There wasn’t a specific number per se; several variables typically were in play,  For one, programmers in charge looked at share, not rating.  More often that not, each time period was judged in context.  Basically, if you won your slot and either improved or held the majority of your lead-in, you tended to fine.  In time slots where coverage diminished, there was even more of a sliding scale.  In the time slots where three networks competed with similar genres, a competitive number two could get by as well.  Woolery Wheel typically performed ljke that.  And of course packagers sometimes mattered as well.  Goodson often had leverage, particularly at CBS. 

In this particular case, the decline was precipitous and the morning environment just did not work. And lacking after school kids hurt the overall HH number—don’t forget, no time shift viewing.

Those were the days

"Modern game shows" and "improvisation" are mutually exclusive.

Quote from: gamed121683 on January 18, 2024, 06:26:18 AM

* The Price Is Right: Every time they play Stack The Deck (Honestly, I feel whoever created that game gave it that name just to rub it in).

It is definitely a budget-saver game, and they exploit that fact, though it seems to have a disproportionately high number of contestants who play it badly as well.  The GP pricing can be tricky, but if you're fortunate to land one or two of them and you're picking either of the first two digits for your freebies, then you're asking to lose.

I also think "That's Too Much" is trotted out when they need to trim the budget.

I found a site that has scans of Nielsen Pocketpieces from 1978-June of 1988:

https://www.ratingsryan.com/p/nielsen-pocketpiece-archives.html

Looking at some of these daytime numbers, I'm wondering what rating was considered good enough to get a renewal? Some shows that met early deaths looked like they got higher numbers or comparable to shows that lasted several years, or, like Hollywood Squares, kept hanging on.

The new season of "Lingo" starts on May 24. Of note, this season will have returning champions.

https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/lingo/releases/?view=109742-the-word-twisting-game-show-lingo-hosted-by-rupaul-charles-to-premiere-friday-may-24-on-cbs