Originally posted by Obveeus: NBC must have decided that Tuesday was the new Friday?
NBC must be embarrassed by there May sweeps schedule. Their schedule has the following:
4 hours of DOND (2 on Mondays and 2 on Wednesdays) 1 1/2 hours of Saturday Night Live repeats (Tuesdays) 1 1/2 hours of Most Outrageous Moments (1/2 hour on Tuesdays and 1 hour on Fridays) 6 hours of repeats (all of Saturday and Sunday night)
Why did they use up all of their fresh content at the same time starting in January? And being that they did that, why did they not have a plan to come up with something for May sweeps?
When I see a May sweeps schedule like NBC’s, it makes me wonder how Jeff Zucker has not only been able to keep his job, but actually be promoted along the way.
NBC under Zucker has surrendered Thursdays to ABC and CBS by programming niche comedies and allowing the now way past its prime “ER” to stay put. Now, with the May sweeps approaching, Zucker, Silverman, Graboff and Co. seems to be putting all of their eggs into the “Deal or No Deal” basket.
Four hours of “Deal” will only accelerate the coming implosion of the over-hyped game show. Remember that game shows do not have long lives, at least not in primetime. ABC, with its “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” fiasco several years back can attest to that fact.
All the other networks, even the much maligned CW, are programming original content. Compare that to NBC which has the glorified clip show “Most Outrageous Moments” and “Saturday Night Live” reruns covering three hours of primetime real estate. Throw in cable reruns on Sunday, the overexposed “Law & Order” franchise and the bloated two-hour “Dateline” murder mysteries and NBC has a schedule resembling that of a cable network rather than a major broadcast network that everyone else used to chase.
My how the mighty have fallen. The only question is are they done falling. Based on their 2008-09 plans, the jury is definitely still out.
Originally posted by crateriko: Marc, I think that must be a typo with Boston Legal's demo.
I call CBS tuesday 10pm slot the cursed time-slot.
Because all the shows on thats slot die.
The time slot is not cursed. They just program garbage there. If they moved Without a Trace there it would get good ratings. Every show they put there is a clunker.
No the reason they dont put without a trace there is because it would lose all it viewers and be canceled.
I mean look Smith 3lb Cane Jerico
I dont think thats a coensidence
All of those shows you mentioned could have been put anywhere on the schedule and they would have bombed. Do you really believe in "curses"?
Bottom line: if they put a good show there the ratings will come. Smith, 3lb, Cane, and Jericho are simply not CBS type of shows and will not work anywhere. If they put one of there procedurals there it would work.
NBC must have decided that Tuesday was the new Friday?
NBC doesn't care about big ratings or being the fourth place network. They just care about profits. That is why they are airing (or repurposing) lots of repeats. They cost so little to rebroadcast, especially if NBC owns the show, that even if it gets terrible ratings they are still making money. NBC has now basically turned into a cable network, by airing multiple episodes of shows during the week and using repeats heavily. It is so sad.
I don't believe that because in the schedule they announced a couple of weeks ago for next season, they have mostly fresh content throughout the whole calendar year with the exception, of course, of Saturday. They just did not plan very well for this May.
Originally posted by Obveeus: NBC must have decided that Tuesday was the new Friday?
NBC must be embarrassed by there May sweeps schedule. Their schedule has the following:
4 hours of DOND (2 on Mondays and 2 on Wednesdays) 1 1/2 hours of Saturday Night Live repeats (Tuesdays) 1 1/2 hours of Most Outrageous Moments (1/2 hour on Tuesdays and 1 hour on Fridays) 6 hours of repeats (all of Saturday and Sunday night)
Why did they use up all of their fresh content at the same time starting in January? And being that they did that, why did they not have a plan to come up with something for May sweeps?
When I see a May sweeps schedule like NBC’s, it makes me wonder how Jeff Zucker has not only been able to keep his job, but actually be promoted along the way.
NBC under Zucker has surrendered Thursdays to ABC and CBS by programming niche comedies and allowing the now way past its prime “ER” to stay put. Now, with the May sweeps approaching, Zucker, Silverman, Graboff and Co. seems to be putting all of their eggs into the “Deal or No Deal” basket.
Four hours of “Deal” will only accelerate the coming implosion of the over-hyped game show. Remember that game shows do not have long lives, at least not in primetime. ABC, with its “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” fiasco several years back can attest to that fact.
All the other networks, even the much maligned CW, are programming original content. Compare that to NBC which has the glorified clip show “Most Outrageous Moments” and “Saturday Night Live” reruns covering three hours of primetime real estate. Throw in cable reruns on Sunday, the overexposed “Law & Order” franchise and the bloated two-hour “Dateline” murder mysteries and NBC has a schedule resembling that of a cable network rather than a major broadcast network that everyone else used to chase.
My how the mighty have fallen. The only question is are they done falling. Based on their 2008-09 plans, the jury is definitely still out.
Nbc counts on DOND to survive.
And its ratings r going down.
One DOND is gone unless NBC comes up with a Ratings Blockbuster, Nbc is done for.
Originally posted by crateriko: Marc, I think that must be a typo with Boston Legal's demo.
I call CBS tuesday 10pm slot the cursed time-slot.
Because all the shows on thats slot die.
The time slot is not cursed. They just program garbage there. If they moved Without a Trace there it would get good ratings. Every show they put there is a clunker.
No the reason they dont put without a trace there is because it would lose all it viewers and be canceled.
I mean look Smith 3lb Cane Jerico
I dont think thats a coensidence
All of those shows you mentioned could have been put anywhere on the schedule and they would have bombed. Do you really believe in "curses"?
Bottom line: if they put a good show there the ratings will come. Smith, 3lb, Cane, and Jericho are simply not CBS type of shows and will not work anywhere. If they put one of there procedurals there it would work.
