Why is CBS showing new shows on Thanksgiving?
I thought most networks ran classic holiday fare on Thanksgiving and not new episodes of their shows.
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Re: Why is CBS showing new shows on Thanksgiving?
I was wondering the same thing. When I saw ads during football yesterday I was kind of surprised.
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Re: Why is CBS showing new shows on Thanksgiving?
This isn't a new thing for CBS. I remember one Thanksgiving they had new episodes of Survivor and CSI, back when CSI was still a hot show.
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Re: Why is CBS showing new shows on Thanksgiving?
Originally Posted by madcougar
(Post 12312876)
I thought most networks ran classic holiday fare on Thanksgiving and not new episodes of their shows.
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Re: Why is CBS showing new shows on Thanksgiving?
Originally Posted by DJariya
(Post 12312924)
Because they aren't mailing it in on a Holiday and want to counter program NBC NFL Football with new original episodes of their Thursday shows.
Some people just don't watch football so having new programming draws them from other lazy networks. |
Re: Why is CBS showing new shows on Thanksgiving?
I remember Friends having a new Brad Pitt episode on Thanksgiving 2001, but that was a bigger deal at the time. Obviously that's NBC, but same general idea.
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Re: Why is CBS showing new shows on Thanksgiving?
Originally Posted by DJariya
(Post 12312924)
Because they aren't mailing it in on a Holiday and want to counter program NBC NFL Football with new original episodes of their Thursday shows.
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Re: Why is CBS showing new shows on Thanksgiving?
Or most likely CBS is playing catch-up with their Thursday shows due to the 8 weeks of NFL games earlier this fall.
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Re: Why is CBS showing new shows on Thanksgiving?
Originally Posted by Patman
(Post 12313120)
Or most likely CBS is playing catch-up with their Thursday shows due to the 8 weeks of NFL games earlier this fall.
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Re: Why is CBS showing new shows on Thanksgiving?
No skin off my back since I don't watch live television anymore, but it seemed unusual to me.
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Re: Why is CBS showing new shows on Thanksgiving?
It kind of surprises me the number of cable shows that are skipping shows this week. I could understand if it's a Thursday show, but FX is skipping Sons of Anarchy and American Horror Story (Tuesday and Wednesday) and Showtime isn't airing Homeland and The Affair Sunday.
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Re: Why is CBS showing new shows on Thanksgiving?
So many people travel on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving.
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Re: Why is CBS showing new shows on Thanksgiving?
I, for one, disapprove of CBS' war on Thanksgiving.
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Re: Why is CBS showing new shows on Thanksgiving?
Originally Posted by Goat3001
(Post 12314013)
I, for one, disapprove of CBS' war on Thanksgiving.
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Re: Why is CBS showing new shows on Thanksgiving?
Originally Posted by PhantomStranger
(Post 12314006)
So many people travel on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving.
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Re: Why is CBS showing new shows on Thanksgiving?
It won't matter since they will be NBC's bitch and 49ers vs Seahawks will triple the ratings of those CBS shows!
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Re: Why is CBS showing new shows on Thanksgiving?
Originally Posted by majorjoe23
(Post 12313876)
It kind of surprises me the number of cable shows that are skipping shows this week. I could understand if it's a Thursday show, but FX is skipping Sons of Anarchy and American Horror Story (Tuesday and Wednesday) and Showtime isn't airing Homeland and The Affair Sunday.
I remember back in the 90s, FOX used to air new episodes of Wednesday shows before Thanksgiving. |
Re: Why is CBS showing new shows on Thanksgiving?
Originally Posted by Eddie W
(Post 12314179)
So they skip the shows this week in case the viewing public forgets to set their betamax recorders? I guess I don't get why so many networks base their programming decisions as if people really watch TV shows when they air.
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Re: Why is CBS showing new shows on Thanksgiving?
Originally Posted by JeffTheAlpaca
(Post 12314246)
It won't matter since they will be NBC's bitch and 49ers vs Seahawks will triple the ratings of those CBS shows!
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Re: Why is CBS showing new shows on Thanksgiving?
Originally Posted by madcougar
(Post 12313695)
No skin off my back since I don't watch live television anymore, but it seemed unusual to me.
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Re: Why is CBS showing new shows on Thanksgiving?
Well they're not airing Big Bang Theory it seems...
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Re: Why is CBS showing new shows on Thanksgiving?
CBS's demographic would seem to lend itself to family TV watching on the holiday.
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