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LUNCH · 08-04-2013, 03:48 PM

ABC,CBS and NBC used to be very good TV channels.Afterall as most of you know many of the great classic shows originally aired on them.Plus they also were good in so many other ways,like how shows were presented,the list can on and on.However that was Years ago. Those three channels are nothing like they to be, to say the least.Maybe this is a little extreme,but in my opinion they have become almost unwatchable. Anyhow do you still watch these channels often or have you basically cut down or even stopped viewing them? To answer my own question,I never watch them anymore aside from maybe an occasional sporting event or just to take a quick look.

Regulus · 08-04-2013, 04:03 PM

I haven't watched them in years, ditto with the Pay-TV Channels. I don't need them anymore, my signature says it all.

EmoJoe · 08-05-2013, 12:09 AM

Network TV drama has suffered a lot since cable became prevalent - network constraints make it really hard for them to compete with shows like Mad Men, Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones, ect. There's still some good dramas on network TV too - The Good Wife, Parenthood, Hannibal, ect...but generally their dramas just can't compete with cable.

I still think they are pretty good for comedy, though. Cable has some gems, but network television is still home to some of the best comedy on TV - Bob's Burgers, New Girl, plus 30 Rock/The Office/Parks & Rec/Community when they were all still on and at their peak.

comedyfreak · 08-05-2013, 02:50 AM

I have cut down and prefer comedies with a live audience.

tvfan25 · 08-05-2013, 07:57 AM

The only things I watch on those channels are The Big Bang Theory, Law & Order: SVU and Days Of Our Lives. I think most of their shows are crap! I watch a lot of cable and classic TV shows.

Monday WWE Monday Night Raw

Tuesday The Haves And The Have Nots (love this soap opera on OWN)

Wednesday combination of Duck Dynasty, Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, Melissa And Joey, Law & Order: SVU

Thursday The Big Bang Theory, Fear Factor, SVU on Cloo

Friday WWE Friday Night Smackdown

Saturday The Haunted Hathaways, Total Divas

Sunday Hee Haw

I also watch other shows thrown in. I just got a bunch new cable channels so I'm still trying to adjust my schedule! Scooby Doo Where Are You is also on every night at 9 on Boomerang.

king of comedy · 08-05-2013, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by tvfan25

The only things I watch on those channels are The Big Bang Theory, Law & Order: SVU and Days Of Our Lives. I think most of their shows are crap! I watch a lot of cable and classic TV shows.

Monday WWE Monday Night Raw

Tuesday The Haves And The Have Nots (love this soap opera on OWN)

Wednesday combination of Duck Dynasty, Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, Melissa And Joey, Law & Order: SVU

Thursday The Big Bang Theory, Fear Factor, SVU on Cloo

Friday WWE Friday Night Smackdown

Saturday The Haunted Hathaways, Total Divas

Sunday Hee Haw

I also watch other shows thrown in. I just got a bunch new cable channels so I'm still trying to adjust my schedule! Scooby Doo Where Are You is also on every night at 9 on Boomerang.

I watch Jeopardy, Grimm, The Neighbors and mainly cable.

tlc38tlc38 · 08-05-2013, 08:51 AM

ABC: Mistresses, The Neighbors, Once Upon a Time, Revenge, & Scandal

NBC: Days of Our Lives & Camp (Sean Saves the World)

CBS: 2 Broke Girls (The Crazy Ones & Mom)

FOX: nothing

Lifetime: Devious Maids

Logo: Rupaul's Drag Race

I also watch EVERY new episode of Wheel of Fortune but that airs on My Network TV channel.

icecream · 08-05-2013, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by tlc38tlc38

I also watch EVERY new episode of Wheel of Fortune but that airs on My Network TV channel.

Wheel of Fortune is syndicated, doesn't air on one network nationally. In my market it airs on my CBS affiliate.

icecream · 08-05-2013, 01:22 PM

ABC still has good shows and would be my favorite of the broadcast networks. Once Upon a Time, The Middle, and Castle are worth watching. Once is as good as if not better than any of the past classics. The Middle is the only must see comedy currently airing. And I'm looking forward to Once Upon a Time in Wonderland and Back in the Game. CBS has the best summer broadcast show in Under the Dome, and Hostages looks promising. They have some other decent dramas like Person of Interest, The Mentalist, and NCIS, but those don't compare to their great drama trio of the 90s Early Edition, Diagnosis Murder, and Touched by an Angel. The comedies on CBS are too crude for me but I'll try the Robin Williams comedy. Tony Shalhoub was great on Monk but We Are Men looks like a loser. NBC is definitely not what they used to be. And anything I have liked recently has been cancelled quickly. Awake was brilliant, on par with past classics, but unfortunately got poor ratings. The Michael J. Fox Show could be good and has built-in name recognition.

