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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.

Paul Lee Seals New Contract as ABC Entertainment Group Chief http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fvariety.com%2F2014%2Ftv%2Fnews%2Fpaul-lee-seals-new-contract-as-abc-entertainment-group-chief-1201157537%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGAQHqyO_kJZpVxa1myQnG0AEG3qQ

Which network TV shows are on the bubble? All of ABC’s freshmen dramas, including “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,” look safe. But ABC’s new comedies, including “Trophy Wife,” are in danger of cancelation. And so is “Parenthood” and “Revolution.” Read more at...

Does ABC have a women problem? http://adage.com/article/media/abc-a-woman-problem/292404/ Advertisers are complaining that ABC is too reliant on female shows, including aging dramas like “Grey’s Anatomy."

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

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.

62% of ABC viewers are female http://t.co/F558HNvD2G As the NY Times reports, ABC has had to depend on female viewership since it's the only major network without NFL games: "More strikingly," reports Bill Carter, "the top five most popular shows among women are on ABC, as well as seven of...

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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.

"Hannibal" is mesmerizingly good "No," says Jeff Jensen. "Television does not need another serial-killer drama. But who can resist Hannibal Lecter? Especially when the horror-pop icon has been reinvented in a cable-style drama so finely acted, visually scrumptious, and deliciously subversive...

Why Seth Meyers, who's older than Fallon, would be a bad "Late Night" pick Bill Simmons and his Grantland staff offer some suggestions for "Late Night" host — as long as it's not Seth Meyers. Says Simmons: "Don't pick someone who might be better at hosting a late-night show than your 11:30 guy...

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.

Why is "Scandal's" president such a moron? Tony Goldwyn's chemistry with Kerry Washington is great, says Miriam Krule, "it's one of the best parts of the show. But as a president, he's a joke. The show comes close to admitting this on occasion, revealing, for instance, that he never would have...

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.

"The Tonight Show" wasn't broken, so why fix it? Despite his younger age, there's no guarantee Jimmy Fallon will maintain Jay Leno's No. 1 status.

This generation is getting the "Tonight" host it deserves — just like the last generation Jay Leno's jokes perfectly embodied the standup-hungry times when he took over "The Tonight Show" in 1992, as Richard Lawson points out. Conan O'Brien's oddball shtick, however, was out of place when his...

As if NBC doesn't have enough problems already (what with low prime-time ratings outside of Sunday nights during the football season, the rumors that Matt Lauer may get removed from "Today" and speculation that Jimmy Fallon will replace Jay Leno on "Tonight" sometime within the next seventeen...

Has "Doctor Who" become creepy with its female companions? Some fans don't like how Steven Moffat has portrayed "Who's" companions.

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

The Unfair Reputation of Rosie O'Donnell

Why Jimmy Fallon is a lot like Jay Leno There are differences, of course. Fallon is fresher than Leno. But as Ken Tucker — in an essay on the new late-night wars — notes: "Fallon is like Leno in these respects: He is an anodyne jokester, one whose most ardent desire is to avoid alienating...