Doctor Who Coming To......Disney XD?

[mvcg66b3r]

Blimey, who could have seen this one coming? The channel that began as Toon Disney, and was slowly turning back into Toon Disney, has taken a sudden left-field turn into BBC acquisitions. Disney has purchased rerun rights to seasons two through four of the revised series, meaning just the Tenth Doctor years starring David Tennant. (It’s worth pointing out if you want Classic Who instead, it can now be seen two episodes per day on Retro TV, which a fair portion of the country can receive free over antenna waves.)

Up to this point, the Disney networks have been the only ones to broadcast children’s content 24 hours a day, and there’s a reason for it: no advertiser will pay for a kid-targeted show that airs when they’re in bed. Disney’s family networks, however, don’t air any advertising (at least the feeds I get don’t), and are free to show their daytime programming at whatever hour they want. Disney really has no reason to throw a program for older viewers on Disney XD late at night, except possibly as a ratings experiment.

If the Doctor really has to visit Disney XD, let’s hope he takes up space that would have been given to a rerun of Kirby Buckets or some other inane cheap kidcom, rather than cutting into time for Gravity Falls or Star Vs. The Forces of Evil. A Time Lord worth his sonic screwdriver would know that.

http://www.toonzone.net/2015/04/doctor-who-coming-to-disney-xd/

 

[mapman1071]

Dr Who Over the Air

How would this affect the airing of Dr Who on Retro-tv?

 

[E-Cam]

Would make more sense to have it on ABC, not Disney XD

 

[MarcB]

How would this affect the airing of Dr Who on Retro-tv?

First off Retro TV is showing the old Dr. Who. Secondly a lot of shows are on both broadcast stations and on cable stations.

Reruns of Mike & Molly air on cable on FX and on local stations. In my case it's WCCT-TV 20 the local CW station.

Reruns of Friends air on cable on TBS, TVLAND, and Nick-at-Nite and on local stations. In my case it's WCCT-TV 20.

Reruns of How I met your mother is on cable on Lifetime, Nick-at-Nite, and WGN America. Locally it's on WCCT-TV 20.

2 1/2 Men reruns air on FX on Cable and locally on FOX 61 WTIC-TV.

Family Guy reruns air on cable on TBS and Adult Swim. Locally it's on WCCT-TV 20.

Do I need to go on with my examples?

 

[JeeperOne]

Would make more sense to have it on ABC, not Disney XD

Actually SyFy would be a better place IMO.....

Cheers & 73

 

[Mario500]

SyFy (or "Syfy") used to have episodes of the current "Doctor Who" in their programming plans when they were called the Sci Fi Channel.

 

[DToTheJ]

"The channel that began as Toon Disney, and was slowly turning back into Toon Disney, has taken a sudden left-field turn into BBC acquisitions...

Up next on Disney XD: "Absolutely Fabulous."

 

[anotherguyTN]

I'd actually like to see some cable channel go to having time for older British shows since BBC America isn't doing it any more.

 

[E-Cam]

Up next on Disney XD: "The X-Files."

Fixed for no reason.

 

[rbrucecarter5]

SyFy (or "Syfy") used to have episodes of the current "Doctor Who" in their programming plans when they were called the Sci Fi Channel.

Most syfy programming is movies that are mashups of two types of disaster, and are centered on bikinis and blood. A far cry from what a science fiction channel should be. Dr. Who is too intelligent for the syfy channel. No Disney XD comment here - I have friends on some of the shows. Maybe, though, Dr. Who will make up in some small respect for Disney making cartoon Star Wars (groan).

 

[anotherguyTN]

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