Kyu mujhko tu aazmaye :( - My rave/rant thread

Originally posted by: kautilya04

Btw ratings are falling continuously 😳 The CVs have done a fine job of wrecking the show by ignoring ArHaan and focusing on puke-worthy characters for the past four months 🥱🥱 The whole of last week was dedicated to that ridiculous wedding drama that no one was interested in 🤢 [/quote]

Ratings tell a sad tale. The CVs are clearly struggling with pacing and characterization. There's so much story to tell for Vihaan-Aarushi, Mini-Raunak, and even Harpreet's husband (who was foreshadowed a bit during a couple of episodes in June). They needed high-energy tracks to help recover from the over-lengthy tedious Priyanka track, which weakened the show's momentum and characterization. Instead, like you said, they chose to focus on characters the viewers aren't invested in, so it's no surprise the ratings are slipping. Between the first week of July to now (Wks 26-28 for BARC), the focus has been on the Psycho obsession and the Pandit wedding tracks. Last week, so much precious airtime was given to Kasturi's melodrama and wasted on Psycho Vibha's insane thought process, her lurking, and her reactions. It also didn't help that both Aarushi and Vihaan were written as naively accommodating to her. Btw, it boggles my mind the CVs are doing this obsession track when ratings earlier this year during the Gattu period already showed viewers dislike interlopers in Vihaan and Aarushi's relationship.

I share your hope, Ranjana. After a 1.4 in WK 24, they got a 1.7 in WK 25. That was the week the Rani made the Moms think Vihaan was kidnapped and Aarhan were finally given the chance to work together to stop the Moms from giving in to Arvind-Rani's extortion (late June). So rebounds are possible. But to do that, the CVs must stop strangling and watering down their own story for lengthy periods or they will indeed have a difficult time getting back viewers. Last week was hit hard as expected. Hopefully the current attempt at damage control brings results and it will have to continue in the coming weeks. Viewers need to trust the CVs for whatever time Zee gives the show, so I guess it will come down to the CVs not being stubborn, being smarter about what [BARC] viewers want, and making better character/plot/pacing decisions in the coming weeks.

That was more than I expected to say. 😳 But we're on the same page. It's hard to place BARC viewers precisely, but hopefully it's not too late and the CVs are able to rebuild trust and interest within these next few episodes. Ravish and Mugdha's performances this week just confirm the wonderful things they're capable of if the CVs just give their characters solid story.

Edited by PeaceJoyLove - 10 years ago