minute show P. Allen Smith Garden Style.
Organization, launched her hugely successful
syndicated daytime
program, Rachael Ray, in the fall
of 2006, winning an «Outstanding Talk Show - Entertainment» Emmy ® in 2008 and 2009, and scored three Daytime Emmy ® nominations in 2010 and 2011.
However because
of the model
of partially
syndicated content, ie where stations opt - in an out
of national
programming like a more advanced version
of the ITV regions, some
of these channels would ordinarily carry the same
programming as each other.
The event, co-presented by the League
of Women Voters
of Albany County and the Women's Press Club
of New York State, was moderated by Susan Arbetter, host
of WCNY's «The Capitol Pressroom,» a
syndicated public radio
program about state politics.
Her Web site, www.theflucase.com, is a mix
of scientific - sounding warnings and political broadsides; it points to «evidence that an international corporate criminal
syndicate, which has annexed high government office inside the United States, is intent on carrying out a mass genocide using an artificial (genetic) flu pandemic virus and a forced vaccination
program.»
Steve Paulson is the executive producer and an interviewer with To the Best
of Our Knowledge, a Peabody Award - winning radio
program produced at Wisconsin Public Radio and
syndicated nationally by Public Radio International.
On a sunny weekday afternoon, Mehmet C. Oz, MD, the renowned 49 - year - old heart surgeon (vice-chairman and professor
of surgery at Columbia University and director
of the Cardiovascular Institute and Complementary Medicine
Program at New York — Presbyterian Hospital), co-author
of five best - selling books in the You series, YOU: The Owners Manual, YOU: The Smart Patient, YOU: On a Diet, You: Staying Young, and You: Being Beautiful — and newly minted host
of his own nationally
syndicated daytime talk - show, The Dr. Oz Show — drove out to the Carrolls home in Ridgewood, New Jersey, to help the family turn things around.
John McDougall, MD is a board - certified internist, author
of 11 national best - selling books, the international on - line «McDougall Newsletter», host
of the nationally
syndicated television show «McDougall M.D.», and medical director
of the 10 - day, live - in McDougall
Program in Santa Rosa, CA.
Her nightly call - in advice show on a music station in New York, «Love Phones» was
syndicated around the country and the top - rated nighttime
program in many markets.Cited as the «best media psychology can offer» when elected a Fellow to the American Psychological Association, she graduated from Smith College, earned a masters degree at Boston University and Ph.. Her work has been featured in much print and electronic media, from the New York Times to Entertainment Tonight and CBS - TV's 48 Hours.Bill Clinton defeats Bob Dole to win a second term as president
of the United States.An explosive device goes off in Olympic Park in Atlanta.
«At a time when more than 30
syndicated programs have been developed by toy companies to promote their toy lines, there is little incentive for commercial stations to provide locally produced shows for young people,» said Peggy Charren, president
of act.
A long time ago now, the late
syndicated columnist William Raspberry was in the Twin Cities for some kind
of program and a woman asked a modest question: «How do you fix poverty?»
Anna is a co-host
of the 2007 public television series, The Endless Feast, and has appeared on more than one hundred radio and television shows, including Fox, NBC, PBS, and the CBC in Canada, as well as nationally
syndicated radio
programs, including National Public Radio's Weekend Edition, The Diane Rehm Show, Talk to America, and WYNC's Leonard Lopate Show.
Dick Estell
of the nationally -
syndicated «Radio Reader» had offered to read my book on his radio
program starting July 4, 2011.
«Debt management
programs can be good... but learning how to stay out
of debt in the first place is better,» said financial expert Ric Edelman, who has a nationally
syndicated radio
program and has written eight books on personal finance.
Pet Expert Steve Dale, the author
of the twice weekly
syndicated newspaper column «My Pet World» (Tribune Media Services) and host
of nationally
syndicated radio
programs Steve Dale's Pet World, The Pet Minute with Steve Dale; and Steve Dale's Pet World on WLS Radio, Chicago presented a summary
of highlights from the meeting on the Good News for Pets site.