By Lee Pfeiffer
More bad news for the major networks: virtually every new show of the summer season has bombed. Despite expensive production costs and promotions, audiences are increasingly tuning out to the sludge being offered up in prime time. Not only are the shows not resonating, our guess is that audiences are probably turned off by the outrageous number of commercials during any given program. Networks have virtually eliminated opening and closing credits to squeeze in more promos and you can jog around the block during a commercial break and not miss a single scene of the program. It says something about both the networks and audience when the only shows that have attracted even a semblance of interest are dating programs centered on fat people and others who grope each other in the dark. We've said it before: the networks should just admit defeat. They don't have the taste or talent to produce good programming. They should buy back the syndication rights of classic TV shows from the 50s and 60s and just run the likes ofÂ
The Addams Family and
Bonanza during prime time. For more
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