1.0The Escapisthttps://www.escapistmagazine.comTom Goldman Legacy Authorhttps://www.escapistmagazine.com/author/tomgoldman/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="dqKh9dYMGk"><a href="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/spikes-2010-vgas-were-lowest-rated-in-programs-history/">Spike’s 2010 VGAs Were Lowest Rated in Program’s History</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/spikes-2010-vgas-were-lowest-rated-in-programs-history/embed/#?secret=dqKh9dYMGk" width="600" height="338" title="“Spike’s 2010 VGAs Were Lowest Rated in Program’s History” — The Escapist" data-secret="dqKh9dYMGk" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> The ratings for the Spike TV Video Game Awards keep getting worse every year. The 2010 Spike TV Video Game Awards were meant to be huge this year. The event had more announcements and reveals than any previous show, and put Dr. Horrible at the helm. Unfortunately for Spike, ratings still dropped. Variety reports that the ratings figures for the 2010 VGAs were the lowest in the program’s history. In 2007, the VGAs had 921,000 viewers. In 2008, there was a big drop to 680,000, 2009 saw 647,000 people tune in, and in 2010 just 627,000 watched. Despite improvements in […]http://cdn.themis-media.com/media/global/images/library/deriv/34/34985.jpg