Well folks the Mary Tyler Moore show has been yanked from Hallmark

[TVFactFan]

Which should not surprise anyone because how can any new show gain a new audience if it's airing at 4am? Hey, I enjoyed the marathon but never watched MTM at 4am because i was sleep at that time.


Well I guess I should be thankful the show is still on Me-TV. I know it was a bad sign when MTM was removed from the weekend lineup

[Brian Damage]

I guess I shouldn't be surprised, but in a way I am. You are 100% correct, how can you establish an audience at 4am?!?

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Brian Damage

I guess I shouldn't be surprised, but in a way I am. You are 100% correct, how can you establish an audience at 4am?!?

Seems like they didn't want the show to succeed-lol They want to hold MTM to the same ratings results as a show that they are airing at 8pm-lol


Hallmark can kiss my a$$

[Brian Damage]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

Seems like they didn't want the show to succeed-lol They want to hold MTM to the same ratings results as a show that they are airing at 8pm-lol


Hallmark can kiss my a$$

I just don't get why they would waste money buying syndication rights in that case????

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Brian Damage

I just don't get why they would waste money buying syndication rights in that case????

I know atleast try and move the show to a watchable slot like 11pm before yanking it.

That's like me posting a certain picture of myself on a dating site and then removing it because I only got one reply in 1 hour-lol

[Brian Damage]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

I know atleast try and move the show to a watchable slot like 11pm before yanking it.

That's like me posting a certain picture of myself on a dating site and then removing it because I only got one reply in 1 hour-lol

Exactly Sol! Have you been watching on MeTV?

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Brian Damage

Exactly Sol! Have you been watching on MeTV?

That 8pm slot is not going to work for me on ME-tv from Mon-Fri because of the NBA and the upcoming playoffs. So I won't be able to watch until probably June.

[Brian Damage]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

That 8pm slot is not going to work for me on ME-tv from Mon-Fri because of the NBA and the upcoming playoffs. So I won't be able to watch until probably June.

Well, one thing I am certain about, Me-TV won't cancel MTM.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Brian Damage

Well, one thing I am certain about, Me-TV won't cancel MTM.

Doesn't look like it since the show has been in that 8pm slot for a minute

[Brian Damage]

Hallmark I guess wants to be the new Nick at Nite or TV Land

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Brian Damage

Hallmark I guess wants to be the new Nick at Nite or TV Land

They are the new TV land because it's currently no shows on the channel I like and won't be watching-lol

[Brian Damage]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

They are the new TV land because it's currently no shows on the channel I like and won't be watching-lol

I thought you watched Hot in cleveland?

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Brian Damage

I thought you watched Hot in cleveland?

In 2010 when Me-TV and Antenna TV didn't exist and all we had was TV land and N@N LOL

[ajgenard]

Here's a weird analogy: I can't help but notice parallels between this channel and the Soviet space program in the 60s during the space race.

It's become obvious Hallmark buys these syndication licenses for 1 big event (an all-day marathon) and focus their attention on that instead of a consistent stream in the form of a weekly schedule. No long-term plans at all. Poorly though out from the get go. Then the ratings aren't so great and they only make matters worse by killing the show off before it even had a chance. During the space race, this was exactly how the USSR ran it's space program, which is why they never made it to moon. Instead of doing like the Americans and making small steps, pacing out the missions, learning one thing about space travel at a time they decided to focus mainly on PR missions - tried doing too much at once. In the end, poor planning needlessly killed too many cosmonauts and gave more ammunition to their enemies in the case against communism. Also, communist Russia employed heavy censorship which is something Hallmark specializes in.

Hallmark Channel - The Red Menace...??? Makes sense to me

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by ajgenard

Here's a weird analogy: I can't help but notice parallels between this channel and the Soviet space program in the 60s during the space race.

It's become obvious Hallmark buys these syndication licenses for 1 big event (an all-day marathon) and focus their attention on that instead of a consistent stream in the form of a weekly schedule. No long-term plans at all. Poorly though out from the get go. Then the ratings aren't so great and they only make matters worse by killing the show off before it even had a chance. During the space race, this was exactly how the USSR ran it's space program, which is why they never made it to moon. Instead of doing like the Americans and making small steps, pacing out the missions, learning one thing about space travel at a time they decided to focus mainly on PR missions - tried doing too much at once. In the end, poor planning needlessly killed too many cosmonauts and gave more ammunition to their enemies in the case against communism. Also, communist Russia employed heavy censorship which is something Hallmark specializes in.

Hallmark Channel - The Red Menace...??? Makes sense to me

This lets me know no one was watching the show since it was not even given the opportunity to finish out the month