Posted by Savant on November 10, 1999 at 07:18:28: In Reply to: Re: What the HELL is wrong with YTV? posted by Anon. on November 10, 1999 at 01:28:57:
Well although I am not privy to the decisions made at YTV, I do have a chance
to chat with the programmers on occasion. As with anything on TV, you usually
need a LARGE group of people to 'influence' the programming.
I'll be honest, this time slot is basically 'the graveyard' of TV programming,
and although it's better than nothing, YTV never ran shows past 2:00am until
a few months ago.
Personally I don't get it. Let's look at some of the content in the early
morning on YTV. These shows come on before Ocean Girl did:
"Are You being Served?" A 1972 British comedy about the misadventures of
the staff of a retail floor of a major department store.
"Keeping Up Appearances" another British comedy, although this one is more
recent, 1990.
"Yes, Minister" yet ANOTHER British comedy, circa 1980.
Now either they got these shows REAL cheap, or someone in programming has
a thing for British comedies. Personally I don't see how a "youth" channel
justifies shows that are 20-30 years old. They are likely targeting the
late night adult market.
An example is 3:00am and this: "Rocky and Bullwinkle" a 1961 cartoon made
long before most people here were born, followed by Woody Woodpecker, 1982.
Based on their schedule, I'll be honest, Ocean Girl has little chance of
maintaining any type of rating at that hour.(2:07am) It's not that it's
so late (even though it is) but what it is showing with. It doesn't 'fit'
with the shows on at that time.
However we were lucky to have it on 7 days a week. Only a handful of shows
get run that often. I'll have to hear what they have to say about the switch
first. If it was rating related, then there isn't much that can be done,
if it was scheduling reasons, then perhaps it will show up somewhere else soon.
Regards,
Savant