The 20 Biggest Mess-Ups/Mistakes in ABC History

[king of comedy]

Originally Posted by Jamey Greek

-cancelling Alaska Daily

I agree with you. We haven't had a newspaper show in a long time. It was a nice break from cop shows.

[icecream]

Originally Posted by James28

Cancelling The Bionic Woman after it ranked 14th for its second season with a 22.4 average rating.

ABC elected not to renew The Bionic Woman, feeling that it wasn't attracting the kind of demographic that the network wanted (ABC's Entertainment President Fred Silverman was notorious for his focus on demographics).

Very ironic with him creating Diagnosis Murder.

[Jamey Greek]

Originally Posted by king of comedy

I agree with you. We haven't had a newspaper show in a long time. It was a nice break from cop shows.

If I ran ABC, I would have put Alaska Daily on Tuesdays at 10. And I would have wrapped up Grey’s and put LA Law on at 10 like the olden days.

Thursday night schedule if I ran ABC

8 Station 19
9 Big Sky
10 LA Law

[TMC]

ABC's biggest mistakes by each decade according to AI:

• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company made during the 1940s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company made during the 1950s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company made during the 1960s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company made during the 1970s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company made during the 1980s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company made during the 1990s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company made during the 2000s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company made during the 2010s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company made during the 2020s?

[TMC]

Originally Posted by TMC

ABC's biggest mistakes by each decade according to AI:

• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company made during the 1940s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company made during the 1950s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company made during the 1960s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company made during the 1970s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company made during the 1980s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company made during the 1990s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company made during the 2000s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company made during the 2010s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company made during the 2020s?

ABC Entertainment:

• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company's entertainment division made during the 1940s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company's entertainment division made during the 1950s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company's entertainment division made during the 1960s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company's entertainment division made during the 1970s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company's entertainment division made during the 1980s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company's entertainment division made during the 1990s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company's entertainment division made during the 2000s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company's entertainment division made during the 2010s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company's entertainment division made during the 2020s?

ABC News:

• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company's news division made during the 1940s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company's news division made during the 1950s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company's news division made during the 1960s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company's news division made during the 1970s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company's news division made during the 1980s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company's news division made during the 1990s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company's news division made during the 2000s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company's news division made during the 2010s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company's news division made during the 2020s?

ABC Sports:

• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company's sports division made during the 1940s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company's sports division made during the 1950s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company's sports division made during the 1960s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company's sports division made during the 1970s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company's sports division made during the 1980s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company's sports division made during the 1990s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company's sports division made during the 2000s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company's sports division made during the 2010s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company's sports division made during the 2020s?

[TMC]

Originally Posted by TMC

ABC Entertainment:

• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company's entertainment division made during the 1940s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company's entertainment division made during the 1950s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company's entertainment division made during the 1960s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company's entertainment division made during the 1970s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company's entertainment division made during the 1980s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company's entertainment division made during the 1990s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company's entertainment division made during the 2000s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company's entertainment division made during the 2010s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company's entertainment division made during the 2020s?

ABC News:

• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company's news division made during the 1940s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company's news division made during the 1950s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company's news division made during the 1960s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company's news division made during the 1970s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company's news division made during the 1980s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company's news division made during the 1990s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company's news division made during the 2000s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company's news division made during the 2010s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company's news division made during the 2020s?

ABC Sports:

• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company's sports division made during the 1940s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company's sports division made during the 1950s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company's sports division made during the 1960s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company's sports division made during the 1970s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company's sports division made during the 1980s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company's sports division made during the 1990s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company's sports division made during the 2000s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company's sports division made during the 2010s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company's sports division made during the 2020s?

Saturday mornings:

• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company made with its Saturday morning programming during the 1940s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company made with its Saturday morning programming during the 1950s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company made with its Saturday morning programming during the 1960s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company made with its Saturday morning programming during the 1970s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company made with its Saturday morning programming during the 1980s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company made with its Saturday morning programming during the 1990s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company made with its Saturday morning programming during the 2000s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company made with its Saturday morning programming during the 2010s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company made with its Saturday morning programming during the 2020s?

[TMC]

Originally Posted by TMC

Saturday mornings:

• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company made with its Saturday morning programming during the 1940s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company made with its Saturday morning programming during the 1950s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company made with its Saturday morning programming during the 1960s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company made with its Saturday morning programming during the 1970s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company made with its Saturday morning programming during the 1980s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company made with its Saturday morning programming during the 1990s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company made with its Saturday morning programming during the 2000s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company made with its Saturday morning programming during the 2010s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company made with its Saturday morning programming during the 2020s?

Daytime programming:

• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company made with its daytime programming during the 1940s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company made with its daytime programming during the 1950s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company made with its daytime programming during the 1960s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company made with its daytime programming during the 1970s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company made with its daytime programming during the 1980s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company made with its daytime programming during the 1990s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company made with its daytime programming during the 2000s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company made with its daytime programming during the 2010s?
  
• What were the biggest mistakes that the American Broadcasting Company made with its daytime programming during the 2020s?