This Bosch: Legacy Amazon Ratings Secrecy Claim Is Very…

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Amazon doesn't release Bosch: Legacy's exact viewing figures, making it hard to question their decisions.
Bosch: Legacy's cancellation was influenced by Amazon's focus on appealing to younger demographics.
Amazon's secretive cancellation of Bosch: Legacy may lead to the loss of existing subscribers and backlash.

Bosch: Legacy's cancelation seven months prior to the release of its third season was a surprise to the fans, and most of the cast and crew, who were expecting the show to return for a fourth season. Amazon wasn't interested in seeing how Bosch: Legacy's third season performed, and they were keen to keep silent about the real reasons for canceling it. Amazon doesn't release exact viewing figures for their shows, so this makes it very difficult for anyone to question them.

Things were very different in the days before streaming, when ratings information was readily available to anyone who was interested. If Amazon were to release the viewing figures for Bosch: Legacy and other shows they've canceled, it would reveal what they are really trying to do, which is appeal solely to the younger demographic, increase their subscriber base and push advertisements.

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By Callum Murray

Bosch: Legacy's Viewership Has Clearly Been High But Amazon Doesn't Release Any Official Ratings And There's A Reason For That

A television show doesn't last over a decade if the ratings haven't been high, and Bosch and Bosch: Legacy are perfect examples of that. Of course, it's technically two shows, but the reason for that is allegedly because Amazon wanted to fire people and reset the pay scale. Anyway, in the early days of streaming, there were no advertisements, so it was all about attracting those new subscribers, and the original Bosch series was a big selling point. However, Amazon doesn't make the exact ratings information public and there's a very cynical reason for that. In an exclusive interview with The Best War Games, Gregory Scott Cummins summed up how things have changed over the years.

This whole business here of streaming is a whole different business model. We used to just have network TV and the majority of their revenue really comes from advertising. They're going to make a lot of money, and it depends on the Nielsen ratings. They can see the viewers they get per show, and then they can show that to the advertisers, and then they pay for a 30-second commercial, and they know how much money they're getting.

If Amazon shared their ratings with the wider world, it would be very easy for a counter-argument against the justification for canceling Bosch: Legacy. The fact that Amazon canceled Bosch: Legacy before an episode of the third season even aired exposes their real intentions. Amazon isn't basing their decisions on how well shows perform, and more about what they can sell via advertisements. They sneakily introduced ads via the backdoor with Freevee, which they subsequently closed down, after introducing them on the Prime Video platform.

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Amazon Has Decided To Focus Solely On The Younger Demographics And Ignore The Subscribers They Already Have Who Watch Bosch: Legacy

Amazon's grand plan was to trick the Bosch: Legacy fans into thinking the move to the Ballard spin-off was planned. They figured they could move the subscribers they already had with Legacy over to Ballard, while also introducing a younger demographic. One big problem for Amazon: Bosch: Legacy's fans are extremely clever. They've been watching Harry Bosch solve cases for over a decade, and engaging with 'sit-forward television' so they know how to investigate. There are a lot of people watching Bosch: Legacy, but conveniently, thanks to Amazon, the exact amount isn't known. Gregory Scott Cummins stated:

After Bosch: Legacy season three was finished, and before it aired, someone at Amazon clearly decided they were going to end it. We don't have the numbers of how many people viewed it, how many of their members viewed it, and how many times it was viewed. They don't open it up. Those are things we don't know.

Customers who subscribe to Prime Video because they love Bosch: Legacy will potentially cancel their memberships now the show is over as they've figured out what's going on. Titus Welliver only appears in cameos in Ballard, so surely Amazon must know they'll lose subscribers in their obsessive quest to cater to the younger demographic. Cummins added:

You can bet they're sharing their numbers with their advertisers.

Amazon is most definitely doing this, so why not tell the fans what the viewing figures are for the final season of Bosch: Legacy? Let's go back to the days when the Nielsen ratings were a thing, and the information was out there for everybody to see. Cancel, cover-up, PR spin, fan backlash.