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Date Posted: 04:26:45 05/20/03 Tue
Alright, that's no problem at all. Although the USA has 6 main television stations, UPN is the weakest of them all especially since they'll no longer have Buffy The Vampire Slayer on after Tuesday. If you'd rather get this through e-mail then just let me know, and I'm sorry if I listed more info than you needed.
Top 5 Networks:
1:National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
2:Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)
3:Fox Broadcasting (FOX)
4:American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
5:Warner Brothers Network (WB)
Public Reputation:
NBC = 100
CBS = 99 (The only reason for this is because they're literally a few percentage points behind in the ratings.)
FOX = 82
ABC = 76
The WB = 60
Financial Standpoint:
NBC = $15 million (Of course in real life 15 million would pay for maybe two or three episodes of Friends)
CBS = $15 million (Again, this is only because they're always fighting it out with NBC for the number one spot.)
FOX = $10 million
ABC = $8 million
The WB = $1.5 million (They're a young company that's got a VERY long way to go.)
LOGOS:
You can find a logo for each network on this one site. Although the logos are real small ... But they're the most up to date logos.
http://home.att.net/~tvthemelyrics/logos.htm
If this isn't what you're looking for let me know and I'll try and find some better ones.
DISCRIPTION OF NETWORK:
NBC: A network that's been around for 76 years. They invented "Must See TV" with such shows as Friends, Will & Grace, and ER. NBC has many of the top ranked shows on TV and have been a powerhouse for years ... The only problem is, most of those top shows are either going off the air in the next year, or the ratings for those shows are dipping.
CBS: Another network that's been around for over 50 years. CBS is constantly fighting it out with NBC for the number one spot. Right now NBC is on top, but not by much. CBS has shows that haven't been on the air very long, but are already powerhouses. CSI and CSI Miami are two of the biggest. CBS also has a lot of great comedies and also has sports like the Masters, college basketball, college football, and NFL Football.
FOX: They used to be a laughing stock of a network ... But with huge reality tv hits like Joe Millionaire and American Idol, they've managed to take over the number 3 spot in American TV. They also have NFL Football, Nascar Racing, and Major League Baseball (The World Series being the big ratings winner.)
ABC: They just celebrated the 50th year of broadcasting. They have a lot of family oriented sitcoms as well as some top of the line Drama/Action shows (Alias, Dragnet, and The Practice.) They've also had some big hits with reality tv shows. They're owned by Disney, so they tend to try and tone down some of the violence and language ... Although they do have NYPD Blue, a pretty violent show.
WB: Owned by Warner Brother's they're the little engine that could. They have a main audience of teens, but a lot of adults are starting to find some of they're highly regarded dramas. Gilmore Girls, Smallville, and Everwood are three of the big ones. Angel has been struggling lately, but it still pulls in an audience. They don't reach as many homes as the other stations, but they have been getting a lot more powerful than UPN.
Alright ... I know the descriptions were WAY to long, but I really wasn't sure exactly what you wanted to know. I can tell you every show that's on these networks and at what time they're on. I actually could get you most of the rating numbers for the show if you needed them. The only problem with American TV is the Sports factor. ABC has NHL Hockey, the Indy 500, Golf, and Monday Night Football. Of course all of those sports have seasons, so Monday Night Football is only on 17 weeks out of the year. The same is true for Fox and CBS, they have football, but only on Sunday afternoons during the season.
Like I said, e-mail me if you've got ANY QUESTIONS about American TV. And if you need any help with shows and ratings then let me know. Sorry for such a long post!
Jason
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