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2021 Predictions

AEW Dark moves from YouTube to truTV; Impact Wrestling, from AXS TV to Ion.

Steve Carell hosts the 93rd Academy Awards (which were moved to April due to COVID-19) in their attempt to boost their slumping ratings

Here in Atlanta: "Entertainment Tonight" moves from WSB (who has carried the show from the beginning) to WUPA with "Family Feud" moving from WUPA to WSB

In my home state of Alaska: KTVF (Fairbanks) goes back to CBS with KXDF becoming NBC; Nexstar acquires KTVA (Anchorage) and reboots the station as an independent while re-establishing their news operation

With Joe Biden as President, CNN gradually overtakes MSNBC in the cable news ratings
 
Megatron said:
Broadcasters will finally ditch the E/I & nature shows and cartoons will return on Sat Mornings which should've never gone away.
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To an audience of 80,000 children? Even I'd love to see it and I know it will never happen. Most children have left TV altogether! Netflix, Hulu, Pluto, YouTube, and various other apps have all their shows and many kids shows are exclusive to Netflix and other formats. Even Nickelodeon's audience will shrink soon if it hasn't. But I know SpongeBob will outlast us all. Tom Kenny will be 75 years old still voicing new episodes in 2037...either that or one of his two kids.

If E/I and nature shows completely go away, which I don't think will happen within the next 10 years, sports pregame shows and news replace it. Big Noon Saturday started at 10AM ET yesterday on FOX, or 7AM PT. Normally the 7am timeslot on Fox stations is either news or E/I. The syndication market for those shows is dropping fast, as most of the non-network material is just reruns of the same Litton-produced shows aired on the networks in the last 5-6 years. Not to say it's bad content - Rock the Park is great, as is Jeff Corwin's shows.
 
johnnya2k6 said:
With Joe Biden as President, CNN gradually overtakes MSNBC in the cable news ratings
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But does that mean CNN is on top completely or will Fox News still be #1 in the cable news ratings?
 
nelsonincharlotte said:
I could see Fox and ABC, but CBS doesn’t have the rights.
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But TBS is owned by same company that owns CBS and shows March Madness and so does TNT/True TV. In their new deal with MLB TBS could have included Sundays Afternoon's on CBS.

Also FOX4KC decides to add 4pm Newscast when Judge Judy goes to Cable and replaces Court TV with the Movies or so on. KSHB decides to bring back 9pm Newscast on KMCI and add Newsy as a Sub Channel. Like Start TV,Charge,My Family Network finally show up in KC area and Heartland TV,The Country Network find a new home.

NBATV finally gets a deal done with CCI,Charter/Sprectrum finally allows CFNEWS13,Baynews9 on the other providers in those areas and get a National Feed. KUKC/KGKC show up on CCI. Sprectrum Sports KC aka News in the future CCI/Google Fiber meet asking price.
 
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TVCOOL said:
Some cable channels either merge or shut down due to shrinking subscribers and low ratings.

The NBA will have their TV ratings on both ABC and ESPN fall to record levels which Disney cancels their TV deal with the NBA will take a TV rights deal with Fox out of desperation.

Both the MLB and the NHL has record high TV ratings during the year.

The NFL cancels Thursday Night Football due to oversaturation of pro football during the week, leaving the Sunday and Monday games (MNF returns to ABC from ESPN with only one game televised).

The NWA has their shows Powerrr and Shockwave air either on the CW or Ion (either their main channel or their Ion Plus channel).
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The NFL gets rid of Sunday Ticket, with every game being televised nationally. NBC gets a lesser deal because Fox and CBS trample on their exclusivity.
 
Even with their duopolies (which they don't have in every market, so deals would have to be made) the most Fox and CBS could show is 8 out of the 12 Sunday games (not counting Sunday night. I suppose the remaining four could be divided on ABC/ESPN
 
Here's a thing that I know WON'T happen...

