If It's You Asking I'll Do It

My level of obsessive compulsive nerd is that I continue to work on my Arrow ratings math project despite that fact that I only “meh watched” six episodes this season. I should be working on my dissertation or my revise and resubmit pile in my spare time but this remains way more fun. Plus after my Season 4 Model worked so well I had to see if I could duplicate it for Season 5. 

Being right remains my heroin. #CapricornProblems

Arrow Season Five: The Beginning of the End

First, let’s review the Arrow S5 average ratings & demo + adjusted ratings & demo change since S4 season.  

Everyone knows that Arrow ratings AND CW ratings have declined sharply this season overall (http://www.vulture.com/2017/05/2016-2017-tv-season-in-five-really-depressing-charts.html). This article and the CW chart in here are helpful to center the conversation but I have critiques. First, no fair comparison of ratings decline over last season can include Supergirl. Comparing ratings from CBS to CW is not Apples to Oranges it is Apples to Volkswagens. Thus I removed Supergirl from my chart. Second, for change over time comparisons the number of viewers is mathematically preferable to the demo.

Well, you’re actually the first person to ask for that.

On second thought, you’re like the gajillionth person.

To be honest, I’ve been very conflicted about posting these pages.  If I ever do something that’s seen as “catering to” Olicity fans, the non-Olicity fans accuse me of favoritism.

So here’s the deal:  I’m posting the pages here and then I’ll review requests for a non-Olicity scene and post THOSE pages as well.  Equal treatment.  Okay?  (He asks, knowing he’ll still get sh*t from some far-off corner of the internet anyway.)

Curtis playing matchmaker