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JamesG · 11-16-2017, 02:54 PM

NBCUniversal Turning Lights Off on Chiller Network
by Michael O'Connell
Nov. 16, 2017

The cable contraction continues. This time, it's another NBCUniversal network – Chiller. A NCBUniversal Cable rep confirmed that the horror-centric channel would cease operations at the end of 2017.

Its death comes after carriage struggles with multiple media companies, including Verizon, Charter, Dish and Cox. Chiller has hardly been hardly a marquee player for NBCU, but it is the latest network to fall this year. Cloo (formally Sleuth) officially died in January, and Esquire closed up shop after only three years on the air in June.

Chiller was home to several original productions, mostly B movies and reality shows, but it did produce one scripted show (Slasher). Much of its schedule was dominated by cost efficient genre acquisitions, as well as a few high-profile second runs such as "Buffy the Vampire Slayer".

It comes as little surprise that Chiller is ending its run. Within NBCU's sprawling cable portfolio, which includes mainstays USA, Bravo, E! and SyFy, it was never a priority. Its genre focus was also quite similar to SyFy's. And NBCU has been working to streamline such redundancies.

(See the recent rebrand of Oxygen from a lighter version of Bravo to a true crime-focused effort dominated by Dick Wolf fare.)

As troubled as the cable landscape may be, NBCU is at least in an advantageous position to streamline their portfolio while its still largely thriving. Other comparable cable giants, like the Viacom suite, have been forced to make similar decisions in a time of crisis.

Chiller had been on the air for just over a decade, launching in 2007. In 2016, it lost nearly 30 percent of its audience and dropped out of the Top 100 ad-supported networks, averaging just 64,000 viewers in primetime.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/liv...etwork-1059027

Regulus · 11-16-2017, 04:52 PM

Another one bites the dust, NEXT!

brtcmfn · 11-17-2017, 01:22 AM

No Shock- surprised it took this long- Dish dumped it along time ago because they wanted an increase, with low viewership. What does this make the 4th NBC-Universal Channel now to bite the dust? (G4, Esquire, Cloo).

Hawkee · 11-17-2017, 02:56 AM

My mom liked Chiller Network because she liked to see all the horror movies. But what I think caused Chiller Network to lose viewers and probably is causing them to go broke is that Chiller Network had an obsession with marathons of horror movies such as the Halloween movie series the Child's Play movies and Stephen King movies. And if they had a better lineup Chiller Network would not have horror movie marathons every weekend and have reruns of classic horror shows such as Dark Shadows and Night Gallery and lots of other classic horror shows. But I think in a few years NBC and Universal will develop a new horror channel devoted to classic horror shows and show old classic horror movies not seen in years in the future
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MA · 11-17-2017, 07:20 AM

Isn't that where the late 90s version of The Outer Limits aired?

11-16-2017, 02:54 PM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,159	Chiller Network to Cease Operations by End of 2017 NBCUniversal Turning Lights Off on Chiller Network by Michael O'Connell Nov. 16, 2017 The cable contraction continues. This time, it's another NBCUniversal network – Chiller. A NCBUniversal Cable rep confirmed that the horror-centric channel would cease operations at the end of 2017. Its death comes after carriage struggles with multiple media companies, including Verizon, Charter, Dish and Cox. Chiller has hardly been hardly a marquee player for NBCU, but it is the latest network to fall this year. Cloo (formally Sleuth) officially died in January, and Esquire closed up shop after only three years on the air in June. Chiller was home to several original productions, mostly B movies and reality shows, but it did produce one scripted show (Slasher). Much of its schedule was dominated by cost efficient genre acquisitions, as well as a few high-profile second runs such as "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". It comes as little surprise that Chiller is ending its run. Within NBCU's sprawling cable portfolio, which includes mainstays USA, Bravo, E! and SyFy, it was never a priority. Its genre focus was also quite similar to SyFy's. And NBCU has been working to streamline such redundancies. (See the recent rebrand of Oxygen from a lighter version of Bravo to a true crime-focused effort dominated by Dick Wolf fare.) As troubled as the cable landscape may be, NBCU is at least in an advantageous position to streamline their portfolio while its still largely thriving. Other comparable cable giants, like the Viacom suite, have been forced to make similar decisions in a time of crisis. Chiller had been on the air for just over a decade, launching in 2007. In 2016, it lost nearly 30 percent of its audience and dropped out of the Top 100 ad-supported networks, averaging just 64,000 viewers in primetime. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/liv...etwork-1059027 Attached Images

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Hawkee Michael Fassbender Fanatic Moderator Forum Star Join Date: Jan 17, 2016 Location: California Posts: 10,833	My mom liked Chiller Network because she liked to see all the horror movies. But what I think caused Chiller Network to lose viewers and probably is causing them to go broke is that Chiller Network had an obsession with marathons of horror movies such as the Halloween movie series the Child's Play movies and Stephen King movies. And if they had a better lineup Chiller Network would not have horror movie marathons every weekend and have reruns of classic horror shows such as Dark Shadows and Night Gallery and lots of other classic horror shows. But I think in a few years NBC and Universal will develop a new horror channel devoted to classic horror shows and show old classic horror movies not seen in years in the future Bestie
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11-17-2017, 01:22 AM	#3
brtcmfn Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 10, 2002 Location: colorado Posts: 323	No Shock- surprised it took this long- Dish dumped it along time ago because they wanted an increase, with low viewership. What does this make the 4th NBC-Universal Channel now to bite the dust? (G4, Esquire, Cloo).