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17 votes
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TeenNick is only airing Henry Danger (I am not exaggerating)
So, this is something I discovered last night that is just blowing my mind: for most of the past year, the channel TeenNick is showing only Henry Danger. I cannot emphasize how literal I am being...
So, this is something I discovered last night that is just blowing my mind: for most of the past year, the channel TeenNick is showing only Henry Danger.
I cannot emphasize how literal I am being with that. Usually "a channel is only showing X" is an exaggeration, but for once, no. As far as I can tell, 99% of TeenNick's programming has been Henry Danger or its spin-off, Danger Force, for the past year. At most, there are brief "respites" where it will have a block with another show. For example, from July 27 to 31, it aired Zoey 101 from 11 PM to 1 AM. Two hours late at night, and then back to Henry Danger. Similar story with some new Nickelodeon show called Erin & Aaron: it showed periodically starting on April 22, and was apparently last aired on July 4.
Otherwise? Most days are JUST Henry Danger. Even Wikipedia lists Henry Danger and Danger Force as the only current shows. (Along with Nick News, which apparently only airs once a month.)
This is just honestly stunning to me. For those unfamiliar with TeenNick, it's a sub-channel of Nickelodeon. As far as I can remember, it pretty much never had original programming, but would air reruns of mostly live-action shows from Nickelodeon (either older finished shows or currently airing), some older Nickelodeon cartoons (Hey Arnold and Rugrats), or shows picked up through syndication (namely Degrassi, and more recently America's Funniest Home Videos and Wipeout for some reason...?).
What I'm saying is there is no reason for them to ONLY air this one, single show. It can't be blamed on any production issues, since it primarily airs reruns. TeenNick SHOULD have access to all the other shows from Nickelodeon's library, so it can't be a licensing issue either. As stated earlier, it aired episodes of a show that premiered this year on Nickelodeon. And Henry Danger is fairly recent, ending in 2020, so I don't know if it's a matter of residuals.
The only reason I can think of is that they want to push people to get Paramount+. Except even with that logic, this channel is currently a waste of money. Henry Danger has a total of 128 half-hour episodes (though I think some are part of a one-hour special, so Wikipedia counts 121 episodes...?), so that's basically 5 days' worth of content before airing the same thing again. That's not enough to justify a dedicated channel—not for viewers or advertisers.
From a cursory internet search, they average 66,000 viewers, with a peak of 99,000 on January 1, 2023. I can't imagine that would appeal to advertisers. I feel like the costs of running the channel outweigh any potential profits. This feels like it's just a money sink.
I just... I can't wrap my head around it. What the heck??
Anyone have any thoughts on this? Or just want to join me in boggling over this weirdness? This feels like it could be a symptom of cable's overall degradation (I've seen people comparing it to Cartoon Network's limited programming in recent years), but... It almost feels like this channel is being sabotaged? Deliberately set up for failure and closure? Just, I can't wrap my head around a year-long nonstop "marathon".
56 votes -
ESPN deal with Penn Entertainment means that watching sports will likely include watching a lot more ads for gambling
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Japan's ridiculous weatherwoman fiasco
57 votes -
Good book/TV/movie trackers à la Goodreads
As part of the ongoing quest to turn everything I enjoy into an exercise in statistical modelling, I had a look around today for a way to track what books I've read and which ones I may be...
As part of the ongoing quest to turn everything I enjoy into an exercise in statistical modelling, I had a look around today for a way to track what books I've read and which ones I may be interested in. I found a bit of a jumble of things in various states of development, half of which are owned by Amazon (which I'd prefer to avoid) and the other half with incomplete, confusing, and opaquely sourced data.
I use this kind of service for a handful of other topics, mainly untappd, AniList, and last.fm. I'm only really interested in the ability to keep track of read/watched items - I don't find myself rating things or making complex lists unless I started my journey with a hobby by using one of these systems. Of course for this to work out, it needs to have a fairly comprehensive library. I was unfortunately disappointed with OpenLibrary, which would otherwise be my top pick. I found systems like readarr and calibre a little clunky for this in the past since they're so focused on file management, but I'm open to retrying them.
Does anyone here have any insights in this space? Not just limited to books, I'm also interested in trackers for TV/Movies. Preferably not owned by a massive company like Amazon, I know a lot of people were disappointed when they deprecated the Goodreads API.
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The death spiral of Hollywood monopolies
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How cruise ships got so big
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Looking for audiobook ideas that have TV/movies released
Hey folks! I’m looking for some audiobook ideas (preferably fantasy and science-fiction). I want them to have a TV series or Movie about them though I could watch before listening to them. All...
Hey folks! I’m looking for some audiobook ideas (preferably fantasy and science-fiction). I want them to have a TV series or Movie about them though I could watch before listening to them.
All ideas welcome!
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Mike Flanagan on Netflix not releasing originals as physical media
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Jack and Tim - The Lucky Ones - Britains Got Talent (2018)
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That time Josh Daniel broke the judges. Especially Simon. (2015)
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Richard Hunt: The gay man behind the Muppets
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The story of the first video game cartridge
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The Expanse: A Telltale Series is a love letter to fans of the franchise
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Major League Baseball is making a handful of radical rule changes designed to make games faster and more action-packed
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Why aren't more sports in 4K?
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Noiselund – Life Forms (2023)
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An AI generated version of Seinfeld is running on Twitch non-stop
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Grammy awards hit three-year high for CBS
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How MTV destroyed their network
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Inside Netflix’s ‘Squid Game’ reality show disaster: ‘The conditions were absolutely inhumane’
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Noiselund – You Heard The Chimes (2022)
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DC Studios announces slate of ten new film and television projects
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Golden Globes: Comedian Jerrod Carmichael set to host NBC telecast
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Do Star Trek's replicators break the universe?
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Teletubbies: The bizarre kids' TV show that swept the world
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Bed Habits - One insomniac’s descent into the world of sleep research to understand what screens before bed are doing to our brains
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World Cup 2022: How to watch the matches online and on TV
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World Cup organisers have apologised to a Danish television station whose live broadcast was interrupted by Qatari officials who threatened to break their camera equipment
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As pay TV subscribers decline faster, pressure builds for streaming profits
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British Film Commission and the Norwegian Film Commission have signed a memorandum of understanding to boost filming collaboration
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