I don't really understand why so many people bother rating on that site when apparently the majority don't care.

mortimer | May 09, 14:35 CET

Actually, that's pretty good; it ranks third among Fox shows, only behind House and Bones.
@mortimer; it was a poll that asked for your renew/cancel opinion on all those shows on all those networks. So naturally, for most voters, it includes a lot of shows they never or seldom watch(ed).

[ edited by Tristan on 2009-05-09 16:47 ]

Tristan | May 09, 14:44 CET

ahh, that makes sense then.

it seems like Dollhouse did pretty well then.. and so did TSCC.

mortimer | May 09, 14:52 CET

The 'Don't Care' catagory is an indicator of how Popular (or unpopular, depending on its 'thumbs up' or 'thumbs down' status) a show is. Or rather, the level of interest or active dis-interest in the show. The lower the percentage in the 'Don't Care' catagory, the more it is in the aweness of the general population. Dollhouse's 61% (or 60.9% last I looked) puts it as one of the more 'known' shows with maybe only a dozen to fifteen shows on that entire list with more active interest in their well-being, or their demise, than Dollhouse.

mangydog | May 09, 15:00 CET

Is it just me or did Dollhouse win?

Simon | May 09, 16:50 CET

Yeah, the whole barely thing is misleading. Dollhouse has one of the best statistics.

Pretty_Hate_Machine | May 09, 17:02 CET

Looks very good to me.

toast | May 09, 17:03 CET

That's what I thought. My hasty Excel calculations has Dollhouse coming 19th out of 347 shows. So I've tweated this entry accordingly.

Simon | May 09, 17:05 CET

Yeah, Dollhouse seems to be in the top 20 among all networks. As mangydog said, there are few shows where more people voting cared either/or. And the amount of people who wanted it renewed was also upthere.

Plus, highest show on Fox in the most important demographic (18-34)-- if looking at it with an exec's eyes ;-) -- by a large margin, even.

Can't see any "barely", really :-)

Kaneda | May 09, 17:09 CET

For Fox's offerings, only House and Bones got more than 30% "Keep". House and AI are the only ones with less than 60% "Don't Care". Dollhouse is 29.7% "Keep" (which makes it #3) and 60.9% "Don't Care" (also #3). It's also in the bottom 10 in the "Cancel" list, which are all under 10%. I'd say that puts it firmly in the "win" category.

JMaloney | May 09, 17:15 CET

It's interesting that Dollhouse seems to be more popular among women than men: see here. It's also top in both the 12-17 and 18-34 age ranges, as Kaneda pointed out. Also, men like cartoons.

Then again, with AI as Fox's top rated show being #3 on the "cancel" list here, I'm not sure how to read things, really.

JMaloney | May 09, 17:34 CET

This list seems pointless. There are shows on there that are going to be renewed and this site says should be cancelled. ie; Celebrity Apprentice. And shows that are going to be cancelled and this site says should be renewed. ie; Terminator.

FaithsTruCalling | May 09, 18:01 CET

The list does seam pointless, considering every single reality show on Fox got a thumbs down. I hate them as much as anyone but looking at this poll and then the ratings, they're damn near polar opposites.

GimpyD | May 09, 22:31 CET