It would be rather foolish to simulcast Thursday Night Football on TWO cable networks, where one of the main reasons why TNF was created in the first place is to draw audiences to the NFL Network, and not just for the live games either. It would also go against the NFL's policy of ensuring cable-exclusive telecasts be made available to over-the-air stations in the participating markets, and even with putting TNF on ABC, it would still be an ESPN production. In that case, you might as well keep Monday Night Football on ESPN, but also adopt a schedule similar to TNF where the more-attractive matchups air on ABC, and keep the less-than-stellar games on ESPN/OTA simulcast.

Mgomrjsurf said:
But TBS is owned by same company that owns CBS and shows March Madness and so does TNT/True TV. In their new deal with MLB TBS could have included Sundays Afternoon's on CBS.
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For one thing...the Turner networks and CBS are owned by separate companies; the reason why CBS and Turner got together with the NCAA men's basketball tournament was that at the time, before the Viacom-CBS re-merger reunited the Eye with their cable siblings, they wanted to make all of the tournament games available nationally instead of the regionalized set-up that CBS used for years in the first two rounds of the tournament. Before the joint-venture with Turner, CBS and the NCAA distributed those early-round games via a pay-per-view package for the out-of-market broadcasts.

Also, even though CBS Sports Network was already established, it didn't have the national audience reach that the Turner networks have (and still doesn't), and besides CBSSN, CBS' basic cable division was pretty barren at that point...just Pop TV and part-ownership of the Smithsonian Channel.

IF CBS ever wanted to get into baseball, and it likely won't happen until after 2028, when Fox's MLB deal expires, they would have to work out an agreement with Major League Baseball on their own...even so, as long as Fox, Turner, and Disney stay involved in MLB, I say it's very unlikely that CBS looks to snag MLB rights in the near-future.
 
johnnya2k6 said:
Here in Atlanta: "Entertainment Tonight" moves from WSB (who has carried the show from the beginning) to WUPA with "Family Feud" moving from WUPA to WSB
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I seriously doubt that.

If ET ever left WSB it would be to start a 7:30pm newscast. (But not a 7pm news because they have aired World News Tonight at 7 to air an hourlong 6pm news for years and I doubt they mess with that). If that happened, I think ET would go to WGCL. Feud would never go to WSB. They don’t have room.

Speaking of ET I could see WSOC putting Inside Edition and ET on sister station WAXN to put its 7pm news on its own channel.
 
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Sunday Night Baseball on ABC. If Sunday Afternoons ever open CBS talk to MLB. CBSSN on Mondays. TNT instead of TBS on Tuesdays. ESPNEWS on Wednesdays. FSN1 and 2 on Thursdays. MLB Network on Fridays.
NFL Network with its own crew on Thursdays because MLB Network use its own crew.

Hearst starts its own local News/Weather channels. QVC2 and HSN2 becomes Mens Shopping channels and QVC and HSN becomes Women's Shopping channels.
 
I have a few (some of which I predicted previous years):

--Comcast finally starts moving their systems into an all-HD, mostly X1 streaming lineup. With plans to eliminate SD feeds of all but Limited Basic/local stations from their lineups. The exception being those channels who still don't currently broadcast in HD.

Comcast will also require X1 boxes in order to receive all channels on their Digital Preferred lineups and up. With some Digital Starter "traditional cable" stations also converted to X1 or streaming only (perhaps some of the sports channels, etc.).

--COVID-19 vaccine proves to be ineffective in stopping the virus, and causes more dangerous side effects than the virus itself (I hope I'm wrong on this). Basically COVID becomes another seasonal illness like the flu and common cold.

--The post-Alex era on Jeopardy proves to be a solid ratings success.

--After almost 40 years on Wheel of Fortune, Pat Sajak announces his retirement as host at the end of his current contract

--At least one remaining soap opera is cancelled (IMO probably DAys of our Lives). ABC does announce that General Hospital will survive to its 60th anniversary on the network in April 2023, but will be cancelled at the end of that year.

OR at least one remaining soap tries to attract ratings and cut production costs by reverting to a half-hour format.

--Zoom for meetings, performances, etc. remains popular regardless of whether the COVID vaccine works. There will be an attempt in the summer for a new televised game show with an at-home, Zoom format.