Tubehead · 08-05-2013, 08:18 PM

NBC
AMERIOCAN NINJA WARRIO
America got Talent
GRIMM

ABC
SHARK TANK
WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
THE LOOK OUT

CBS
HAWIE FIVE O
PERSON OF INSTREST
NISC LOSE ANGLES

FOX MOSTLY WATCH THE COURT SHOWS ON FOX I DON'T WATCH FOX MUCH ONLY SHOW I WATCH ARE
JUDGE CHRISITIAN PREZ ALL ABOUT JUSTICE
JUDGE ROSS AMERICAN COURT
PEOPLES COURT
JUDGE JOE BROWN

yankeesrj12 · 08-05-2013, 08:50 PM

Besides Revenge and Shark Tank, my ABC viewing has dramatically dropped over the years. Resurrection looks pretty good, but that doesn't premiere until 2014.

NBC is pretty much in the same boat: really nothing all that exciting. I watch Chicago Fire and Parenthood and once in awhile, Parks and Recreation. Unlike ABC, at least NBC has a number of new series that look interesting: Chicago PD, Ironside, The Michael J. Fox Show, and Welcome to the Family.

CBS remains one of my favorite networks in all of television. The Big Bang Theory, Criminal Minds, Mike & Molly, Survivor, and Two and a Half Men are some of my favorite show on any network. Plus their fall crop, The Crazy Ones, Hostages, and The Millers, look good!

OH Nuts! · 08-05-2013, 11:19 PM

Outside of the news on NBC, I rarely watch these channels.

lucy&vivfan · 08-06-2013, 02:11 AM

I hear the networks saying that they don't have bad shows, it is just that people turn instead to cable, HBO, Netflix, etc. for shows now. Well, here is what I say. If the major networks had good shows, we would never have needed cable television with 500 channels. Network TV started talking a nose dive around 1980, that is why within a decade, more and more people were watching cable. In my opinion, even cable isn't that good anymore.

I enjoyed cable channels like Animal Planet and Food Network for awhile, but these channels just rerun the heck out of their shows.

I feel like the genres of television that are out there now: police dramas, medical dramas, sitcoms. All of those genres have just been exhausted. Network television tries to re-invent itself every year within the confines of those genres and I think after 60 years, the time has come to think way outside the box and shake it up a bit, if they don't want to keep losing viewership.

Regulus · 08-06-2013, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by lucy&vivfan

I feel like the genres of television that are out there now: police dramas, medical dramas, sitcoms. All of those genres have just been exhausted. Network television tries to re-invent itself every year within the confines of those genres and I think after 60 years, the time has come to think way outside the box and shake it up a bit, if they don't want to keep losing viewership.

You hit the nail on the head! Yes, I agree with you that many genres have been exhausted. Yet, for many of the younger viewers, they've never seen many of these shows because they're no longer shown on "Appointment TV" before. Others are, but they are heavily edited so that the programmers can cram in insane amounts of advertising.

I've turned to DVDs to watch my programming and get this, nearly 70 % of what I watch is programming I'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE.

Why? because when they were on, I was watching something else on another channel, and therefore I missed it the first time around. (Lets face it, we may have been around for quite some time, but Technology has not found a way for someone to be two places simaltaniously!)

Thanks to DVDs I now have a second opportunity to see these shows, and lets face it, if I've never seen a show before it doesn't matter what year it was produced, it's still a "New Show" for me. Yes, some can say I'm "living in the past" but the same thing can be said for people who like to listen to "Classical" Music by Mozart, Beethoven, Chopan, etc. They composed their tunes hundreds of years ago, but go to a Concert Hall when an Orchestra is playing these tunes and watch them pack em in! And it's not just Seasoned Citizens attending these concerts, you'll see the whole spectrum of humanity, including parents with kids in tow. Introduce them to the classics when they're are young, and they'll appreciate them for the rest of their lives!

bookandfilmnut · 08-06-2013, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by LUNCH

ABC,CBS and NBC used to be very good TV channels.Afterall as most of you know many of the great classic shows originally aired on them.Plus they also were good in so many other ways,like how shows were presented,the list can on and on.However that was Years ago. Those three channels are nothing like they to be, to say the least.Maybe this is a little extreme,but in my opinion they have become almost unwatchable. Anyhow do you still watch these channels often or have you basically cut down or even stopped viewing them? To answer my own question,I never watch them anymore aside from maybe an occasional sporting event or just to take a quick look.

I only watch them during football season and the occasional golf tournament (and if they carry some of the baseball playoffs). But other than sports, no, I have not watched anything on one of the major networks in more than 10 years.

However, I do once in a while catch reruns of recent tv shows like Big Bang and Cougar Town, on TBS.

