[DeTomaso] The Car Show

Fri Sep 16 14:25:58 EDT 2011

At our house the show was not even turned on as just hearing Adam Corolla talk is an insult to one's ears.  He's definitely not funny in the least and I'm sure many of my animals have higher intelligence than he does.  Idiot quickly comes to the mind when his name is mentioned.

Judy

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From: Peter Kovacs <peter-kovacs at sbcglobal.net>
To: michael <michael at michaelshortt.com>; cengles <cengles at cox.net>; DeTomaso Forum <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Fri, Sep 16, 2011 4:59 am
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] The Car Show

They were discussing the return of the Pantera with the ZR-1 engine. Thought it 
was a goods thing. I believe the remarks in question were...

'Love the car, hate the people who love the car' because they triple chrome 
plate the engines and put on big wings. I guess they saw Bob's car somewhere. In 
show biz, there is no such thing as negative attention, right? I was amused but 
not offended. Stung a little but happy with it overall.

How about the rest of you?

Peter Kovacs
209 345-6708 
209 436-2000 fx

From: "michael at michaelshortt.com" <michaelsavga at gmail.com>
To: cengles at cox.net; DeTomaso Forum <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Friday, September 16, 2011 8:51 AM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] The Car Show

*The Car Show* Gets Low Ratings

By  <http://www.insideline.com/staff/email-disclaimer.html>Lee
Pray<http://www.insideline.com/about/authors/lee-pray.html>,
Correspondent | Published Jul 22, 2011
  Poor So-So Pretty Good Good Excellent

  - Poor
  - So-So
  - Pretty Good
  - Good
  - Excellent

12 Ratings

Comments (34)
*Just the Facts:

  - Speed's The Car Show debuted last week to a modest audience.
  - Modest though it was, it's still not bad for the channel.
  - Mike Magrath<http://blogs.insideline.com/straightline/2011/07/the-car-show-episode-2-teaser-brian-johnson-girls-driving-stick-and-a-ferrari.html>
is
  not the only person who tuned in.

*

*SOUTH BEND, Indiana* — Speed's *The Car Show* aired its second episode this
week and that begs the question: Is anyone watching? Well, yes. But not so
many people that they shouldn't be on a first-name basis with one another.

Because Speed's audience is specialized (read "small") our usual sources for
ratings information like TVByTheNumbers.com don't cover the cable channel.
So instead *Inside Line* called Matt Edmonds, vice president of marketing at
The Tire Rack, whose company has been supporting the show. Edmonds in turn
referred us to The Richards Group, which does much of the media buying (air
time and the like) for The Tire Rack. And The Richards Group gave us the
numbers they got from the Nielsen Company. So here they are:

Total Households: 249,000
Men 25-54: 87,000

Keep in mind that Speed is, in the words of Adam Carolla, "deep cable" and
isn't carried as part of many basic cable packages. Nowhere near as many as,
say, History, which carries the U.S. version of*Top Gear*. For instance, *
Pinks*, the show that ran before *The Car Show*, only pulled in about 5
percent more male viewers ages 25-54. And *Speed Makers*, the show that was
in *The Car Show's* time slot the week before, attracted about 5 percent
fewer male viewers 25-54.

America's *Top Gear*
premiered<http://www.insideline.com/features/review-top-gear-usa.html>
to
an audience of about 1.9 million last year. So the first episode of *The Car
Show* attracted between 1/7th and 1/8th that number of eyeballs. Yes, many
YouTube videos get more views.

But all this needs to be kept in perspective. "For a show that's just
starting on that channel," said The Tire Rack's Edmonds, "it's a respectable
start."

*Inside Line says:* It's going to be awhile before *The Car Show* attracts
the critical mass for it to be an important part of America's automotive
culture.

On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 11:47 AM, michael at michaelshortt.com <
michaelsavga at gmail.com> wrote:

> Keep in mind, it's Adam Corolla, failed side kick and Datsun Z Car lover.
>
>
> On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 11:44 AM, <cengles at cox.net> wrote:
>
>>
>> Dear Nancy,
>>
>> 1) It is good to "see" you back on the Forum
>> 2) Correct, I don't watch TV
>> 3) So what unpleasant truth did Adam Corolla express about Pantera owners?
>> 4) I have a feeling that this topic may certainly stimulate the
>> Forum.......
>>
>> Warmest regards, Chuck Engles
>>
>>
>> ---- "gonancy at juno.com" <gonancy at juno.com> wrote:
>> > Did everyone on the forum choose to ignore what Adam Corolla said about
>> Pantera Owners on his show (The Car Show) this passed Wednesday or don't you
>> guys watch TV.
>> > I figured there would be flaming emails for days.
>> > Well I thought his remarks were like being told something that you don't
>> want to hear but know to be true.
>> >
>> > Go Nancy
>> > Glad someone finally said it.
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