UAIOE

If by "The Simpsons" you mean that hollow shell of a show that was funny years ago. Yes FOX is still clinging to that.


But i'm not going to sit around and watch FOX run this show into the ground anymore.


Once the "NEW" () episodes of Futurama are done i will never watch FOX again.

GuessWho

It's not a cable channel -- I get it with rabbitt ears...

Wizdar

Yes, it's broadcast. In Fox's mind it is a network. But UPN also considers itself to be a network. My issue is with the word "major." IMO, there are only three. The others are only local affiliates with common programming.

Iron_Giant

The answer to the question is all subjective. This is no real answer.

UPN is the one I watch the least. I wish I could fall in love with Enterprise, but I have not been able to.

WB has Smallsvillie, which is the only show I really watch.

ABC has Alias, my wife loves this one.

Red Dog

FOX is a major network. They broadcast the championships of the 2 biggest pro sports in this country. They have common programming across affiliates every night of the week. UPN and the WB do not (I think).

The only thing that differentiates FOX from the other 3 is that they don't show national news in the morning or evening and their prime-time window is one hour shorter.

das Monkey

Unfortunately, FOX is a major network. It's the Big Four now.

UPN, WB, and PAX are all in significantly fewer markets and better represent the second tier of which you speak.

das

Wizdar

OK. OK. I give.

Fox is a network. Major.

I shall go out at lunch and have that tatooed on my butt.

Youse guys want pics?

DodgingCars

I don't know if I'd consider PAX a network. They are on UHF in my area. And they don't offer much for original programming. Maybe 2 shows? I don't know if those are even "PAX originals".

With that being said, I watch it occasionally for the old Cosby reruns when there is nothing else on.

GuessWho

Well then Fox & UPN dont count here either. Both are UHF in Chicago.

B.A.

They don't even have the UPN in St. Louis, the local WB just picks up certain shows that are supposed to be on the UPN on the weekend...How come PAX wasn't mentioned in the poll (obviously I didn't read everyone's posts)?

Jadzia

CBS:
Survivor
CSI
CSI:Miami
Without a Trace

ABC:
Alias
Practice
That Was Then

FOX:
Firefly
John Doe
24
Boston Public

WB:
Gilmore Girls
Angel
Smallville
Everwood
Dawson's Creek
Do Over

UPN:
Buffy
Enterprise
Twilight Zone

I don't really watch anything on NBC, so I voted for that. Although I have two episodes of Boomtown on my Replay TV I still need to check out. I saw the first ep of American Dreams but not sure if I'm going to keep watching.

Will also be checking out Birds of Prey (WB) and Girls Club (FOX).

Red Dog

Watch or record:

ABC:
8 Simple Rules
NYPD Blue
The Bachelor

NBC:
Boomtown
West Wing
Law & Order
Friends (barely hanging on)
Law & Order SVU

CBS:
King of Queens
CSI Miami
Survivor
CSI
W/O a Trace
The Agency

FOX:
Boston Public (barely hanging on)
Girls Club (when it starts)
That 70s Show
Fastlane (I tape the repeats off MTV though)
Cops

UPN:
Enterprise (barely hanging on)

WB:
Do Over


I'd love to check out Birds of Prey but 9pm Wednesday is a logjam for me.

das Monkey

Ooo ... is it list time? This is going to get ugly:

Already Been Cancelled - The Rat
Alias
The Practice
Whose Line
Monday Night Football
8 Simple Rules ...
According to Jim
Life with Bonnie
NYPD Blue
My Wife and Kids
George Lopez
MDs
Push, Nevada
That Was Then

CSI Becker Survivor - The Eye
King of Queens
Raymond
CSI: Miami
Amazing Race
Presidio Med
Survivor
CSI
Without a Trace
Hack
Robbery Homicide Division

FOX - When Networks Attack
Simpsons
Malcolm
Boston Public
Girls Club (planning)
Grounded for Life
24
Bernie Mac
Cedric
Fastlane
Firefly
John Doe

Nothing But Celebrities - The Peacock
American Dreams
Law & Order: CI
Boomtown
Crossing Jordan
The West Wing
Law & Order
Scrubs
Law & Order: SVU

UPN - The Mountain
Buffy
Haunted
Enterprise (shoot me now)

WB - The Frog
Angel
Everwood
Gilmore Girls
Smallville
Birds of Prey (planning)
Family Affair
Do Over

I think that's it. I watch a lot of other shows periodically (particularly NBC shows just to verify that they still suck), but that's the list of shows I never miss. So I guess UPN is the most worthless of the six (well, really PAX would be the most worthless). But of the major players, NBC seems to be sitting at the bottom, and rightfully so. Apologies to the fate of the world ... I know my missing the next episode of Frasier spells doom for mankind, but then "it wouldn't be <insert NBC show here> without a twist/shocking ending."

das

GuessWho

ABC
Drew Carey
Whose Line

CBS
Survivor

NBC
Friends
Saturday Night Live

Fox
. . .

UPN
Smackdown

WB
Dawson's Creek

Wizdar

das, I knew you watched a lot of TV. But can there possibly be enough hours in a week to watch all of that????

When do you find time to post?

I think I'm jealous.

Red Dog

My guess is that he has about 8 TIVOs.

Wizdar

You're not too far off.

But, where does one find the time to watch all that??

das Monkey

The dual-tuner DirecTiVo is a Godsend. I'll probably get another one shortly. As for how I watch it all ... the word is "multitasking" - I don't just sit and stare at the TV ... I do other stuff while watching. There's an art to making out on the couch and still watching The Sopranos without getting caught.

The Fall is the most difficult, because I haven't given up on the new shows yet, and I can't catch up on the weekends because of football. But it all works itself out, and the TiVo plays a big part. The split-screen on my WS RPTV helps too, particularly during sporting events.

das

Wizdar

AH! Split screen!

I hadn't thought of that (still being an AT&T Narrowband slave )

Multi-tasking means you've got a TV in the john, yes? (Please don't answer that. TMI. )

das Monkey

• Quoth Wizdar •<HR SIZE=1>Multi-tasking means you've got a TV in the john, yes? (Please don't answer that. TMI. ) <HR SIZE=1>

No, but if you lean just so, you can ... erm ... nevermind.

das

joe liquor

Apparently you do since you know the name of it.

I voted for NBC. I rarely watch anything off that crappy network. Never been a huge Friends fan, but I'll watch it. The only other thing I'll consider is Will and Grace, but CBS Thursday line up is two strong to get me to go over to NBC. And with Push, Nevada intriguing me on ABC, NBC is left out in the cold.

joe liquor

If I leave the bathroom door open I can see my TV fine. Ahhh....the great things about living without roommates!