Usually by this time, we have one or two.
This year I'm not aware of any new Fall shows on the broadcast networks that have been cancelled.
This year I'm not aware of any new Fall shows on the broadcast networks that have been cancelled.
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Cancelled shows
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"Honey Boo Boo" I knew about, but that's not a new show.
I was not aware of "Manhattan Love Story" (in more ways than one).
I was not aware of "Manhattan Love Story" (in more ways than one).
‘Bad Judge’ & ‘A to Z’ Cancelled By NBC, Will Finish Original 13-Episode Orders
http://deadline.com/2014/10/a-to-z-bad-judge-cancelled-nbc-1201268911/
http://deadline.com/2014/10/a-to-z-bad-judge-cancelled-nbc-1201268911/
That's sad. It wasn't that good, but it was still good enough for me to watch. Oh, well, I'll enjoy it while it lasts.
"Utopia" is also cancelled. There's a thread about that.
http://www.radiodiscussions.com/sho...x-s-Utopia-The-New-Season-s-First-(Epic)-Fail
ABC Ending 'Selfie'
On the schedule for at least one more episode
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/abcs-selfie-canceled-747434
On the schedule for at least one more episode
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/abcs-selfie-canceled-747434
That's a shame. It was pretty good, but not very good.
I haven't watched any of the new shows, so perhaps I'm out of line - but the 4 major networks are getting their a$$es kicked regularly by the basic and premium cable networks, that have been producing most of the superior programming. So "pretty good, but not very good" won't cut it anymore.
Usually quality isn't the problem. I think the critics liked this one.
Never watched it because I was trying not to watch TV during the summer. I had so much other stuff to do.
But I checked and it hasn't been cancelled.
But I checked and it hasn't been cancelled.
In terms of quality, perhaps you're right. In terms of viewers, the broadcast networks are still the ones doing the kicking. Look at the viewership for last week on zap2it.com.
CBS, Fox, NBC and ABC all beat EVERY cable channel for the week.
ESPN is only cable network that had more viewers than Univision, the #5 broadcast network for the week.
ESPN, AMC and Fox News were the only cable channel that had more viewers than The CW.
Zap2it lists 27 cable channels. It only takes 4 broadcast networks to beat the audience of all 27 cable channels.
These rankings are based on "total viewers." The demographics tell a similar story. Sure, cable is growing, but broadcast is still where the eyeballs are.
Broadcast networks: http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/20...wers-in-week-6-ending-november-2-2014/323225/
Cable channels: http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/20...ewers-for-week-ending-november-2-2014/323241/
But behind the raw numbers are troubling demographic trends, right? What happens when the average age of a broadcast network viewer, already in the low/mid 50s, creeps over the magic 55 mark at which advertisers don't consider you worth their efforts? Most of the top cable networks target and reach a much younger average viewer.
Not really Take a look at the 18-49 demos in those same ratings reports. In that demo, the top 4 broadcast networks beat the top 24 cable channels combined (all that are listed) by several thousand viewers. Broadcast networks still rule.
Most of my non-cable viewing is live sports so I don't tend to watch many scripted shows over the "Big 4" either. Many of the "quality" scripted programs are now much less than the 20-odd episodes that the Big 4 produce so they are much more like a mini series than an episodic series. It would be very tough and exceedingly expensive to produce something like "The Newsroom" for a regular Big 4 TV season.
"The Millers", though it isn't new.
I didn't like it that much. But it had Tom, and Debbie was cute.
I didn't like it that much. But it had Tom, and Debbie was cute.
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People working in media, whether it's television or radio, don't like to consider trends, especially when they're going in the wrong direction. They'll keep banging the drum that their numbers are still good and ignore the fact that it's only a matter of time before they're done.
Is that all they said?
OR - the Big 4 could produce more cable-style dramas, even though they have less episodes, and have more of them throughout the year. IMO - the Big 4 could really steal the cable networks' thunder if they did this, but they insist upon producing the same type of one hour dramas over and over again every year. There are a few exceptions like The Good Wife that are more like the cable shows, with excellent writing and acting - I doubt they produce more than 18 episodes a year.
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