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factsoflife · 01-17-2004, 06:37 PM

Reba is a great series and i do consider it a little bit above average compared to most WB series, especially the comedies and i have wondered what kind of ratings it would get on another network, i think it would fit in well at CBS or ABC...

CBS could air it on Wed nights after or before The King Of Queens or Monday nights after Still Standing....

ABC could air it on Tuesdays before Less Than Perfect or anytime on Friday nights, i could see it working well w/ Life W/ Bonnie or Hope and Faith...

It would not last at all on NBC, they would cancel it after 1 episode.

FOX would do nothing for it either.. and UPN doesn't count.

db108108 · 04-05-2004, 02:34 AM

Reba would make a very nice fit right where it is, only on ABC. It seems to fit in with the family oriented non-offensive type shows ABC is really into right now.

CBS? maybe. NBC? Yeah, right. If it doesn't take place in a city, NBC doesn't want it. Fox? Not a chance in hell. The main demo of this show is not young men. The UPN? Well, maybe if Reba woke up black tomorrow, because black led sitcoms are the only thing that seems to be working for that network.

ILuvZackMorris · 04-25-2004, 07:21 PM

It should stay on the WB. ABC always seems to cancel family oriented programs in favor of adult entertainment (*cough* NYPD BLUES *cough*)

ABC dropped both Step by Step & Family Matters - so how do we know they wouldn't have ditched Reba after 2 seasons?

factsoflife · 04-27-2004, 10:18 PM

well to give ABC credit, both Family Matters and Step By Step had run its course by the time ABC canceled them.

Lorimar Television · 05-21-2020, 03:55 AM

Who knows it could’ve been cancelled earlier on another network but it also could’ve lasted longer since the other networks didn’t rebrand in 2006.

RetroGuy2000 · 05-21-2020, 04:25 AM

I feel like Reba had a good run. Maybe it if had been on another network, it would have lasted longer. But maybe not. 127 episodes is a very solid run.

Lorimar Television · 05-21-2020, 04:29 AM

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Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

I feel like Reba had a good run. Maybe it if had been on another network, it would have lasted longer. But maybe not. 127 episodes is a very solid run.

125 if you dont count the 2 one hour eps as two

TMC · 10-07-2023, 05:01 AM

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Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

I feel like Reba had a good run. Maybe it if had been on another network, it would have lasted longer. But maybe not. 127 episodes is a very solid run.

I've read a theory that suspects that The WB (Warner Brothers) resented having to air a show that it did not own. Reba was created and owned by 20th Century Fox as opposed to Warner Bros. And networks tend not to treat shows that they don't own very well and actively tried to sabotage the show because of it.

01-17-2004, 06:37 PM	#16
factsoflife Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 11, 2000 Posts: 8,741	Reba is a great series and i do consider it a little bit above average compared to most WB series, especially the comedies and i have wondered what kind of ratings it would get on another network, i think it would fit in well at CBS or ABC... CBS could air it on Wed nights after or before The King Of Queens or Monday nights after Still Standing.... ABC could air it on Tuesdays before Less Than Perfect or anytime on Friday nights, i could see it working well w/ Life W/ Bonnie or Hope and Faith... It would not last at all on NBC, they would cancel it after 1 episode. FOX would do nothing for it either.. and UPN doesn't count.
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04-05-2004, 02:34 AM	#17
db108108 Teacher (for now) Senior Member Join Date: Mar 20, 2003 Location: 2 hours north of Detroit, 2 hours south of Toronto Posts: 1,023	Reba would make a very nice fit right where it is, only on ABC. It seems to fit in with the family oriented non-offensive type shows ABC is really into right now. CBS? maybe. NBC? Yeah, right. If it doesn't take place in a city, NBC doesn't want it. Fox? Not a chance in hell. The main demo of this show is not young men. The UPN? Well, maybe if Reba woke up black tomorrow, because black led sitcoms are the only thing that seems to be working for that network.

04-25-2004, 07:21 PM	#18
ILuvZackMorris Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 31, 2004 Posts: 214	It should stay on the WB. ABC always seems to cancel family oriented programs in favor of adult entertainment (cough NYPD BLUES cough) ABC dropped both Step by Step & Family Matters - so how do we know they wouldn't have ditched Reba after 2 seasons?

04-27-2004, 10:18 PM	#19
factsoflife Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 11, 2000 Posts: 8,741	well to give ABC credit, both Family Matters and Step By Step had run its course by the time ABC canceled them.