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Post by willywonka666 on Sept 21, 2014 11:08:43 GMT -5
I don't watch a lot of tv anymore, but I am well aware of marathons, and how they used to be mainly a holiday thing, and now, well we know what it's like now.
I don't have the WWE network, but I do check out the section for it, in case I see it changes and I might get interested.
Forget the on demand part for a minute and just look at the daily schedule...
It's their own network and everyday is filled with repeats, sometimes separated by an hour of something else.
Surely, the same person doesn't sit around an watch it 3 or 4 times, unless maybe they came in late for the first airing, but why in the hell is this so prominent in programming now?
It seems so lazy.
Nick@Nite for instance used to have a variety of shows and now they are down to 4 or 5 maybe?
What the hell?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2014 11:22:40 GMT -5
I'm sure someone on here has a good educational essay about the current state of contracts/cost of programs from certain producers/why TV channels pay for a few and play fewer.
I mean, I'm assuming it's all on the ever dull financial concern front of the business world, but I'm hoping there's a backlog of intrigue and mystery behind it too! Murder! Sex! Drugs! Helicopters!
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Post by Sparkybob on Sept 21, 2014 11:23:54 GMT -5
Some shows just draw higher ratings/are cheaper to get syndication contracts with so networks go for the profit margins there.
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Post by willywonka666 on Sept 21, 2014 11:41:22 GMT -5
But why is the WWE having to do this? They actually own all this stuff and have hardly shared anything
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Post by Reflecto on Sept 21, 2014 12:25:29 GMT -5
But why is the WWE having to do this? They actually own all this stuff and have hardly shared anything Little Jimmy don't know who Goldberg is and thinks Bruno's that old guy who came out to WWE a couple years ago. |
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Post by Push R Truth on Sept 21, 2014 12:27:56 GMT -5
Because if you took Law and Order or NCIS off the air, what else would fill the thousand weekly hours of programming they fill? Billy Mays rerun infomercials?
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Sept 21, 2014 15:58:05 GMT -5
Because if you took Law and Order or NCIS off the air, what else would fill the thousand weekly hours of programming they fill? Billy Mays rerun infomercials? Chrisley Knows Best |
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Post by xCompackx on Sept 21, 2014 16:02:58 GMT -5
Playing the same thing over and over during the day makes sense since not as many people are home to watch TV during the day. As for at night, cheap TV trumps creativity when it comes to programming, I suppose.
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Post by Hypnosis on Sept 21, 2014 16:03:06 GMT -5
Because if you took Law and Order or NCIS off the air, what else would fill the thousand weekly hours of programming they fill? Billy Mays rerun infomercials? Chrisley Knows Best |
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Post by Eunös ✈ on Sept 21, 2014 16:06:33 GMT -5
It's their bread and butter
If people keep watching it, they'll keep playing it.
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Post by edgestar on Sept 21, 2014 17:07:52 GMT -5
Every channel plays Friends lol. I was never the biggest fan of it, so that's where DVDs and having WWE Network benefit me  |
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Post by AKIMan64 on Sept 21, 2014 18:17:55 GMT -5
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Post by agent817 on Sept 21, 2014 18:40:16 GMT -5
Because if you took Law and Order or NCIS off the air, what else would fill the thousand weekly hours of programming they fill? Billy Mays rerun infomercials? I did a thread about USA showing "Law & Order," whether it's SVU or CI, every day. There isn't a lot of variety on that channel anymore. |
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Post by Push R Truth on Sept 21, 2014 18:48:07 GMT -5
Because if you took Law and Order or NCIS off the air, what else would fill the thousand weekly hours of programming they fill? Billy Mays rerun infomercials? I did a thread about USA showing "Law & Order," whether it's SVU or CI, every day. There isn't a lot of variety on that channel anymore. USA has what, RAW, five other shows like Suits/Royal pains and the rest is all LawOrder/NCIS reruns, no? |
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Post by agent817 on Sept 21, 2014 18:52:31 GMT -5
I did a thread about USA showing "Law & Order," whether it's SVU or CI, every day. There isn't a lot of variety on that channel anymore. USA has what, RAW, five other shows like Suits/Royal pains and the rest is all LawOrder/NCIS reruns, no? Plenty of other channels have original programming, yes, but look at how USA was years ago when there was more variety. I remember they used to air reruns of "Walker, Texas Ranger," "JAG," "Nash Bridges" and other shows. When it comes to syndicated reruns, I don't see anything else other than L&O or NCIS. Do they still air reruns of "House" anymore? |
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Sept 21, 2014 19:07:15 GMT -5
USA has what, RAW, five other shows like Suits/Royal pains and the rest is all LawOrder/NCIS reruns, no? Plenty of other channels have original programming, yes, but look at how USA was years ago when there was more variety. I remember they used to air reruns of "Walker, Texas Ranger," "JAG," "Nash Bridges" and other shows. When it comes to syndicated reruns, I don't see anything else other than L&O or NCIS. Do they still air reruns of "House" anymore? They also still air a lot of Modern Family, granted not as much as they used to. With some of the shows it's because they draw. Big Bang Theory is still a big draw for TBS. With others it's because the networks paid a lot for the syndication rights, and want to get their money worth. That's why USA after acquiring Modern Family had a marathon every day. They paid Big Bang Theory money for it, were expecting Big Bang Theory numbers, and when it came back that Modern Family wasn't doing great they kept airing them repeatedly. But about Law & Order, I still remember the day of the Psych series finale, and how to commemorate that, USA showed 10 hours of one of the Law & Order shows. |
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Post by rocket on Sept 21, 2014 19:13:43 GMT -5
USA has what, RAW, five other shows like Suits/Royal pains and the rest is all LawOrder/NCIS reruns, no? Plenty of other channels have original programming, yes, but look at how USA was years ago when there was more variety. I remember they used to air reruns of "Walker, Texas Ranger," "JAG," "Nash Bridges" and other shows. When it comes to syndicated reruns, I don't see anything else other than L&O or NCIS. Do they still air reruns of "House" anymore? Or even in the 80's/90's when they had cartoons, game shows, whatever WWF programming was around, and cheap original programming for starters. My best guess is they pay a lot for these reruns and they have to fill a quota. And the audience is just there (ie Family Guy on TBS/Adult Swim). |
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Post by agent817 on Sept 21, 2014 22:00:08 GMT -5
Plenty of other channels have original programming, yes, but look at how USA was years ago when there was more variety. I remember they used to air reruns of "Walker, Texas Ranger," "JAG," "Nash Bridges" and other shows. When it comes to syndicated reruns, I don't see anything else other than L&O or NCIS. Do they still air reruns of "House" anymore? Or even in the 80's/90's when they had cartoons, game shows, whatever WWF programming was around, and cheap original programming for starters. My best guess is they pay a lot for these reruns and they have to fill a quota. And the audience is just there (ie Family Guy on TBS/Adult Swim). I remember that USA had their cartoon block back in the day called "The USA Cartoon Express." I remember during the week, it sometimes went on until 6 or 7 at night. They even used to air movies on weekdays. They hardly show movies at 2 a.m. anymore. |
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Post by jagilki on Sept 21, 2014 22:17:13 GMT -5
USA Cartoon Express. My god, I forgot all about that.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2014 22:40:44 GMT -5
Because if you took Law and Order or NCIS off the air, what else would fill the thousand weekly hours of programming they fill? Billy Mays rerun infomercials? Chrisley Knows Best |
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