WHICH TV NIGHT(S) ARE A WASTE ?

[gregg75]

As bad as primetime viewing is on Friday night, I think Saturday is even worse. What does it take to get some quality shows on those nights? ABC & NBC even show some reruns of shows already aired that week on Saturdays. No wonder America's Most Wanted usually wins Saturdays, there is nothing else on.

Seems they really put a lot into Sunday shows though. Why not COOL Sunday a bit and give some of that to Friday/Saturday?

Which night(s) have you reaching for a book or cutting your toenails?

[Corky Marlowe]

There's been no scripted first-run shows on Saturdays since about 2003 or 2004. Fox has aired "Cops" and "AMW" for over 20 years, CBS has reruns and "48 Hours", NBC is all repeats, and ABC has college football in the fall and movies the rest of the year.

[imhomerjay]

Why on earth would you sacrifice success on a high TV use night to get a lower return on investment on Friday or Saturday? You fish where the fish are...really, basic biz 101.

[Nate Wesley]

If you're talking about network TV--Tuesdays are the worst for me.  I haven't watched any network show consistently on Tuesdays this TV year except for one that's probably going to be canceled: ABC's Detroit 1-8-7.  It's 'season finale' actually aired on Sunday March 20th, so I haven't had diddly to watch the past two Tuesdays. 

[Nate Wesley]

Why on earth would you sacrifice success on a high TV use night to get a lower return on investment on Friday or Saturday? You fish where the fish are...really, basic biz 101.

I've always thought the networks (save for Fox which wouldn't mess with Cops/AMW) should use at Saturday night to experiment.  Maybe run a mix of unpicked pilots, concert specials, the cheapest of all cheap talk shows, Live to Dance...

[landtuna]

From OTAland:

Monday: Used to be great with BBT and 2 1/2 but they moved BBT to Thursday and 2.5 ist kaput!

Tuesday: Great for wifey (who follows NCIS & NCIS El A and Good Wife).  Me? Not so much.

Wednesday:  Survivor and The Middle

Thursday:  BBT

Friday/Saturday: Nada

Sunday: Desperate Housewives

Not much viewing going on here at Casa de Pixelation

[jsu5381m]

I thought 48 hours was new on Saturday nights.

[Lkeller]

The old notions of TV programming matter less and less as time goes on. If you own a DVR, a computer, and a DVD player, every night is a good TV night.

[gregg75]

Why on earth would you sacrifice success on a high TV use night to get a lower return on investment on Friday or Saturday? You fish where the fish are...really, basic biz 101.

I just think the networks all come off like gangbusters on Sunday nights........making that night
too competitive. Why not hold back, spread a little viewership around and try to pull Saturday
and Friday up?

I think it would be good to try something different on Saturday nights. It's like they've run out
of ideas.

[landtuna]

The old notions of TV programming matter less and less as time goes on. If you own a DVR, a computer, and a DVD player, every night is a good TV night.

DVR's are great but they don't create desired programming where none exists. 

And regarding Friday/Saturday evenings.....I remember even as a kid in the 50's it was a night mostly given over to the younger set.  It would be easy for the networks to schedule feature films on these nights to attract whatever demo they are shooting for.  Maybe that has become too costly, I'm not sure, but it was a big draw in the old days.