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Sun 2 Mar, 2003 09:50 am
Why so few episodes of these shows?
The practice used to be on Sunday. Now it's on Monday and several weeks intervene between episodes.
I'm not sure about Practice, but I stopped watching ER in year two when they went from mid-December to March with no new episodes. I'm not sure why they do that.
I'm sick of all these "reality" shows on TV. Enough already!
I don't know where I have read this but anyway.....
Years ago a TV season was usually from the end of September to the end of May (my dates may not be correct- can anyone help me on this?). There were many more shows produced in one season.
Nowadays, (again, I don't know the number) far fewer shows are produced per season.
Phoenix:
One thing I've noticed is that very often the new "Reality" shows are being placed in the ER and The Practice slots. Very disappointing to me, since I love ER and The Practice.
There's tons of $$ in the re-runs. I see The Practice re-runs all the time.
New Haven- The reality shows are proliferating for one reason- they sell soap powder and SUVs. I remember being glued to the first "Survivor" show. After that, it was "been there, done that", and I have not watched another one!
I can watch reruns of Law & Order over and over again, which I do rather than viewing the junk that is on TV now!
Aren't there 3 versions of Law and Order?
I watch all of the versions of L&O.
NH- Yup- Three versions, the regular, Special victims, and Criminal intent. Do you get TNT on your TV? Monday and Tuesday nights they have the newer reruns of L&O running practically all evening, and there is one I think on Wednesday night!
You got more law 'n order than anyone....walks off, singing..... well, it IS a lot! But we got'm, too.
There's one night, when we get all 3 L&Os( back to back )
You probably have to go back pretty far to find when they were doing forty new shows a season. I remember when it went from 26 to 22, and also when it went from 30 to 26. I know that there were more than thirty in the past but I can't remember when. I'm sure it was pre cable.
Yes, just one sponsor and three commercials for a one hour show- start, middle and end; and weren't those "dancing Lucky's" great, before and after "Lucky Strike green went to war, yes, Lucky Strike green went to war". I fear that last bit will be meaningless to many.
Right now is Sweeps time so regular shows take an occassional back burner and new and interesting possibilities come on as well..its all about the numbers for them...how many people will watch what, when, and where. Those shows that havent shown great followings <you know millions and millions> tend to slip between the cracks, get rescheduled etc.
Regardless of how many shows they are down to per season, they seem to shoot themselves in the foot by the irregular scheduling. Just as you start to get into a storyline, the show disappears for three months.
The Practice was FINALLY on last night. So..........I feel asleep at 10:30 pm and missed the second half!
It seems that little by little there are fewer and fewer episodes of shows produced per season.(I can remember when a show was sponsored by one specific sponsor!)
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