CW Daytime, 2013-2014

[Brother]

I think neo is trying to draw a distinction between levels of "useless syndicated programming", whereby reruns > "awful courtroom/talk shows" and infomercials.

It's nice that neomedia wants to be optimistic here. I just don't think what he wants is going to happen. Court shows and talk shows are inexpensive and it's easy to plug a timeslot with them.

Personally, I feel these "levels" of useless syndicated programming are subjective. Most sitcom reruns are just as awful and dreadful in my mind as those court shows and talk shows. There can be exceptions to the rule, certainly. But then again, every so often I'm in the mood for a really mindless episode of Springer or Judge Judy.

 

[crainbebo]

That is why I say give it back to the affiliates. I think that that way the stations can do sitcoms or whatever they want.

And if they give the timeslot back to their affiliates, those affiliates will just plug in an awful courtroom/talk show repeat, an awful first-run courtroom/talk show, or infomercials. They won't use the time for anything exciting and/or innovative. They'll just be replacing useless network programming with useless syndicated programming.

I wish my local CW station still had a midday movie in the daytime! Even my Fox affiliate had a midday movie until around 1998 or 1999. Putting on "Caddyshack" at noontime with a few commercial breaks, IMO, is WAY better than any court show, especially crap like Eye for an Eye or America's Court!

-crainbebo

 

[Brother]

I wish my local CW station still had a midday movie in the daytime! Even my Fox affiliate had a midday movie until around 1998 or 1999. Putting on "Caddyshack" at noontime with a few commercial breaks, IMO, is WAY better than any court show, especially crap like Eye for an Eye or America's Court!

-crainbebo

What is now our CW affiliate had a 12:30 movie into the 1990s. The movies were never anything major, mostly old made-for-TV movies, reruns of McMillan and Wife or Columbo, that sort of thing. Still, it was entertaining at the time. Times have changed, as we all know. I doubt we could make a return to that era, but the memories are fun to have.

I agree with you on most of the court shows. Judge Judy's about the only one I can take. If I was forced to choose, I must admit I'd rather watch infomercials than most other courtroom series. I dare say I'm not the sort of TV viewer that daytime advertisers are looking for, though.

 

[anotherguyTN]

That is why I say give it back to the affiliates. I think that that way the stations can do sitcoms or whatever they want.

And if they give the timeslot back to their affiliates, those affiliates will just plug in an awful courtroom/talk show repeat, an awful first-run courtroom/talk show, or infomercials.  They won't use the time for anything exciting and/or innovative.  They'll just be replacing useless network programming with useless syndicated programming.

That's the problem with most of daytime TV now. The biggest majority of it now is useless, whether it's network or syndicated. :

 

[nomadcowatbk]

That is why I say give it back to the affiliates. I think that that way the stations can do sitcoms or whatever they want.

And if they give the timeslot back to their affiliates, those affiliates will just plug in an awful courtroom/talk show repeat, an awful first-run courtroom/talk show, or infomercials. They won't use the time for anything exciting and/or innovative. They'll just be replacing useless network programming with useless syndicated programming.

That's the problem with most of daytime TV now. The biggest majority of it now is useless, whether it's network or syndicated. ::

court shows are cheap, they also assume people with good taste have jobs and people at home during the day home no taste, there aren't millions of housewives at home with only 3 channels to choose from anymore,

 

[nomadcowatbk]

Who watches CW stations?

Cheers & 73 ;D

13 year girls, but they're at school during the day ;D

 

[nomadcowatbk]

Didn't even realize there still was a CW Daytime. Guess it really isn't promoted anymore.

why promote, it's just cheap filler programming?

 

[anotherguyTN]

That is why I say give it back to the affiliates. I think that that way the stations can do sitcoms or whatever they want.

And if they give the timeslot back to their affiliates, those affiliates will just plug in an awful courtroom/talk show repeat, an awful first-run courtroom/talk show, or infomercials. They won't use the time for anything exciting and/or innovative. They'll just be replacing useless network programming with useless syndicated programming.

I wish my local CW station still had a midday movie in the daytime! Even my Fox affiliate had a midday movie until around 1998 or 1999. Putting on "Caddyshack" at noontime with a few commercial breaks, IMO, is WAY better than any court show, especially crap like Eye for an Eye or America's Court!

-crainbebo

Definitely agreed, but most movies are on cable now. I was off for about a month recently because of a broken arm and about all I watched on local TV was Jeopardy and local news. The rest of the time I watched either cable or Netflix. Most of OTA daytime TV is a waste to me now.

 

[nomadcowatbk]

Why do posters here think if CW or MYNET went away higher quality programming would replace them?

 

[crainbebo]

Maybe some affiliates might give a darn, you never know...

I'd love for higher-quality programming to make a comeback. There was still a midday movie in 1998 and 1999 on my Fox and (UPN) now CW station, so why not now? Cable was reaching big heights at the same time but didn't really affect my local stations airing movies...

-crainbebo

 

[justpassingthough]

Why do posters here think if CW or MYNET went away higher quality programming would replace them?

Agreed. People tend to forget that in the days of independent TV, it was generally cheap programming like Saved by the Bell reruns that littered the airwaves. The best case scenario to replace CW or MYNET programming is local news, as it could serve the local interests (although it also usually ends up a parody of itself).

 

[TVCOOL]

I didn't know the CW still had CW Daytime

 

[newsmark]

I didn't know the CW still had CW Daytime

It's very low profile now, since The CW's Daytime schedule is only one hour, and since The CW gives affiliates a little more wiggle room on scheduling than it has in the past. The two hour block used to be at 3-5 PM local time. Now, you can see The CW version of Bill Cunningham in some markets as early as 1 PM. (Maybe earlier. That's just the earliest I've noticed.)

 

[nelsonincharlotte]

I didn't know the CW still had CW Daytime

It's very low profile now, since The CW's Daytime schedule is only one hour, and since The CW gives affiliates a little more wiggle room on scheduling than it has in the past. The two hour block used to be at 3-5 PM local time. Now, you can see The CW version of Bill Cunningham in some markets as early as 1 PM. (Maybe earlier. That's just the earliest I've noticed.)

WCCB will be airing Bill Cunningham at 1 instead of 3 when it takes over the CW affiliation in Charlotte July 1, replacing one of their Jerry Springer airings.