Somehow the internet hasn't killed off 'America's Funniest Home Videos'
The internet's been blamed for making a lot of things redundant, and you'd be justified in assuming that that extended to America's Funniest Home Videos too. Except, surprisingly, the wealth of cat videos and stripper-pole-fail clips online hasn't had a fatal effect on the long-running show, according to Bloomberg. How the series has managed to survive is apparently been by embracing the internet and creating a trio of YouTube channels, a Facebook page that, according to AFV's Vin Di Bona, gets an average 5,000 to 10,000 shares per post and a partnership with online video giant Maker Studios. Di Bona also says that the wealth of AFV digital content is driving viewers back to its traditional broadcasts too.
Bloomberg reports that, according to Nielsen numbers, this month's season premiere actually increased in ratings by five percent compared to 2013's. Perhaps even more impressive? That 93 percent of the show's audience is watching live on a given Sunday night. Somewhere, we're imagining Bob Saget has a smile on his incredibly dirty mouth.