08-04-2013, 03:48 PM	#1
LUNCH Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 23, 2010 Location: New York State Posts: 1,304	Have you cut down or even stopped watching ABC, CBS and NBC? ABC,CBS and NBC used to be very good TV channels.Afterall as most of you know many of the great classic shows originally aired on them.Plus they also were good in so many other ways,like how shows were presented,the list can on and on.However that was Years ago. Those three channels are nothing like they to be, to say the least.Maybe this is a little extreme,but in my opinion they have become almost unwatchable. Anyhow do you still watch these channels often or have you basically cut down or even stopped viewing them? To answer my own question,I never watch them anymore aside from maybe an occasional sporting event or just to take a quick look.
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08-04-2013, 04:03 PM	#2
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08-05-2013, 12:09 AM	#3
EmoJoe Cool cool cool Forum Addict Join Date: Apr 23, 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 71,478	Network TV drama has suffered a lot since cable became prevalent - network constraints make it really hard for them to compete with shows like Mad Men, Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones, ect. There's still some good dramas on network TV too - The Good Wife, Parenthood, Hannibal, ect...but generally their dramas just can't compete with cable. I still think they are pretty good for comedy, though. Cable has some gems, but network television is still home to some of the best comedy on TV - Bob's Burgers, New Girl, plus 30 Rock/The Office/Parks & Rec/Community when they were all still on and at their peak.
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08-05-2013, 08:51 AM	#7
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08-05-2013, 07:57 AM	#5
tvfan25 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 10, 2010 Location: Indiana Posts: 634	The only things I watch on those channels are The Big Bang Theory, Law & Order: SVU and Days Of Our Lives. I think most of their shows are crap! I watch a lot of cable and classic TV shows. Monday WWE Monday Night Raw Tuesday The Haves And The Have Nots (love this soap opera on OWN) Wednesday combination of Duck Dynasty, Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, Melissa And Joey, Law & Order: SVU Thursday The Big Bang Theory, Fear Factor, SVU on Cloo Friday WWE Friday Night Smackdown Saturday The Haunted Hathaways, Total Divas Sunday Hee Haw I also watch other shows thrown in. I just got a bunch new cable channels so I'm still trying to adjust my schedule! Scooby Doo Where Are You is also on every night at 9 on Boomerang.

08-05-2013, 01:22 PM	#9
icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 20,696	ABC still has good shows and would be my favorite of the broadcast networks. Once Upon a Time, The Middle, and Castle are worth watching. Once is as good as if not better than any of the past classics. The Middle is the only must see comedy currently airing. And I'm looking forward to Once Upon a Time in Wonderland and Back in the Game. CBS has the best summer broadcast show in Under the Dome, and Hostages looks promising. They have some other decent dramas like Person of Interest, The Mentalist, and NCIS, but those don't compare to their great drama trio of the 90s Early Edition, Diagnosis Murder, and Touched by an Angel. The comedies on CBS are too crude for me but I'll try the Robin Williams comedy. Tony Shalhoub was great on Monk but We Are Men looks like a loser. NBC is definitely not what they used to be. And anything I have liked recently has been cancelled quickly. Awake was brilliant, on par with past classics, but unfortunately got poor ratings. The Michael J. Fox Show could be good and has built-in name recognition.

08-05-2013, 08:18 PM	#10
Tubehead Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 12, 2007 Location: chattanooga.tn Posts: 5,139	NBC ABC AND CBS NBC AMERIOCAN NINJA WARRIO America got Talent GRIMM ABC SHARK TANK WHAT WOULD YOU DO? THE LOOK OUT CBS HAWIE FIVE O PERSON OF INSTREST NISC LOSE ANGLES FOX MOSTLY WATCH THE COURT SHOWS ON FOX I DON'T WATCH FOX MUCH ONLY SHOW I WATCH ARE JUDGE CHRISITIAN PREZ ALL ABOUT JUSTICE JUDGE ROSS AMERICAN COURT PEOPLES COURT JUDGE JOE BROWN

08-05-2013, 08:50 PM	#11
yankeesrj12 Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 09, 2008 Posts: 4,335	Besides Revenge and Shark Tank, my ABC viewing has dramatically dropped over the years. Resurrection looks pretty good, but that doesn't premiere until 2014. NBC is pretty much in the same boat: really nothing all that exciting. I watch Chicago Fire and Parenthood and once in awhile, Parks and Recreation. Unlike ABC, at least NBC has a number of new series that look interesting: Chicago PD, Ironside, The Michael J. Fox Show, and Welcome to the Family. CBS remains one of my favorite networks in all of television. The Big Bang Theory, Criminal Minds, Mike & Molly, Survivor, and Two and a Half Men are some of my favorite show on any network. Plus their fall crop, The Crazy Ones, Hostages, and The Millers, look good!

08-05-2013, 11:19 PM	#12
OH Nuts! Member Forum King Join Date: Feb 15, 2005 Posts: 133,383	Outside of the news on NBC, I rarely watch these channels.

08-06-2013, 02:11 AM	#13
lucy&vivfan Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 01, 2013 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 126	I hear the networks saying that they don't have bad shows, it is just that people turn instead to cable, HBO, Netflix, etc. for shows now. Well, here is what I say. If the major networks had good shows, we would never have needed cable television with 500 channels. Network TV started talking a nose dive around 1980, that is why within a decade, more and more people were watching cable. In my opinion, even cable isn't that good anymore. I enjoyed cable channels like Animal Planet and Food Network for awhile, but these channels just rerun the heck out of their shows. I feel like the genres of television that are out there now: police dramas, medical dramas, sitcoms. All of those genres have just been exhausted. Network television tries to re-invent itself every year within the confines of those genres and I think after 60 years, the time has come to think way outside the box and shake it up a bit, if they don't want to keep losing viewership.