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I don't see what this has to do with the issue here. The show was cancelled because he refused to change his views on AI and China to appease Apple, not because
by smt88 3y ago
I don't see what this has to do with the issue here. The show was cancelled because he refused to change his views on AI and China to appease Apple, not because of his personality.
- buildbuildbuild 3y agoThat is indeed his side of the story and he broke the news first. Ratings or personality may have been factors, but when fired it is common to lean into PR.
- jmull 3y agoShows with big ratings get lee-way, shows with poor ratings don't. I don't know if there's a definitive way to tell, but it sounds like "The Problem" probably had dismal viewership.
- SavageHenry 3y agoOk, assume the ratings were good for a moment (either Stewart's or another on Apple TV). Could the show have run an investigate segment on China's Uyghur policy on Apple TV?
- parineum 3y agoIt could have tried, got cancelled and then picked up by someone who would run it. We'll see if the show moves on.
- smt88 3y agoEvery show on Apple TV+ (except Ted Lasso) has dismal viewership. The amount of money they spend for each viewer is insane, and they don't seem to be growing[1]. If Apple cared that much about viewership, they'd cancel most of their shows, not just Jon Stewart's. 1. https://9to5mac.com/2023/10/11/heres-how-apple-tv-growth-compares-to-other-streaming-platforms-in-the-us/#:~:text=For%20instance%2C%20Apple%20TV%2B%20reached,more%20subscribers%20than%20Apple%20TV%2B https://9to5mac.com/2023/10/11/heres-how-apple-tv-growth-com....
- voisin 3y ago> Every show on Apple TV+ (except Ted Lasso) has dismal viewership. Source? They don’t publish this info afaik. Your link is about market share, likely via subscriber counts?
- kmlx 3y ago> The show was cancelled because this is an assumption based on an unattributed quote. the assumption could be real, or it could be bad ratings.