WOW... The Today Show crushes WNAC's Rhode Show. Not even sure how the Rhode Show stays on the air with low ratings like that. They may be up 80 percent, but a low rating is still a low rating. WJAR also still beats WPRI in every single Newscast. WPRI is down more than twice the percentage at 5PM than WJAR is down. That's interesting since both leads ins are still the same. Still Oprah and Judge Judy. It's been the same for years. So WPRI can't really lay blame there. These ratings show that WPRI has made some progress, but it also shows that they need to figure out a way to make more progress. Both WJAR and WPRI Newscasts have grown stale. I think WPRI picking up some new viewers probably has more to do with people just getting sick of WJAR. Both stations honestly need to make a change if they don't want to lose viewers. I have recently started to watch WLNE more and more because at least they look fresh. It looks like others are doing the same thing. WLNE gained the most viewers at 11. They got killed at 6 PM though. Very interesting. It looks like people might not like the 6PM anchors so much.
If I worked at WPRI or WJAR I would start making some cosmetic changes to freshen things up. Change the music for starters. Every music package contains about 100 different variations. Start mixing some new music cues in so that at least it sounds like somebody is trying to improve something. WJAR's closing theme sounds like it's on a 10 second loop that just keeps repeating. Horrible. WPRI's isn't much better. For some odd reason both stations think the cabinet is a better place for all the unused music. They should try using some of it for a change. Then make some set changes. if you don't have the cash for a new set, how about you move some stuff around? Configure it differently. Instead of a blue background, do something with lighting and make it red. Just change SOMETHING please. WLNE might have the smallest studio, but they sure do their best to make it look good. No complaints there. WJAR and WPRI should do the same. Nothing has changed for years and years at channel 10 and channel 12. At least I switch the furniture around in my house every so often so things don't get boring. Geeez.
I wonder how FOX 64 is doing with their News at 10. I sure wish they would try to seperate themselves from WPRI's newscast and have their own identity. They use the exact same studio, music, etc. It's just a clone and I personally don't like it. It's a different station and I would really like to see them try to at least make the newscast look different too.