Originally posted by Obveeus: NBC must have decided that Tuesday was the new Friday?
NBC must be embarrassed by there May sweeps schedule. Their schedule has the following:
4 hours of DOND (2 on Mondays and 2 on Wednesdays) 1 1/2 hours of Saturday Night Live repeats (Tuesdays) 1 1/2 hours of Most Outrageous Moments (1/2 hour on Tuesdays and 1 hour on Fridays) 6 hours of repeats (all of Saturday and Sunday night)
Why did they use up all of their fresh content at the same time starting in January? And being that they did that, why did they not have a plan to come up with something for May sweeps?
When I see a May sweeps schedule like NBC’s, it makes me wonder how Jeff Zucker has not only been able to keep his job, but actually be promoted along the way.
NBC under Zucker has surrendered Thursdays to ABC and CBS by programming niche comedies and allowing the now way past its prime “ER” to stay put. Now, with the May sweeps approaching, Zucker, Silverman, Graboff and Co. seems to be putting all of their eggs into the “Deal or No Deal” basket.
Four hours of “Deal” will only accelerate the coming implosion of the over-hyped game show. Remember that game shows do not have long lives, at least not in primetime. ABC, with its “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” fiasco several years back can attest to that fact.
All the other networks, even the much maligned CW, are programming original content. Compare that to NBC which has the glorified clip show “Most Outrageous Moments” and “Saturday Night Live” reruns covering three hours of primetime real estate. Throw in cable reruns on Sunday, the overexposed “Law & Order” franchise and the bloated two-hour “Dateline” murder mysteries and NBC has a schedule resembling that of a cable network rather than a major broadcast network that everyone else used to chase.
My how the mighty have fallen. The only question is are they done falling. Based on their 2008-09 plans, the jury is definitely still out.
I don't understand why Chuck and Heroes couldn't return for 6 new eps a piece this spring. Then at least DOND could've been secluded to Wednesdays only and why didn't they order up some more 1 vs. 100? That could've filled the 2 hour Tuesday block. Fridays could remain Most Outrageous Moments hour and Dateline, Movies on Saturdays, and 2 hour Dateline and cable repeats on Sunday. Would it win any awards? No. Would it at least have eliminated the unnecessary repeats? Yes.
Originally posted by crateriko: Marc, I think that must be a typo with Boston Legal's demo.
I call CBS tuesday 10pm slot the cursed time-slot.
Because all the shows on thats slot die.
The time slot is not cursed. They just program garbage there. If they moved Without a Trace there it would get good ratings. Every show they put there is a clunker.
No the reason they dont put without a trace there is because it would lose all it viewers and be canceled.
I mean look Smith 3lb Cane Jerico
I dont think thats a coensidence
All of those shows you mentioned could have been put anywhere on the schedule and they would have bombed. Do you really believe in "curses"?
Bottom line: if they put a good show there the ratings will come. Smith, 3lb, Cane, and Jericho are simply not CBS type of shows and will not work anywhere. If they put one of there procedurals there it would work.
Ya i do,
When it comes to that time slot i do.
You have proven something today Walter. I think we have all have a feeling about this, but today it has been proven. You really are a bumbling idiot. Not that there is anything wrong with that...
Originally posted by crateriko: Marc, I think that must be a typo with Boston Legal's demo.
I call CBS tuesday 10pm slot the cursed time-slot.
Because all the shows on thats slot die.
The time slot is not cursed. They just program garbage there. If they moved Without a Trace there it would get good ratings. Every show they put there is a clunker.
No the reason they dont put without a trace there is because it would lose all it viewers and be canceled.
I mean look Smith 3lb Cane Jerico
I dont think thats a coensidence
All of those shows you mentioned could have been put anywhere on the schedule and they would have bombed. Do you really believe in "curses"?
Bottom line: if they put a good show there the ratings will come. Smith, 3lb, Cane, and Jericho are simply not CBS type of shows and will not work anywhere. If they put one of there procedurals there it would work.
Ya i do,
When it comes to that time slot i do.
You have proven something today Walter. I think we have all have a feeling about this, but today it has been proven. You really are a bumbling idiot. Not that there is anything wrong with that...
Originally posted by AL: You have proven something today Walter. I think we have all have a feeling about this, but today it has been proven. You really are a bumbling idiot. Not that there is anything wrong with that...
I second that comment. (but I thought it was proven back when he first started posting? )
Why all the hate for CBS Tuesday at 10??? I thought Smith had potential and was different from all the other primetime shows.
Cane was a good show and i thought it had real growth potential.
3lbs came too soon after the Grey's Anatomy ascension.
Jericho started out with decent ratings that i believe held up week to week but then it had that HUGE break in its season that lasted about 3 or 4 months.
Originally posted by crateriko: Marc, I think that must be a typo with Boston Legal's demo.
I call CBS tuesday 10pm slot the cursed time-slot.
Because all the shows on thats slot die.
The time slot is not cursed. They just program garbage there. If they moved Without a Trace there it would get good ratings. Every show they put there is a clunker.
No the reason they dont put without a trace there is because it would lose all it viewers and be canceled.
I mean look Smith 3lb Cane Jerico
I dont think thats a coensidence
All of those shows you mentioned could have been put anywhere on the schedule and they would have bombed. Do you really believe in "curses"?
Bottom line: if they put a good show there the ratings will come. Smith, 3lb, Cane, and Jericho are simply not CBS type of shows and will not work anywhere. If they put one of there procedurals there it would work.
Ya i do,
When it comes to that time slot i do.
You have proven something today Walter. I think we have all have a feeling about this, but today it has been proven. You really are a bumbling idiot. Not that there is anything wrong with that...
Im not a Idiot,
I'm just not soft Spoken
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