--Thursday night Football doesn't go away completely but due to ratings and pressure on players, with the exception of the Thursday night of opening weekend, is rolled back to only being played in October and November only. Which in 2021 will be Oct. 7 (start of Week 5) until the three games on Thanksgiving (Nov. 25). With only one TNF appearance per participating team for the season--and anyone who plays on Thursday will get their Bye week the Sunday/weekend prior to their Thursday game (e.g., this will mean that the Lions and Cowboys will permanently get their Bye week the Sunday before Thanksgiving).

--The expanded playoffs will be here to stay in MLB. There will also be a push for an 16-team playoff field in the NFL too.

--The NFC East champion will be under .500 while other NFC teams with better winning records who didn't win their division are left at home. Due to fan outcry--and a high-profile NFC market team left out of the playoffs in favor of a sub-500 NFC East team--the NFL adopts a requirement that the division winner must finish over .500 to be playoff eligible. If a division champion finished .500 or less, then the entire division is playoff ineligible (e.g., the NFC East this year at its current trend).

--Apple TV and other streamers continue to grow and gain exclusive rights to major high-profile TV specials and events. Apple TV also enters the fray in professional league TV rights negotiations--and Apple TV gains exclusive rights to the reduced Thursday Night NFL schedule (except opening weekend and Thanksgiving night, which stays on NBC).

--Agree with the push to announce plans to sell more TV spectrum. With plans for either RF 30-36 going away. Or low-VHF (or even all VHF transmissions) put out of its DTV reception misery and OTA going RF 14-36 only

--At least two major restaurant chains (including at least one fast-food chain) announces their bankruptcy and closure of all their restaurants

--JCPenney finally goes out of business and closes all their remaining stores. Other major retail chains teeter closer to bankruptcy or follow them down the abyss
 
Another one:

"The Price is Right" celebrates its 50th anniversary (on CBS daytime) season in 2021-2022 (although the actual premiere was Sept. 4, 1972) with among other things, showcases valued at least $50,000 each (some pushing $100K).

And those Showcase Showdown winners who spin another $1 in their Bonus Spin will be awarded $50,000. And the $10,000 center space in Plinko upgraded to $50,000 for the anniversary.

TPIR also returns to some summer primetime "Million Dollar Spectacular" specials in 2021 and 2022 in honor of their 50th CBS anniversary. With an experiment at a 90-minute TPIR special with 3 Showcase Showdowns and thus 3 Showcase finalists (and someone could even win 3 showcases if they bid $250 or less from the actual price--but for the anniversary that rule gets increased to $500 or less both on the main daytime show and the specials).
 
nelsonincharlotte said:
I seriously doubt that.

If ET ever left WSB it would be to start a 7:30pm newscast. (But not a 7pm news because they have aired World News Tonight at 7 to air an hourlong 6pm news for years and I doubt they mess with that). If that happened, I think ET would go to WGCL. Feud would never go to WSB. They don’t have room.
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WGCL already has People at 7:00 pm and Inside Edition on sister station WPCH at 10:00 pm.

And according to old listings posted here...Family Feud was on WSB before at 7:30 in 1980-81 after World News (their competition was Tic Tac Dough (WXIA) and PM Magazine (WAGA)); ET would feel right at home on WUPA at that very same time slot.

Or better yet: Why not WSB cut their 6:00 pm news to a half-hour with World News at 6:30, Feud at 7:00, and ET at 7:30 with WSB Tonight (their late newscast) at 11:00 expanding to an hour? With DVR's, you can watch one network newscast live at 6:30 while recording the other two for later.
 
Tim from Springfield IL said:
OR at least one remaining soap tries to attract ratings and cut production costs by reverting to a half-hour format.
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Ideally that would be Y&R...it could air from 1-1:30, giving 12:30-1pm to the affiliates so they could expand the news to an hour. CBS could and probably would also feed Y&R at 11am CT and B&B at 11:30am CT so Y&R and B&B could air back to back in those markets before the noon news. But I don’t know if I’ll ever see the day the affiliates give up 12:30-1 Eastern, at least as long as Days is still on the air, it gives CBS a half hour jump on them.
 
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