[Drolefille]

3 days doesn't begin to cover people who DVR though, my mom has weeks of some shows backed up and watches some within days, usually though she catches up on the weekends so Monday and Tuesday shows don't get consideration. Again this might suit for their advertiser purposes, but really I think it shows that the model is broken.

AMC has been doing very well, but much of that comes from building a channel audience with Mad Men and Breaking Bad (and others). Much like HBO does on the Premium side, AMC's been dedicated toward making good, high quality shows with broad appeal even if the premise is niche. I anticipate HBO's Game of Thrones to get a WIDE audience outside of your typical dark, medieval fantasy fans because HBO makes good, high quality shows and markets them very well.

Syfy's taking the lazy way out by dropping original programming in exchange for more giant snake movies. Unless we needed Anacondas 5 : Eaten Alive.