I've decided to start up a competition to hold everyone over while we enjoy looking at ratings of reruns and new shows that rate as such.I have come up with a list of shows, new and veterans, and assigned monetary values to them. The way I did so was by taking its average A18-49 L+SD rating, multiplying it by 4, and rounding to the nearest ten. The new shows were all assigned the average value of all veteran shows (because you can't really predict how these shows will do), except for Friday shows which are slightly lower priced.
YOUR CHALLENGE
You have 100 virtual dollars and must "buy" at least 18 shows using the monetary values listed below. The competitor whose shows on average rate best next season will be the winner. You must invest in at least 5 new shows. There is no limit or minimum value on how many shows you may invest in per network or by genre.
THE VALUES
ABC
| Show | Monetary Value ($) |
| Modern Family |
10.20
|
| Grey’s Anatomy |
8.90
|
| Scandal |
8.20
|
| The Goldbergs |
8.10
|
| The Middle |
7.60
|
| How to Get Away with Murder |
7.50
|
| Blackish |
7.10
|
| Once Upon a Time |
5.50
|
| Secrets & Lies |
5.50
|
| Conviction |
5.50
|
| American Housewife |
5.50
|
| Speechless |
5.50
|
| Designated Survivor |
5.50
|
| Notorious |
5.50
|
| Imaginary Mary |
5.50
|
| Downward Dog |
5.50
|
| Still Star-Crossed |
5.50
|
| Time After Time |
5.50
|
| Fresh Off The Boat |
5.30
|
| Quantico |
5.00
|
| Last Man Standing |
4.80
|
| Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD |
4.70
|
| The Real O’Neals |
4.50
|
| Dr Ken |
4.40
|
| The Catch |
3.90
|
| American Crime |
3.80
|
CBS
| Show | Monetary Value ($) |
| The Big Bang Theory |
14.90
|
| NCIS |
8.80
|
| Life in Pieces |
8.00
|
| Criminal Minds |
7.20
|
| Scorpion |
7.10
|
| NCIS: NO |
7.00
|
| Mom |
6.80
|
| 2 Broke Girls |
6.40
|
| The Odd Couple |
5.60
|
| Kevin Can Wait |
5.50
|
| Man with a Plan |
5.50
|
| Bull |
5.50
|
| The Great Indoors |
5.50
|
| Pure Genius |
5.50
|
| Doubt |
5.50
|
| Training Day |
5.50
|
| NCIS: LA |
5.30
|
| Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders |
5.20
|
| Code Black |
5.10
|
| Blue Bloods |
5.00
|
| Madam Secretary |
4.80
|
| Hawaii 5-0 |
4.60
|
| MacGyver |
4.20
|
| Elementary |
3.80
|
The CW
| Show | Monetary Value ($) |
| The Flash |
5.50
|
| Arrow |
3.80
|
| Legends of Tomorrow |
3.20
|
| Supernatural |
2.80
|
| Frequency |
2.40
|
| No Tomorrow |
2.40
|
| Riverdale |
2.40
|
| iZombie |
2.10
|
| The 100 |
1.90
|
| The Vampire Diaries |
1.80
|
| The Originals |
1.50
|
| Jane the Virgin |
1.50
|
| Reign |
1.20
|
| Crazy Ex-Girlfriend |
1.20
|
FOX
| Show | Monetary Value ($) |
| Empire |
17.70
|
| The Simpsons |
7.00
|
| Family Guy |
5.90
|
| Lucifer |
5.90
|
| Gotham |
5.60
|
| Rosewood |
5.50
|
| Son of Zorn |
5.50
|
| Lethal Weapon |
5.50
|
| Pitch |
5.50
|
| 24: Legacy (minus Super Bowl premiere) |
5.50
|
| APB |
5.50
|
| Making History |
5.50
|
| The Mick |
5.50
|
| Shots Fired |
5.50
|
| Star |
5.50
|
| Prison Break |
5.50
|
| Brooklyn Nine-Nine |
4.80
|
| The Last Man On Earth |
4.60
|
| New Girl |
4.50
|
| Scream Queens |
4.40
|
| Bob’s Burgers |
4.20
|
| Bones |
4.20
|
| The Exorcist |
4.20
|
| Sleepy Hollow |
3.30
|
NBC
| Show | Monetary Value ($) |
| Blindspot |
7.30
|
| Chicago Fire |
7.00
|
| Chicago Med |
6.90
|
| Law & Order: SVU |
6.40
|
| Chicago PD |
6.20
|
| Superstore |
5.90
|
| The Blacklist |
5.70
|
| Timeless |
5.50
|
| This is Us |
5.50
|
| Good Place |
5.50
|
| Chicago Justice |
5.50
|
| The Blacklist: Redemption |
5.50
|
| Emerald City |
5.50
|
| Great News |
5.50
|
| Marlon |
5.50
|
| Midnight, Texas |
5.50
|
| Powerless |
5.50
|
| Taken |
5.50
|
| Trial & Error |
5.50
|
| Shades of Blue |
4.70
|
| The Carmichael Show |
3.80
|
| Grimm |
3.60
|
SUBMISSIONS
Here is the form. Be sure to leave your username and check the boxes next to the shows you want to invest in. May the luckiest person win!