TheLogoMan94
10-18-2018, 09:52 PM
I remember being a bit excited before MTV Classic launched on August 01st, 2016. I remember feeling happy knowing the possibility of classic MTV returning to the airwaves to make up for the pile of trash that MTV is today.
August 01st came and went, and I was happy to see MTV's first hour of programming. I also liked the fact they played older music videos and was glad to see older MTV programs return to TV, such as MTV Unplugged, Aeon Flux, Daria, and Jackass, just to name a few. I did notice that they were also airing Beavis and Butt-head, but was disappointed to find out it was only episodes from the 2011 revival, which lasted only 22 episodes. They did sprinkle in an old MTV bumper every once in a while, but not as much as NickSplat does.
Fast forward to 2018, look where we are now. Nielsen statistics show MTV Classic was the least watched cable network in the country in 2016, with an average of 31,000 viewers. When you do there math, that's almost 620 people per state. In 2017, MTV Classic revamped their schedule, removing all shows and replacing it with a 24 hour music video lineup, and that's what the current schedule is now. I haven't watched the network since the beginning of 2017 (I never watched it that much at all) and I personally think the network is a waste of space and just needs to be taken off the airwaves, because a channel that only averages 30,000 viewers shouldn't be on the air at all.
With all that being said, what's your takeaway of MTV Classic? Do you feel any different about it now compared to its launch in 2016? If you were Viacom, would you get rid of the network?
August 01st came and went, and I was happy to see MTV's first hour of programming. I also liked the fact they played older music videos and was glad to see older MTV programs return to TV, such as MTV Unplugged, Aeon Flux, Daria, and Jackass, just to name a few. I did notice that they were also airing Beavis and Butt-head, but was disappointed to find out it was only episodes from the 2011 revival, which lasted only 22 episodes. They did sprinkle in an old MTV bumper every once in a while, but not as much as NickSplat does.
Fast forward to 2018, look where we are now. Nielsen statistics show MTV Classic was the least watched cable network in the country in 2016, with an average of 31,000 viewers. When you do there math, that's almost 620 people per state. In 2017, MTV Classic revamped their schedule, removing all shows and replacing it with a 24 hour music video lineup, and that's what the current schedule is now. I haven't watched the network since the beginning of 2017 (I never watched it that much at all) and I personally think the network is a waste of space and just needs to be taken off the airwaves, because a channel that only averages 30,000 viewers shouldn't be on the air at all.
With all that being said, what's your takeaway of MTV Classic? Do you feel any different about it now compared to its launch in 2016? If you were Viacom, would you get rid of the network?