the buzz log
A Scientific Take on Frank TV
Hypothesis: Frank TV is popular in Search due to its incredibly annoying commercials which are played on TBS every three seconds.
Methodology: We examined the Search data from the past seven days and found the buzz on "Frank TV" to be disturbingly positive. Searches on the show, about an impressionist named Frank Caliendo who mimics easy targets like George W. Bush and John Madden, have skyrocketed ever since the promotional campaign began. Even more disturbing -- the show does not premier until November 20, leaving viewers to suffer through six more weeks of insipid ads.
Data Analysis: Significant spikes on "frank tv actor," "frank tv tbs," and "what is frank tv" indicate folks are at least intrigued enough to search. However, one must wonder if these searches are born of genuine interest or sincere loathing for the ads. Alas, our data does not offer any answers.
Conclusion: Despite (or perhaps because of) the show's unholy commercials, "Frank TV" has become an unexpected hit in Search. We'd like to see the show banished to a black hole, but the masses are clearly ready to watch. There are some things even science can't explain.
Filed under: Comedians, Television
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A subject's buzz score is the percentage of Yahoo! users searching for that subject on a given day, multiplied by a constant to make the number easier to read. Weekly leaders are the subjects with the greatest average buzz score for a given week.
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comments
Posted by anthony_nihilistic | Fri, October 12, 2007, 11:44 am PDT
Don't hate on teh Frank. Hate on TBS for showing those promos way too often. And hate on yourself for watching too much baseball when the weather's nice outside this time of year.
Posted by houseofminpins | Sat, November 10, 2007, 5:23 pm PST
I think you are right, the only reason I searched for it was because I wanted to see if the rest of the world found the commercials as incredibly annoying as I do. Yuck.
Posted by drumaven | Sat, January 26, 2008, 12:04 am PST
This is possibly the worst show I've seen since MAD TV. Repetative, unfunny, and absolutely doomed (I hope). If these searches aren't due to disgust, I hope something can save us from ourselves.
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