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07-12-2023, 08:05 PM
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After Fox shocked the nation by expanding the Big 3 to the Big 4, TV veteran Paramount perked up, took notice, and promptly got to work creating a network they hoped would see the same level of success as Fox, and would change the Big 4 to the Big 5. In 1995, UPN (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tS0TzXOOKA8&pp=ygULVVBOIEhpc3Rvcnk%3D) was launched to achieve just that. However, in spite of high hopes and enormous dollar signs, UPN (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x-kFcB-wTI) was never able to escape a reputation of mediocrity, and after 11 years of little success, time was up and the plug was pulled on UPN (https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/UPN). So how did a network that launched with big dreams and gigantic corporate backing fall by the wayside? The story is long, so grab a snack, sit back, and listen up as we explore the factors that led to UPN (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UPN)’s rise and eventual fall.
The New York Times article I used briefly in the video with the headline “UPN Network Cancels 4 of Its 5 Programs” is really entitled “UPN Cancels 3 of Its 4 Programs”. However, the article was mistaken, and was even amended in a later issue to account for a series that was excluded from the original article. I used the handy “Inspect Element” feature to amend the article’s headline to make it less misleading.
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For over a decade, the big 4 TV networks had a new competitor, launched by Paramount, called the United Paramount Network. After Fox showed the TV world that there was room for one more network, Paramount was determined to make their mark. However, if you check your channel guide today, the letters UPN are nowhere to be found. From passing on the biggest show in television and broadcasting a failed football league to the corporate mess at the very top of parent company Viacom that sealed UPN's fate, we explore all of the factors that led to the demise of the network that, at one point, seemed destined to change the television landscape.
0:00 Intro
0:51 The CBS-Viacom Merger
8:02 The 1999-2000 TV Season
10:33 The Viacom Buyout & Rebranding
15:49 The 2000-2001 TV Season
17:33 The XFL
20:37 The 2001-2002 TV Season: The Buffy Shakeup and American Idol
25:14 Building Tensions at Viacom
29:44 The 2002-2003 TV Season
32:00 Mel Sticks Around
33:52 The 2003-2004 TV Season
35:54 Tom and Leslie
39:52 The 2004-2005 TV Season
40:43 The Split of Viacom
43:36 The 2005-2006 TV Season
45:09 The 2006 Realignment
50:29 Aftermath: The CW and MyNetwork
53:45 Conclusion
56:29 Epilogue
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There's also a sound warning from 8:27-8:39!
eVwcD66KUSY
After Fox shocked the nation by expanding the Big 3 to the Big 4, TV veteran Paramount perked up, took notice, and promptly got to work creating a network they hoped would see the same level of success as Fox, and would change the Big 4 to the Big 5. In 1995, UPN (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tS0TzXOOKA8&pp=ygULVVBOIEhpc3Rvcnk%3D) was launched to achieve just that. However, in spite of high hopes and enormous dollar signs, UPN (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x-kFcB-wTI) was never able to escape a reputation of mediocrity, and after 11 years of little success, time was up and the plug was pulled on UPN (https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/UPN). So how did a network that launched with big dreams and gigantic corporate backing fall by the wayside? The story is long, so grab a snack, sit back, and listen up as we explore the factors that led to UPN (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UPN)’s rise and eventual fall.
The New York Times article I used briefly in the video with the headline “UPN Network Cancels 4 of Its 5 Programs” is really entitled “UPN Cancels 3 of Its 4 Programs”. However, the article was mistaken, and was even amended in a later issue to account for a series that was excluded from the original article. I used the handy “Inspect Element” feature to amend the article’s headline to make it less misleading.
eo4KcHhtrPk
For over a decade, the big 4 TV networks had a new competitor, launched by Paramount, called the United Paramount Network. After Fox showed the TV world that there was room for one more network, Paramount was determined to make their mark. However, if you check your channel guide today, the letters UPN are nowhere to be found. From passing on the biggest show in television and broadcasting a failed football league to the corporate mess at the very top of parent company Viacom that sealed UPN's fate, we explore all of the factors that led to the demise of the network that, at one point, seemed destined to change the television landscape.
0:00 Intro
0:51 The CBS-Viacom Merger
8:02 The 1999-2000 TV Season
10:33 The Viacom Buyout & Rebranding
15:49 The 2000-2001 TV Season
17:33 The XFL
20:37 The 2001-2002 TV Season: The Buffy Shakeup and American Idol
25:14 Building Tensions at Viacom
29:44 The 2002-2003 TV Season
32:00 Mel Sticks Around
33:52 The 2003-2004 TV Season
35:54 Tom and Leslie
39:52 The 2004-2005 TV Season
40:43 The Split of Viacom
43:36 The 2005-2006 TV Season
45:09 The 2006 Realignment
50:29 Aftermath: The CW and MyNetwork
53:45 Conclusion
56:29 Epilogue
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