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mets82 · 03-20-2011, 09:28 PM

I posted a best of... now this is the worst broadcast/cable network right now. Remember, these are just your opinions.

mets82 · 04-17-2011, 03:43 PM

If you can call them networks I think its a tie between MyNetwork TV and ION. I mean they have no first run programming and very few shows that they do show anyway.

AKA · 04-17-2011, 05:39 PM

I'm baffled there are so many non-O&O stations that are still affiliated with MyNetworkTV. I bet we'll see many of them going independent or switching networks once their contracts expire.

I'm also willing to bet MyNetworkTV will no longer exist in 2-5 years.

ryan423 · 04-17-2011, 08:10 PM

MyNetwork TV, The CW, ION... and the last few years, all the children's oriented networks have gone down the toilet, such as Nick, Disney, and Cartoon Network.

icecream · 04-18-2011, 12:56 AM

MTV and VH1 are 100% crap. HBO and Showtime are nothing but smut networks.

70s show watcher · 04-18-2011, 03:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AKA

I'm baffled there are so many non-O&O stations that are still affiliated with MyNetworkTV. I bet we'll see many of them going independent or switching networks once their contracts expire.

I'm also willing to bet MyNetworkTV will no longer exist in 2-5 years.

i agree with everything you said

Regulus · 04-18-2011, 06:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mets82

If you can call them networks I think its a tie between MyNetwork TV and ION. I mean they have no first run programming and very few shows that they do show anyway.

When ION first made its debut (As PAX TV) it showed PROMISE, featuring Family-Friendly Programming such as Doc, Sue Thomas: FB Eye, Chicken Soup for the Soul, It's a Miracle among others. Alas, this was not to last. These shows were either replaced with Cheesy Game Shows or other "Unscripted" Series, or were replaced with Reruns.

TimOhara123 · 04-18-2011, 09:36 AM

TVLand has fallen alot in the past 6 years, I no longer watch it because of all the changes they have done to the channel.

Tubehead · 04-18-2011, 12:53 PM

#1 abcfamaily ican't stand pretty little larit or secert life of teanger i can't standthat 70s shows.
#2 tv land i quite watching it after theygot ride of i lov lucy and when they add homeinmprovment to late night i do watch homeinmprovment and threes company. i cna't stand ramyond show and andy gritth show.

SpenceOlchin · 04-18-2011, 04:50 PM

Some of the ones that I feel have gone downhill:
Cartoon Network
Syfy
The Weather Channel
MSNBC
CNN Headline News
TLC
Food Network
The History Channel
A&E
VH1
MTV
CMT
Trutv
Bravo
TV Land
MTV 2
The Disney Channel
Nickelodeon/Nick@Nite

tbswatcher · 04-18-2011, 07:38 PM

The networks I think that have gone down hill are:

ION (I enjoyed the network when they were PAX and aired originals like Doc and game shows like Shop Til You Drop and Supermarket Sweep.)
MTV (Can't stand Jersey Shore. I wish they would air music videos again.)
VH1
CMT
Bravo (Too many Housewives shows)

ekkostar · 04-18-2011, 08:36 PM

Interesting about MyNetwork, the local one went independent almost a year ago. Too bad they waste most of their airtime by showing infomercials. May as well shut it down if you aren't going to show anything original except for the dollar saver show.

BigManMike · 04-18-2011, 09:04 PM

Here's what really made me mad. I heard the news that ion was going to get all those good classic shows back in 2006 and just started showing them in August. Then, what happens in September? My ion affiliate swtiches to MyNetwork and shows their crap. They might show one ion show in the afternoon at 4 and one late at night at 11 and that was in. Then ion got bad and stopped showing all the good classic shows. Then, in August 2009, my MyNetwork affiliate switched back to ion. Too late for that, all the good stuff was gone by then. They both suck. Too many commercials. Thank goodness for Antenna TV. Hopefully I'll have MeTV by the end of 2011.

SpenceOlchin · 04-19-2011, 09:13 AM

The only program I watched on MyNetwork TV was WWE Friday Night Smackdown. Now that it's on Syfy, I have no reason to tune in. Ion was good when it was Pax and a few years ago when they showed the Wonder Years, Growing Pains etc. but now it's like all the other networks.

yankeesrj12 · 04-19-2011, 01:03 PM

I don't get the hate over MTV and VH1. No one is going to sit down and watch a music video on television when you can go to YouTube and watch it. They had to adapt, and their decisions seem to be working, so get over it.

