Who Watches the Networks?

I have been looking through the new fall shows and schedules of the "major networks"and I am struck with one question…

Who are the target audiences for the networks these days?

With the way that Donald Trump treated T-Boz and Khloe Kardashian on The Celebrity Apprentice, not to mention the way the Rivers women (Joan and Melissa) treated Brande and Annie (and the producers) - I will not be watching that show again.

And, with Life and Medium off the schedule, I can honestly say that I will not be wasting my valuable DVR hard drive space with any of the shows on the upcoming NBC schedule.

http://scifiwire.com/2009/05/nbc-picks-up-chuck-and-da.php

With FOX cancelling The Sarah Connor Chronicles and Prison Break, I will be watching Bones, Fringe, Dollhouse and the Gordon Ramsay shows. The Human Target looks like it could be an interesting new show, though.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003974025

ABC has renewed the somewhat amusing Better Off Ted, and cancelled Amber Tamblyn’s The Unusuals as-well-as Boston Legal and the fantastic Eli Stone. So, it is safe to say that I will only definitely be watching Lost, Castle and Extreme Home Makeover. With Supernanny, Better Off Ted and V good possibilities, as long as my DVR has no conflicts.

http://www.nj.com/entertainment/tv/index.ssf/2009/05/abc_fall_schedule_announcement.html

Check out V clips here. http://www.aintitcool.com/node/41130

As for CBS, I can’t believe that The Unit has not been renewed. With that in mind, unless Medium moves to CBS, the only CBS shows that I have any interest in are the Monday Night Comedies (provided that they stay intact) and Survivor- depending on the cast of characters.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003974084

Technically, CBS does not release its fall schedule until later today. The CW releases their schedule May 21st.

With barely a dozen shows of interest airing on the five “big networks” over seven nights--- I know that the networks are not programming shows for me.

So, who are they programming for?

Don.