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Program ideas for My Network TV

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HawkeyeST

Here are some ideas to improve My Network TV:

1. Bring back 'America's Most Wanted' back to broadcast TV (Lifetime cancelled it over a year ago)

2. In light of the fallout between NBC-Universal and The WWE, not only could My Network TV "layeth the
smacketh down" (quothed The Rock), but MyNet could also air 'Monday Night Raw' as well

3. Bring back 'The Cleveland Show' (Remember, 'Family Guy' was also cancelled and resurrected)
 
Yes! Good ideas. And then if all else fails...

4. Let it die and let the stations replace it with syndicated programming and 8:00 (7 Central) movies. Go back to the olden days of indies!

-crainbebo
 
It doesn't need to be improved. It seems to accomplish what Fox and the affiliates want: it provides inexpensive programming two hours a night, five nights a week. And if it went away, the stations would just replace it with sitcom reruns, talk show reruns, or another company would create an identical programming service.
 
I'm for something other than what they're doing. I think a Saturday lineup of Cops/AMW would be a draw. These blocks of reruns they run every week is nothing more than a scheme to clear reruns that cannot be sold elsewhere. I only tune into the Local MyTV affiliate in Detroit because they have a 10PM newscast that's only 30 minutes so they get to the point, for 'The Middle' syndicated reruns and for Bloopers, the new series re-boot hosted by Dean Cain.

The affiliate here was just bought by Scripps, so I think the 10PM newscast, in its current incarnation, is done, hopefully they'll replace it with another 30 minute version and i don't know what other changes. I must agree that they could be doing a lot better with this 'network'.
 
They will likely not change a thing. It is quite successful. Its inexpensive and (at last word) gets decent ratings. Adding original shows would go back to doing the things that didn't work so well when they first started. It would be more expensive and would require a tremendous amount of promotion to get ratings.
 
I think I'd start watching it if they'd pick up relatively recent SF shows like Babylon Five, Andromeda, or Farscape. I'd also like to see old series like Hercules and Xena. As good as shows like House and Monk were, they aren't as compelling to watch as the SF or fantasy shows. With the SyFy Channel showing mostly crap, I think My Network could give them a good run for the money in capturing the geek and nerd demos.
 
Wouldn't mind reruns of Hercules and Xena. Remember the MCA "Action Pack" in the 1990s? Xena was in that package and many stations aired it. I think in Seattle it was on KCPQ, I have a tape of Xena taped off WTNZ 43 in Knoxville, TN in 1996 (w/ commercials)

-crainbebo
 
crainbebo said:
Wouldn't mind reruns of Hercules and Xena. Remember the MCA "Action Pack" in the 1990s? Xena was in that package and many stations aired it. I think in Seattle it was on KCPQ, I have a tape of Xena taped off WTNZ 43 in Knoxville, TN in 1996 (w/ commercials)

-crainbebo
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As I recall, though my memory isn't perfect, before there was such a plethora of cable TV networks like USA, TNT, etc., first run over-the-air syndication was a big deal. I think all of the shows I mentioned above were first-run, over-the-air syndication. So were Star Trek: Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Star Trek: Voyager. I suspect that if it weren't for the expansion of cable networks, shows like The Walking Dead, Vikings, Falling Skies, Rizzoli and Isles, Anger Management, Hot in Cleveland, and all the other basic cable series that are starting to eat the broadcast networks' lunch would be in first-run, over-the-air syndication.
 
umfan said:
I'm for something other than what they're doing. I think a Saturday lineup of Cops/AMW would be a draw. These blocks of reruns they run every week is nothing more than a scheme to clear reruns that cannot be sold elsewhere. I only tune into the Local MyTV affiliate in Detroit because they have a 10PM newscast that's only 30 minutes so they get to the point, for 'The Middle' syndicated reruns and for Bloopers, the new series re-boot hosted by Dean Cain.

The affiliate here was just bought by Scripps, so I think the 10PM newscast, in its current incarnation, is done, hopefully they'll replace it with another 30 minute version and i don't know what other changes. I must agree that they could be doing a lot better with this 'network'.
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Scripps owns WXYZ (Ch7 - ABC) in Detroit. It would not surprise me if they continue the 10PM newscast but have it produced by WXYZ.
 
I agree that will be the case. The question I have is will they have a 60 minute newscast or 30 minute. I prefer 30 minutes because they get the news out and done. The current, Granite produced newscast from Ft. Wayne does lack sports. If WXYZ comes in and basically lets us see the 11PM cast at 10, that would be good for me and perhaps provide WJBK some legitimate competition at 10PM.

I will miss Melissa Long, the current host, she does a great job. I hope WXYZ considers retaining the local reporters WMYD has, or at least a couple of them.
 
Mmmm...just read a blurb about The Walking Dead coming to MyNetworkTV this upcoming fall season. I'll bet that it will heavily edited compared to its airings on cable's AMC--which is curious. I'm wondering how such a program could be re-aired in accordance to FCC's broadcast standards. Anyway, it's News Corp. continuing to provide it's reruns at least until 2016 when The CW's affiliate contracts deadline nears. Bear in mind, if either network (netlet/broadcast syndication service...or something-er-another) lasts until 2017, they'll be tied to how long The WB and UPN lasted from 1995 to 2006 (11 yrs.). They'll surpass in 2018. These next few years might be interesting concerning whether either one will continue for the long haul. As for programming ideas for the service, it would be interesting to see some of the stuff that come on News Corp.'s British cable channels like Sky Living airing over here.
 
I suppose MNTV is leaving in the next couple of years. My Network is a programming service - not a network. They used to be somewhat of a network between around 2006 to 2008 but then became a syndicated service provided to all of its affiliates.

-crainbebo
 
crainbebo said:
I suppose MNTV is leaving in the next couple of years. My Network is a programming service - not a network. They used to be somewhat of a network between around 2006 to 2008 but then became a syndicated service provided to all of its affiliates.

-crainbebo
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It's not like they'll replace it with anything better when and if it goes away
 
MyNetworkTV getting a show like Walking Dead is a sign it's going away??? Ridiculous. By that logic CBS is going to fold up shop because it got Thursday Night Football.
 
crainbebo said:
I suppose MNTV is leaving in the next couple of years. My Network is a programming service - not a network. They used to be somewhat of a network between around 2006 to 2008 but then became a syndicated service provided to all of its affiliates.

-crainbebo
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But isn't the difference between "network" and "programming service" just legalese FCC semantics? For all practical intents and purposes, are there any significant differences between the two that would matter to a couch potato surfing for a TV show to watch during Prime Time?
 
Good question...and yes there is a key difference. Network affiliates have more contractual requirement to run shows at the time and day the network schedules them since advertisers pay a premium for that. Syndication shows are usually sold on a weekly basis..meaning stations have more latitude on which day and time they can run them.
 
tested said:
Good question...and yes there is a key difference. Network affiliates have more contractual requirement to run shows at the time and day the network schedules them since advertisers pay a premium for that. Syndication shows are usually sold on a weekly basis..meaning stations have more latitude on which day and time they can run them.
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And how does that "key difference" affect the couch potato surfing through the channels, looking for something to watch, who only has the options of what's either on his local antenna or on the cable system coming into his house? If A given show is on at a certain time when I'm watching TV, what difference does it make what time it's on when someone else in another city is watching TV?
 
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