Anyways...

The CW is the worst broadcast network
??? is the worst cable network

04-18-2011, 12:56 AM	#5
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04-18-2011, 08:36 PM	#12
ekkostar Coffee, Tea & Larroquette! Senior Member Join Date: Apr 16, 2005 Posts: 1,077	Interesting about MyNetwork, the local one went independent almost a year ago. Too bad they waste most of their airtime by showing infomercials. May as well shut it down if you aren't going to show anything original except for the dollar saver show.
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03-20-2011, 09:28 PM	#1
mets82 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Mar 14, 2011 Location: Connecticut Posts: 5,058	What are some of the worst broadcast/cable networks on right now? I posted a best of... now this is the worst broadcast/cable network right now. Remember, these are just your opinions.

04-17-2011, 03:43 PM	#2
mets82 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Mar 14, 2011 Location: Connecticut Posts: 5,058	If you can call them networks I think its a tie between MyNetwork TV and ION. I mean they have no first run programming and very few shows that they do show anyway.

04-17-2011, 05:39 PM	#3
AKA Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 17, 2001 Posts: 15,746	I'm baffled there are so many non-O&O stations that are still affiliated with MyNetworkTV. I bet we'll see many of them going independent or switching networks once their contracts expire. I'm also willing to bet MyNetworkTV will no longer exist in 2-5 years.

04-17-2011, 08:10 PM	#4
ryan423 Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 15, 2007 Posts: 1,829	MyNetwork TV, The CW, ION... and the last few years, all the children's oriented networks have gone down the toilet, such as Nick, Disney, and Cartoon Network.

04-18-2011, 09:36 AM	#8
TimOhara123 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 18, 2011 Location: Minnesota Posts: 151	TVLand has fallen alot in the past 6 years, I no longer watch it because of all the changes they have done to the channel.

04-18-2011, 12:53 PM	#9
Tubehead Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 12, 2007 Location: chattanooga.tn Posts: 5,139	#1 abcfamaily ican't stand pretty little larit or secert life of teanger i can't standthat 70s shows. #2 tv land i quite watching it after theygot ride of i lov lucy and when they add homeinmprovment to late night i do watch homeinmprovment and threes company. i cna't stand ramyond show and andy gritth show.

04-18-2011, 04:50 PM	#10
SpenceOlchin Member Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 28, 2005 Posts: 562	Some of the ones that I feel have gone downhill: Cartoon Network Syfy The Weather Channel MSNBC CNN Headline News TLC Food Network The History Channel A&E VH1 MTV CMT Trutv Bravo TV Land MTV 2 The Disney Channel Nickelodeon/Nick@Nite

04-18-2011, 07:38 PM	#11
tbswatcher Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 28, 2007 Location: Watching TBS Posts: 301	The networks I think that have gone down hill are: ION (I enjoyed the network when they were PAX and aired originals like Doc and game shows like Shop Til You Drop and Supermarket Sweep.) MTV (Can't stand Jersey Shore. I wish they would air music videos again.) VH1 CMT Bravo (Too many Housewives shows)

04-18-2011, 09:04 PM	#13
BigManMike Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 25, 2006 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 3,022	Here's what really made me mad. I heard the news that ion was going to get all those good classic shows back in 2006 and just started showing them in August. Then, what happens in September? My ion affiliate swtiches to MyNetwork and shows their crap. They might show one ion show in the afternoon at 4 and one late at night at 11 and that was in. Then ion got bad and stopped showing all the good classic shows. Then, in August 2009, my MyNetwork affiliate switched back to ion. Too late for that, all the good stuff was gone by then. They both suck. Too many commercials. Thank goodness for Antenna TV. Hopefully I'll have MeTV by the end of 2011.

04-19-2011, 09:13 AM	#14
SpenceOlchin Member Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 28, 2005 Posts: 562	The only program I watched on MyNetwork TV was WWE Friday Night Smackdown. Now that it's on Syfy, I have no reason to tune in. Ion was good when it was Pax and a few years ago when they showed the Wonder Years, Growing Pains etc. but now it's like all the other networks.

04-19-2011, 01:03 PM	#15
yankeesrj12 Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 09, 2008 Posts: 4,335	I don't get the hate over MTV and VH1. No one is going to sit down and watch a music video on television when you can go to YouTube and watch it. They had to adapt, and their decisions seem to be working, so get over it. Anyways... The CW is the worst broadcast network ??? is the worst cable network