Four years later and looking back(CW and MyNetTV)

[MarcB]

Ion provides no new programming either because they crashed and burned as well.

Wrong. DURHAM COUNTY. It's never been seen on US TV before. And their ratings and revenue are up.

 

[dustintv]

Wrong. DURHAM COUNTY. It's never been seen on US TV before. And their ratings and revenue are up.

Ah thank you as I didn't realize that. I thought Pax/i/Ion had ditched new programming ever since the Billy Ray Cyrus show and the Dawson's Creek clone both went up the river.

 

[vchimpanzee]

WGN-TV would benefit by going back to being independent. They were an independent station for nearly 40 years before becoming a WB affiliate in 1995 (as part of Tribune signing many of their stations to WB, and later, CW). While WGN-TV won't likely go back to airing cartoons in the afternoon, I could see more talk shows, and maybe news magazine shows that might not be airing in Chicago now. Primetime would be movies from 7-9pm, like it was before becoming a WB affiliate. They already have a lot of talk shows in the mid to late morning & afternoon. With weekends being given back to affiliates, WGN has started going back to their roots of movies in the evenings (sports on nights they have the rights to certain teams). I don't know about WTTV/WTTK in the Indianapolis market, or KTLA in Los Angeles.[/color]

I discovered just last week they have "Bewitched" reruns in the afternoon. I got a season pass. I've already enjoyed what I've seen so far. The broadcast networks have nothing this good that's also family-friendly.

I can't believe I get WGN with the basic package.

That's "WGN America", not Chicago's WGN.

I always thought we got everything the people of Chicago did except the network broadcasts, which are now CW but used to be WB.

 

[cowboybud]

WGN-TV would benefit by going back to being independent. They were an independent station for nearly 40 years before becoming a WB affiliate in 1995 (as part of Tribune signing many of their stations to WB, and later, CW). While WGN-TV won't likely go back to airing cartoons in the afternoon, I could see more talk shows, and maybe news magazine shows that might not be airing in Chicago now. Primetime would be movies from 7-9pm, like it was before becoming a WB affiliate. They already have a lot of talk shows in the mid to late morning & afternoon. With weekends being given back to affiliates, WGN has started going back to their roots of movies in the evenings (sports on nights they have the rights to certain teams). I don't know about WTTV/WTTK in the Indianapolis market, or KTLA in Los Angeles.[/color]

I discovered just last week they have "Bewitched" reruns in the afternoon. I got a season pass. I've already enjoyed what I've seen so far. The broadcast networks have nothing this good that's also family-friendly.

I can't believe I get WGN with the basic package.

That's "WGN America", not Chicago's WGN.

I always thought we got everything the people of Chicago did except the network broadcasts, which are now CW but used to be WB.

Nope. Other than the 9:00 news, the last hour of the midday news, Cubs, White Sox, and some Bulls games, WGN America is completely different than the Chicago station.