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icecream · 01-08-2009, 01:18 AM

What is one show that you think is overrated for each of the 5 broadcast networks?

ABC Grey's Anatomy
CBS Two and a Half Men
CW Gossip Girl
FOX Family Guy
NBC 30 Rock

tv star collector · 01-08-2009, 10:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by catsrule

What is one show that you think is overrated for each of the 5 broadcast networks?

ABC Grey's Anatomy
CBS Two and a Half Men
CW Gossip Girl
FOX Family Guy
NBC 30 Rock

I have to agree with your picks for Fox and CBS.

Buffyboy323 · 01-08-2009, 05:20 PM

Oh where to begin....

ABC - Grey's Anatomy (and Dancing With The Stars)
CBS - Two and a Half Men
CW - America's Next Top Model
FOX - Family Guy (and American Idol)
NBC - Deal or No Deal (and Heroes)

Grey's Anatomy and Heroes have both lost a huge amount of steam in the past year or so. Not that they were ever critical darlings, but it seems that whatever critical acclaim they did once have is gone now. But even though their ratings are down and there's been a backlash by viewers, they are still highly overrated shows by the general public.

I've been a fan of American Idol since the beginning, but I will say it is extremely overrated. Just from the designs of the sets you can tell how full of themselves the producers are.

Family Guy is funny every now and then, but a lot of the time it isn't. Not every episode of this show is gold, whether FOX admits it or not. This is becoming one of the most overrated shows ever.

America's Next Top Model and Dancing With The Stars are both very overrated "reality" shows. It's sad that network TV has sunk so low and continues to air shows like these. And it's really sad that people continue to watch them. I guess we all have our guilty pleasures though.

Deal or No Deal - Ratings have been going down, and now there's a daytime version of the show. Hopefully that means NBC will get rid of it in primetime over the next year.

Two and a Half Men - Is this show ever NOT going to be on top?

dawsongirl · 01-08-2009, 11:34 PM

ABC - Grey's. I keep reading about how ridiculous it is, and yet ABC still loves it to death.

CBS - CSI:Miami

NBC - Everything. Except maybe SVU.

FOX - AMERICAN IDOL.

CW - I have no idea! I hear more about Gossip Girl than I feel is necessary, but I've never seen it, so can't really say.

70s show watcher · 01-09-2009, 02:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by catsrule

What is one show that you think is overrated for each of the 5 broadcast networks?

ABC Grey's Anatomy
CBS Two and a Half Men
CW Gossip Girl
FOX Family Guy
NBC 30 Rock

i agree about abc and cbs

ChicoSatis · 01-09-2009, 05:54 PM

Hi

Not sure if it fits here but I Just HAD to vent.

I'm a cartoon network junkie. Love it. Adult Swim mostly but really most good cartoons. However, recently I have been bombarded with disgusting crap by the name of Total Drama Island and 6Teen. EEGAHH!!! Horrible to say the least. There is nothing funny or appealing about these shows at all and yet the programming geniuses see fit to air them about 10 times a day. Every time I turn it on now It's either on or there is going to be an 8 episode marathon just about to commence.

I try to escape these teeny bopper reality shows. That's why I watch cartoon network so much. Unfortunately they want to start going in this direction for some reason. It just pisses me off.

Vent done.

HAve a good one.

howierules86 · 01-09-2009, 09:29 PM

ABC - Practically every primetime show
CBS - CSI: Miami
NBC - ER
FOX - 24 (How much commercials do I need to see for this one?)
CW - America's Next Top Model

robyrob · 01-12-2009, 07:30 PM

ABC - Grey's Anatomy
CBS - CSI: Miami, Survivor
CW - Gossip Girl, 90210
FOX - most of them, especially American Idol, Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? and any reality show
NBC - Deal or No Deal

...and i am particularily getting tired of hearing about every new show that is "THE NEW HIT SHOW" - before it has even aired a single episode

Brent88 · 01-12-2009, 08:42 PM

ABC: EM: HE, though Grey's is getting close lately.

CBS: Anything crime drama related, which is pretty much everything.

