Worst Run Tv Networks

Parent Company: Disney & ABC with aide of the University of Texas and the Big 12 Conference.

biggest shortcomings:
overpaying talent, not given other big 12 teams anything in return, trying to air high school football, being more about rerouting athletes than about being a part of the university. not taking advantage of Austin activates.

what has or is working:
staying on the air and keeping the 12 confidence around, letting the heat die down, not shutting the door on other universities networks from being made someday in the big 12 (like univ of Oklahoma or the univ of Kansas.)

side note: most people outside of Texas dont care unless there in a rival state, collage sports fans, longhorn fans or general sports nuts.

greatest lost show: (none)

Parent company: NBC Universal

biggest shortcomings:
not getting anything noteworthy on the air. letting go of there roots, not using the tech tv meager enough. airing worn out tv shows from other stations.

what has or is working: the sex appeal they have had, playing into the geek crowd, buying out tech tv.

side note: they are a extended cable tv channel so quality is not going to be great anyway.

greatest lost show (none)

Self Owned

biggest shortcomings: trying to make family friendly versions of dark and very adult shows, like of any real hit shows, lack of a real level of popularity

what has worked or is working: staying cheap, staying alive, getting tv show rights

greatest lost show: (none)

co owned: CBS & Warren Bothers

biggest shortcomings: merger of two failing networks (upn and wb), overselling to one target network, letting many local stations work with competitors for news (like fox)

what has or is working: letting sex appeal and fashion bring in a younger crowd, gossip girl, running a broadcast network in the age of waning interest in television in general and selling well to a crowd that use to cable and the internet

side note: so far i have not heard of too many cancellations this year so they maybe getting better

greatest lost show: tie my name is earl and reaper

Parent Company: Viacom

biggest shortcomings: over relying on celeb based realty tv, never really having as cool or appealing image as its big brother MTV.

what has worked or is working: selling to an older demographic than MTV, staying away from some of the normal viacom pitfalls, playing the nostalgia card the best.

greatest lost show: pop-up videos