Re: It's All About the Demo
> >
> > It's all about the demographic Nick At Nite caters to.
> The
> > shows from the 50's and 60's do NOT cater to that
> > demographic. There is a significant viewing audience in
> the
> > demo that "NAN" goes after (just ask Comedy Central). I
> > would also imagine it's more difficult for Viacom to sell
> > the older programming than it would be to sell the
> > programming they have on now.
>
> Apparently things have changed quite vividly in 10 to 15
> years for Nick at Nite and their demographics. I'm 34 and I
> enjoyed watching shows like Dennis The Menace,Patty Duke,Get
> Smart,My Three Sons,among many many others. I know which
> crowd they cater to and that is to the under 30 crowd who
> like Full House,Fresh Prince,Roseanne,and the animated
> version of The Cosby Show,Fatherhood.
> >
> > I would like to see "NAN" to start steering away from the
> > shows that are already in syndication and can be seen in
> > pretty much any market in the U.S. (Roseanne, Fresh
> Prince,
> > Cosby, Full House). They should really concentrate on
> > getting shows that are no longer in syndication like they
> > used to be years ago (Blossom, anyone?, just as an
> example).
>
> I agree with you there. Bring on shows like Blossom,Small
> Wonder,Out Of This World,Silver Spoons,Diff'rent Strokes,The
> Facts Of Life,ALF,One Day At A Time,and too many to mention
> and you can count on me watching Nick at Nite again.
> Unfortunately with Mad About You coming(and then Home
> Improvement in 2007 and The Nanny in 2009),you can basically
> forget about any show from the 80's and earlier being shown
> ever again on Nick at Nite.
>
There are a lot of early-mid 90s shows that aren't even in syndication anymore that would fit: Blossom, Wings, Caroline In The City, Perfect Strangers... I could keep going forever without even touching the lesser networks.