Worst Television Season

[Jerryt]

It been a long time since i last posted here. But what is the very worst television season ever in history. This dont have to be by facts.

[TV_on_the_Porch]

Take your pick from at least as far back as 1993 forward.

[1960'sTVfan]

Originally Posted by TV_on_the_Porch

Take your pick from at least as far back as 1993 forward.

I'll go farther back than that. I'd say take your pick from 1977 and forward.

Believe it or not, in the early 1960's TV was already described as being a vast wasteland. That's very hard to believe and I dispute that considering all the quality shows that were on during that time. The decline actually started in the late 1960's, although a fair number of programs were still worthwhile up till the late 1970's. Starting about 1977 is when TV and other forms of entertainment went downhill pretty fast.

[Rezny@gmail.com]

Worst season(s) would be 1990 to the present.and it keeps getting worse and worse and worse.they should burn and set fire to every show made after 1990.

[William Hogan Jr]

I absolutely agree with you. Tv really went down the tubes after 1990. But I do like Seinfeld!

Originally Posted by Rezny@gmail.com

Worst season(s) would be 1990 to the present.and it keeps getting worse and worse and worse.they should burn and set fire to every show made after 1990.

[benjamoon]

I think there have been MANY good shows in the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s. But I think the worst couple years for TV were the early 80s - the 70s hits were dying away while the early 80s shows weren't on yet or struggling to find an audience

[Regulus]

Originally Posted by benjamoon

I think there have been MANY good shows in the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s. But I think the worst couple years for TV were the early 80s - the 70s hits were dying away while the early 80s shows weren't on yet or struggling to find an audience

I have to say this past decase was the worst, with legions of quality Programming replaced with cheaply-produced "Unscripted" Programming, combined with the increased number of Commercials to the point of INSANITY!

[benjamoon]

Originally Posted by Regulus

I have to say this past decase was the worst, with legions of quality Programming replaced with cheaply-produced "Unscripted" Programming, combined with the increased number of Commercials to the point of INSANITY!

Yeah but there have been many quality shows on the air - not just on broadcast network but there's been a real boom in quality cable shows on networks like AMC, TNT, USA, etc. Yeah there's been lots of unscripted programming but there's still plenty of quality shows on

[mets82]

Lets say you guys could be heading any one of the major networks, what would you put on it? Would you put on game shows, sitcoms, family programming etc. ? If you were in charge, how would you change the television landscape?

[WalrusIsPaul]

Maybe its just me but it seems lately that the next season is worse than the previous one,to me its been like that for years and i dont see next season being any differant

[AKA]

Originally Posted by Rezny@gmail.com

Worst season(s) would be 1990 to the present.and it keeps getting worse and worse and worse.they should burn and set fire to every show made after 1990.

Also, I wish these damn kids would get off my lawn. Now please excuse me while I go take a shot of prune juice.

[704Hauser]

I'd have to say the rot started in the early-to-mid 90s, with the rise of shows like Friends and Everybody Loves Raymond, and the ending of hits like Cheers, Married... with Children and Home Improvement.

It's really gotten awful since the start of the millennium though, with all the "reality" shows, over-saturation of crime dramas and unfunny "sitcoms", that being said, my favourite show from the 2000s is My Name Is Earl, which is proof that there are diamonds in the rough.

[Regulus]

Originally Posted by 704Hauser

I'd have to say the rot started in the early-to-mid 90s, with the rise of shows like Friends and Everybody Loves Raymond, and the ending of hits like Cheers, Married... with Children and Home Improvement.

It's really gotten awful since the start of the millennium though, with all the "reality" shows, over-saturation of crime dramas and unfunny "sitcoms", that being said, my favourite show from the 2000s is My Name Is Earl, which is proof that there are diamonds in the rough.

IMO the decline began in 1999 when the Game Show Who wants to be a Millionaire made its debut on ABC. Alas, it was on the first of a long line of "unscripted" Programs that would come on, replacing one quality program after another. At the same time, The Networks began "Shortening" the length of their programs by increasing the number of Advertisments in them. In 2004 Commercials for three new products were aired during the Super Bowl (I'm certain CBS was DELUGED with irate phone calls about these Ads even BEFORE that infamous Halftime Show Fiasco), and when one of these was advertised ON A CHILDREN'S SHOW in 2006 I decided I had enough, so I cut the cord and now seek my Entertainment through other means.

[Mr. Television]

Originally Posted by Regulus

IMO the decline began in 1999 when the Game Show Who wants to be a Millionaire made its debut on ABC. Alas, it was on the first of a long line of "unscripted" Programs that would come on, replacing one quality program after another. At the same time, The Networks began "Shortening" the length of their programs by increasing the number of Advertisments in them. In 2004 Commercials for three new products were aired during the Super Bowl (I'm certain CBS was DELUGED with irate phone calls about these Ads even BEFORE that infamous Halftime Show Fiasco), and when one of these was advertised ON A CHILDREN'S SHOW in 2006 I decided I had enough, so I cut the cord and now seek my Entertainment through other means.

WWTBAM because it wasn't aired once a week like previous ganeshows but multiple times thus cutting down on other shows. The big one though was in 2000 with the birth of Survivor. That brought in the cheap reality era and tv has been going down hill ever since.

Now there are good shows out there but you really have to look for them and most of them are dramas. Very few sitcoms are very funny anymore IMO. I use the DVR quite alot to set my own schedules. With reality dominating the networks, it's hard to watch anything live anymore.

[Regulus]

Originally Posted by Stuck In The '70's

Now there are good shows out there but you really have to look for them and most of them are dramas. Very few sitcoms are very funny anymore IMO. I use the DVR quite alot to set my own schedules. With reality dominating the networks, it's hard to watch anything live anymore.

There are a handful of decent shows still out there, however there are so few of them I don't see a reason to have a DVR to record them. (Besides you have to pay a fee to use a DVR). If there is a show I desire to watch, I'll wait for it to come out on DVD before I'll watch it.

BTW five will get you ten the Final Seasons of Friday Night Lights and Smallville will probably be on some Retailer's Loss-Leader List on the "National Day of Insanity" this November!