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Sinatra at 100

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Tilden

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With few exceptions like Seth Mac Farland, John Legend, Harry Connick Jr. and Alicia Keys the program was a dud and an insult to the memory of old Blue Eyes.
Clearly, Adam Levine was out of his comfort zone and it showed and sounded it.
Makes one realize even more how talented Frank Sinatra was and will be through the ages.
Also, CBS seemed to really just make it one big commercial for the Grammy Awards in February.
One sad show.
 
Tilden said:
With few exceptions like Seth Mac Farland, John Legend, Harry Connick Jr. and Alicia Keys the program was a dud and an insult to the memory of old Blue Eyes.
Clearly, Adam Levine was out of his comfort zone and it showed and sounded it.
Makes one realize even more how talented Frank Sinatra was and will be through the ages.
Also, CBS seemed to really just make it one big commercial for the Grammy Awards in February.
One sad show.
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Lets see how the overnights treat the show.
 
Tony Bennett was great and it provided a fine program to honor a legend.

It was up against a very good NFL game and a Presidential address on terror. The overnights may suffer as a result, but it still was thoughtful programming.
 
The overnights are in, and the show got a 0.8 in adults 18-49. That was the lowest rated prime-time show of the evening. By comparison, Sunday Night Football got a 6.0 share.

In out-of-demo viewership, the show was second (after football) in total delivery with 8.74 million delivered. However, most were over 50.

It's interesting that the show managed to even get a 0.8 as the principal appeal of Sinatra himself is with over-70-year-olds. The draw must have been the "young sprouts" who had name recognition among the 18-49 crowd.
 
DavidEduardo said:
It's interesting that the show managed to even get a 0.8 as the principal appeal of Sinatra himself is with over-70-year-olds. The draw must have been the "young sprouts" who had name recognition among the 18-49 crowd.
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I'm over 70 and think the only time it is worthwhile to watch Sinatra are his movies. Can't stand his singing. And I don't remember him being very popular with my peers so likely most of his fans have gone to their great reward.

But it is obvious why the producers selected the "honoree" performers. Otherwise the in-demo numbers would be very feint indeed. Unfortunately, both choices, Sinatra and his "honorees" turned me off and my mother, the bobby-soxer in her day, rolled over in her grave.
 
DavidEduardo said:
It's interesting that the show managed to even get a 0.8 as the principal appeal of Sinatra himself is with over-70-year-olds.
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Considering the youngest pre-Army Elvis fans (assuming age 11 when he hit the big-time in 1956) are now 70, I would say that most of the fans of the "Rat Pack" Sinatra have to be at least 80 now.
 
People like Carrie Underwood bring an automatic fan base who'll tune in, and then chat all night about whatever she does.
 
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