• Get involved.
    We want your input!
    Apply for Membership and join the conversations about everything related to broadcasting.

    After we receive your registration, a moderator will review it. After your registration is approved, you will be permitted to post.
    If you use a disposable or false email address, your registration will be rejected.

    After your membership is approved, please take a minute to tell us a little bit about yourself.
    https://www.radiodiscussions.com/forums/introduce-yourself.1088/

    Thanks in advance and have fun!
    RadioDiscussions Administrators

TBS pulls one-hour of "Saved by the Bell"

MarcB

MarcB

Saved by the Bell which has been airing for years 7AM-9AM on TBS has been cut to 8AM-9AM as of last Monday May 2nd. Replacing "Bell" in the 7AM-8AM slot are 2 episodes of the popular 90s sitcom Home Improvement starring Tim Allen. I say good move as Nick-at-Nite/TVLAND weren't treating the show with any respect. When I cut my cable down to basic only and lost TVLAND I noticed TVLAND was airing Home Improvement at 4AM!
 
Thank god Home Improvement is way better than Saved By The Bell. They go thorugh all the episodes in one month and I swear if I see that Vegas Wedding episode one more time. And why is TBS repeating the same episodes. There was another spinoff which lasted 7 season on NBC.
 
I believe TBS is realizing that, as a basic cable network no longer attached to a broadcast channel (the former WTBS - and don't give me that "but they're still seen in Canada" jive), they don't need to air shows like "Saved By The Bell" in order to meet the E/I quota. ::)
 
DToTheJ said:
I believe TBS is realizing that, as a basic cable network no longer attached to a broadcast channel (the former WTBS - and don't give me that "but they're still seen in Canada" jive), they don't need to air shows like "Saved By The Bell" in order to meet the E/I quota. ::)
Click to expand...

When TBS was showing "Bell" after separating from its broadcast station, didn't the show still have an "E/I" bug in a corner?
 
DToTheJ said:
I believe TBS is realizing that, as a basic cable network no longer attached to a broadcast channel (the former WTBS - and don't give me that "but they're still seen in Canada" jive), they don't need to air shows like "Saved By The Bell" in order to meet the E/I quota. ::)
Click to expand...

As someone from the Saved by the Bell generation, the show has held up oddly well. I think the campiness of the show- the giant cell phones, the bad clothes, the lack of any sex or even innuendo- make it this strange relic of a more simple era. I think thats why it still attracts an audience on cable, even though it drew a fraction of the ratings of shows like Home Improvement when it aired on Saturday mornings.
 
justpassingthough said:
DToTheJ said:
I believe TBS is realizing that, as a basic cable network no longer attached to a broadcast channel (the former WTBS - and don't give me that "but they're still seen in Canada" jive), they don't need to air shows like "Saved By The Bell" in order to meet the E/I quota. ::)
Click to expand...

As someone from the Saved by the Bell generation, the show has held up oddly well. I think the campiness of the show- the giant cell phones, the bad clothes, the lack of any sex or even innuendo- make it this strange relic of a more simple era. I think thats why it still attracts an audience on cable, even though it drew a fraction of the ratings of shows like Home Improvement when it aired on Saturday mornings.
Click to expand...

It's one of those shows that didn't last long in it's original run but has a long life in syndication like the Brady Bunch. The E/I thing probably helps, surprised the Brady Bunch isn't E/I
 
Status
This thread has been closed due to inactivity. You can create a new thread to discuss this topic.


Back
Top Bottom