Emma
10-04-2005, 04:33 PM
<img src="http://www.fanbolt.com/forums/images/avatars/supernatural/supernatural09200511.jpg" width="85" height="85" align="left" hspace="7" vspace="7" border="0" alt="Jensen Ackles, Jared Padelecki, WB, Supernatural"> But if figuring out what to watch and when to watch it is always difficult when a new TV season begins, this fall presents a particularly pesky set of challenges. Looking at the prime-time schedule, you won't be alone if you wonder how the networks managed to put so many shows you'd like to watch against so many other shows you'd like to watch.
"At least I can record two things at the same time," Wolff says.
Consider the toughest hour of the week, 8 p.m. Tuesday.
ABC hopes to win big with Geena Davis' "Commander in Chief" at 8 p.m. Tuesdays, while the WB was already carving out a nice little niche for "Supernatural" before the big guns arrived in the time period. Meanwhile, UPN signs what looks like a death order for the soap "Sex, Love & Secrets" by slotting it at, you guessed it, 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Ask the networks about what seem to be self-destructive scheduling moves and they'll say either that they pay no attention to what the competition does or that they believe in proceeding from a position of strength, pitting their best against the other guy's best rather than simply conceding a time slot.
Smart move. The WB and UPN, which don't program every night, are also wise to schedule repeats of some shows, including "Supernatural" and "Veronica Mars," on weekends, although they might make these repeats easier to find. If programmers wind up killing off one worthy series with another one, they'll boast that they won. Maybe so, but the viewers will lose.
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Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
10-02-2005
Networks play demolition derby with scheduling
Byline: GAIL PENNINGTO
Edition: Fourth Edition
Section: A&E
Memo: TELEVISION
"At least I can record two things at the same time," Wolff says.
Consider the toughest hour of the week, 8 p.m. Tuesday.
ABC hopes to win big with Geena Davis' "Commander in Chief" at 8 p.m. Tuesdays, while the WB was already carving out a nice little niche for "Supernatural" before the big guns arrived in the time period. Meanwhile, UPN signs what looks like a death order for the soap "Sex, Love & Secrets" by slotting it at, you guessed it, 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Ask the networks about what seem to be self-destructive scheduling moves and they'll say either that they pay no attention to what the competition does or that they believe in proceeding from a position of strength, pitting their best against the other guy's best rather than simply conceding a time slot.
Smart move. The WB and UPN, which don't program every night, are also wise to schedule repeats of some shows, including "Supernatural" and "Veronica Mars," on weekends, although they might make these repeats easier to find. If programmers wind up killing off one worthy series with another one, they'll boast that they won. Maybe so, but the viewers will lose.
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Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
10-02-2005
Networks play demolition derby with scheduling
Byline: GAIL PENNINGTO
Edition: Fourth Edition
Section: A&E
Memo: TELEVISION