[Zakeet]

Here's what I think of Freepers who are laughing because the Nitwork Bigwigs think
gladiator battle, lie detector games and Pussycat Dolls will draw more viewers than my
news broadcasts

[UCANSEE2]

It will be funny when the news is all reruns.

(or has it always been?)

[upchuck]

Game/reality programs...

The ultimate dumbing down of TV?

[Bernard]

But since most mainstream media news is based on fiction and opinion, the need for writers would be much higher than for the shows that identify themselves as fiction

[mojito]

If network broadcast television was a “vast wasteland” back in the 1950’s, I’m frightened to think what it is today. The last network show I watched with any regularity was “Fraser.” That seems a long time ago.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

Some of the better ideas I have seen bandied about include the networks buying some of the higher rated cable programs in syndication, figuring that they would do well both with their existing cable fan base and new network audience.

The networks can also fall back on what they used to do, airing movies during slack prime time slots.