The network shows are trash, no matter what time of year they premier.
This is not new. They often have new shows in summer.
What rock has this guy been living under? The TV schedule has been year round for a long time. Yeah the broadcast networks lean towards the lower rent schedule in summer, but even they’ve been putting dramas in the summer schedule for a few years.
I remember network television.
Summer used to be the exclusive domain of comedy/variety replacement series featuring The Starland Vocal Band, or Pink Lady and Jeff.
AMC’s “Turn” has been really impressive. Being history based makes for a limited run but its really nice to see solid pro American patriotism on the screen.
About 5 yrs too late for me. TV; no have.
Thank you Øbama !
another job well done you pos
One thing they need to do is to stop the practice of split seasons with such a long gap that the viewer loses interest or forgets the story arc. It kills viewer loyalty and promotes cancellations IMO.
I haven’t watched a network show, beyond a Sunday morning show(and those are bad too) , in many years.
I don’t have to, I have FIOS
Some 29 programs were cancelled last year and nearly 40 have been cancelled this year. Several were pulled only after a couple of episodes were aired.
If the content of the summer venue are similar, many of them may not survive very long either.
Networks are having a difficult time determining what gains an audience and what doesn’t.
In recent years, I’ve noticed that a few shows - “Under the Dome” and “Falling Skies” comes to mind - have their season premier in the summer rather than the fall. Not a bad idea, because it spreads things out and gives you something new all-year around. Not that I watch much TV (I don’t).
I wish someone would pick up “V”. It was cancelled a couple of years ago before the ongoing plot had a chance to resolve. I thought the show - consciously or not - had a lot of themes sympathetic to conservatives.
Maybe I don’t get out much but since when did a ‘season’ of a show consist of 10 episodes?
Heck I was thinking it was 30 or so.
No big deal. The “regular” shows’ seasons are shorter than the old days. Back then 26-30 a year was the norm but it’s now closer to 20 shows a season.
They seem to be moving towards to shorter seasons with more shows started at different times. Some in the fall, some after the new year and some in summer.