NBC: 30 Rock. It's not funny.

FOX: Terminator

The CW: Gossip Girl!!!!!!!!!! It's not that good and it's ratings suck and yet Dawn Ostroff acts like it's the best show ever. Gag me.

AMackII · 03-16-2019, 07:26 AM

ABC: Dancing with the Stars
CBS: The Young and The Restless
NBC: Last Call with Carson Daly
FOX: Hell's Kitchen
CW: Dynasty(Reboot)

icecream · 03-16-2019, 08:58 AM

Current shows
ABC The Bachelor franchise
CBS Survivor
CW the whole network- useless channel to me
FOX The Masked Singer- looks dumb, I have no desire to see this.
NBC The Voice

Overall
ABC Three's Company
CBS All in the Family
FOX Married with Children
NBC Friends

tlc38tlc38 · 03-16-2019, 09:12 AM

Current or of all-time? I’ll just do current shows.

Current:
ABC: Modern Family
CBS: The Big Bang Theory
NBC: The Voice
FOX: The Simpsons

dee2364 · 03-16-2019, 09:30 AM

FOX-House (so formulaic)
NBC-Heroes/ER/SNL

MA · 04-04-2019, 10:10 AM

FOX: American Idol

NBC: The Voice

CBS: Big Brother

ABC: The Goldbergs

Tubehead · 04-09-2019, 07:49 AM

ABC American Idol
nbc the voice & law & order
cbs between Ncsi & bull

01-08-2009, 01:18 AM	#1
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01-08-2009, 05:20 PM	#3
Buffyboy323 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jun 24, 2005 Posts: 6,102	Oh where to begin.... ABC - Grey's Anatomy (and Dancing With The Stars) CBS - Two and a Half Men CW - America's Next Top Model FOX - Family Guy (and American Idol) NBC - Deal or No Deal (and Heroes) Grey's Anatomy and Heroes have both lost a huge amount of steam in the past year or so. Not that they were ever critical darlings, but it seems that whatever critical acclaim they did once have is gone now. But even though their ratings are down and there's been a backlash by viewers, they are still highly overrated shows by the general public. I've been a fan of American Idol since the beginning, but I will say it is extremely overrated. Just from the designs of the sets you can tell how full of themselves the producers are. Family Guy is funny every now and then, but a lot of the time it isn't. Not every episode of this show is gold, whether FOX admits it or not. This is becoming one of the most overrated shows ever. America's Next Top Model and Dancing With The Stars are both very overrated "reality" shows. It's sad that network TV has sunk so low and continues to air shows like these. And it's really sad that people continue to watch them. I guess we all have our guilty pleasures though. Deal or No Deal - Ratings have been going down, and now there's a daytime version of the show. Hopefully that means NBC will get rid of it in primetime over the next year. Two and a Half Men - Is this show ever NOT going to be on top?

01-08-2009, 11:34 PM	#4
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,140	ABC - Grey's. I keep reading about how ridiculous it is, and yet ABC still loves it to death. CBS - CSI:Miami NBC - Everything. Except maybe SVU. FOX - AMERICAN IDOL. CW - I have no idea! I hear more about Gossip Girl than I feel is necessary, but I've never seen it, so can't really say.

01-09-2009, 05:54 PM	#6
ChicoSatis Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 04, 2009 Posts: 10	Hi Not sure if it fits here but I Just HAD to vent. I'm a cartoon network junkie. Love it. Adult Swim mostly but really most good cartoons. However, recently I have been bombarded with disgusting crap by the name of Total Drama Island and 6Teen. EEGAHH!!! Horrible to say the least. There is nothing funny or appealing about these shows at all and yet the programming geniuses see fit to air them about 10 times a day. Every time I turn it on now It's either on or there is going to be an 8 episode marathon just about to commence. I try to escape these teeny bopper reality shows. That's why I watch cartoon network so much. Unfortunately they want to start going in this direction for some reason. It just pisses me off. Vent done. HAve a good one.

01-09-2009, 09:29 PM	#7
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