TV Worth Blogging
by David Thiel, Program Director for WILL-TV
An insider's view of public television programming and the issues that help determine what and how you watch
"10 Sisters" Rock Memphis, Spook Erie
When Tim Hartin and Alison Davis Wood's documentary 10 Sisters: A True Story debuted on WILL-TV in February 2007, it was a huge hit with a Nielsen rating of 8.5. (A rating point is equal to one percent of the total potential audience in a given television market. In the 500-channel TV universe of today, an 8.5 rating is very, very good.)
What's even more surprising about 10 Sisters is how well this Central Illinois story travels now that it's airing on public TV stations across the country. It had Memphis all shook up when it recently aired on WKNO-TV to the tune of a 2.5 rating. While that's a solid performance, it was downright scary in Erie, Pennsylvania when the sisters scored a 4.9 rating for WQLN-TV!
Congratulations to Tim, Alison and the cast and crew of 10 Sisters: A True Story!
A 4.9 rating in Erie Pennsylvania is nuts. I have lived in Erie all my life and as far as I knew I was the only one watching WQLN-TV.
10 Sisters was a great show thanks to the cast and crew.
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