#626
Posted: 11/25/09 at 3:58pm
Remember, networks do this in lieu of running lots of repeats. It's not like the old days and the networks know that no one watches re-runs in the DVR age.
Would it be worse to have one or two new episodes every month but a week or two of repeats in between each new episode like it used to be? Remember there are 22 episodes in a season order, so even allowing for 8 weeks for Summer hiatus, that still leaves 44 weeks left to fill.
I remember back in the days when FRIENDS was hot like GLEE there were never more than 2 or 3 new episodes in a row, and with GLEE we had 5 or 6 new episodes over consecutive weeks. We were spoiled.
It also must be said that HBO pretty much set the precedent for this, as they don't f*ck with their viewers like "free TV" does, and instead air a whole season in a row each week with few if any breaks or re-runs. But HBO seasons are only 10-12 episodes, whereas network tv still does 22 episode orders (13 plus the back nine, which they are filming now).
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Would it be worse to have one or two new episodes every month but a week or two of repeats in between each new episode like it used to be? Remember there are 22 episodes in a season order, so even allowing for 8 weeks for Summer hiatus, that still leaves 44 weeks left to fill.
I remember back in the days when FRIENDS was hot like GLEE there were never more than 2 or 3 new episodes in a row, and with GLEE we had 5 or 6 new episodes over consecutive weeks. We were spoiled.
It also must be said that HBO pretty much set the precedent for this, as they don't f*ck with their viewers like "free TV" does, and instead air a whole season in a row each week with few if any breaks or re-runs. But HBO seasons are only 10-12 episodes, whereas network tv still does 22 episode orders (13 plus the back nine, which they are filming now).
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