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Among his points: – it’s too slow – the old fashioned code is a problem – it’s too expensive

I'm talking about TV shows that were initially quite popular and really seemed to capture the zeitgeist but which have now faded more than one might have expected. The fading is especially poignant if the shows were actually pretty original.

http://awfulannouncing.com/2014/if-local-baseball-tv-ratings-are-so-strong-why-are-world-series-all-star-game-numbers-so-low.html

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/anne-sweeney-top-disney-exec-687567

Anne Sweeney’s Legacy: Her Hits, Misses & Contribution To Breaking The Glass Ceiling Disney's Anne Sweeney Exit: 5 Possible In-House Replacements

The subject title speaks for itself! ;)

http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/abc-struggles-with-low-ratings-high-drama-casualty-rate-1201125815/ “Mind Games” is expected to become the third Tuesday failure, as ABC struggles in 4th place both in total viewers and in the key 18-49 demo.

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What most immediately comes to my mind: *The entire Jeff Zucker era/regime, which saw NBC go from first to worst by the end of the 2000s. This includes giving five nights a week to Jay Leno in prime time. *"The Heidi Game" *Canceling shows like Star Trek, Baywatch and JAG, which went on to...

Since the CW doesn't have as big of a history as the other networks, I'm going to count its past incarnations as UPN and the WB respectively. Read more: http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=316813#ixzz2hGdZd1w5

One of the biggest screw-ups involving CBS that first and foremost comes to my mind is allowing the NFL to leave (after being on CBS for 38 years) for the upstart Fox network in late 1993. This gave Fox a ton and I mean a ton of credibility and severely crippled CBS for the mid-part of the '90s...

*The one mess-up involving ABC that most immediately comes to mind from the start is them oversaturating amd overrelying on Who Wants to be a Millionaire by putting it on almost every weeknight. *Another case of ABC oversaturating something is when off the heels of Sabrina the Teenage Witch...

http://io9.com/how-did-the-cw-become-the-go-to-network-for-fantastical-506890302 No network is betting on genre shows like the CW.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/natashavc/why-mtv-cant-stop-making-reality-exploitation From "Buckwild" to "Teen Mom," MTV's reality shows have become increasingly exploitative.

http://tvline.com/2013/04/04/american-idol-ratings-down-season-12-how-to-fix One idea: Stop being so cheap and pay for some more songs, instead of repeating the same old tunes.

http://variety.com/2013/tv/news/the-reality-of-real-world-a-falling-star-1200330907/ Just 720,000 watched the season premiere.

http://www.vulture.com/2013/03/tales-from-the-tgif-writers-rooms.html Did writers on "Full House" feel inferior to writers on "Seinfeld"?

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-fi-ct-the-cw-20130326,0,2655883.story Darker shows like "Arrow" and "Cult" are an attempt to lure male viewers.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/baseball-postseason- air-mostly-cable-starting-2014-234618123--mlb.html

http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2013/03/the-end-of-sportscenter-espns-flagship-show-hits-bottom/

http://www.awfulannouncing.com/2013/february/the-issues-hindering-nbc-sports-network-s-growth-part-i.html

http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/02/22/tim-mccarver-final-year-at-fox-contract-talks-are-ongoing-if-fox-moves-on-who-replaces-mccarver/

http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2013/02/an-early-look-at-nba-tv-rights-will-anybody-challenge-espn/

NBC is suddenly back in last place again Without "The Voice" and with a disastrous midseason schedule, the Peacock once again finds itself struggling.