DVD Talk Forum - Shows you're not sure why you watch?

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Originally Posted by DJariya (Post 12760576)

I know on message boards like this folks complain all the time that the CBS crime procedurals are boring, predictable and only old people like to watch them. Yet, they are still some of the highest rated shows on television. NCIS is still one of the most watched shows on TV in season 13 and got renewed through season 15.

However, a lot of these new, high concept serial dramas get mediocre/crappy ratings and most don't survive beyond 1-2 seasons.

While CBS's formula to many seems stale, it's a formula that works. People still enjoy watching procedurals and have trouble getting into serial dramas.

That's because old people watch them. It's comfort food for them. Go to work 9-5, go home and eat your dinner, and sit down with a glass of wine and watch your CSI/NCIS/Criminal Minds. Younger audiences may be harder to nab, but when they latch onto a show, it really hits the zeitgeist. The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones, or NBC's Thursday lineup back in the 90s-00s.

I have a couple of colleagues in my department at work. Very nice ladies in their 50s, but whenever I talk to them about TV, all they talk about is what happened on The Blacklist or NCIS. I swear that when I'm old, I'm going to keep watching the cool shows.