movies/tv How would you run a kids network?

[TheMisterManGuy 344]

Since kids networks are horribly mismanaged today (with a few exceptions). How exactly would you run your own kids network? 

My idea is to have a network for kids of literally ALL ages (ie, anyone 18 and under) and their families. Mornings would be preschool programming for kids 2-6, featuring a mix of original and acquired programming that's safe, and educational from 7:00am to 12:00n all programming will be no higher than a TV-Y. 12:00n to 5:00pm would be aimed at children 6-12 years old. Featuring a mix of original and acquired programming for kids, all Programming will be TV-Y or TV-Y7. 5:00pm to 8:00pm will be an action/video game hybrid block for older kids. Featuring Shonen anime, super hero shows, and video game programming for boys and gamers 9-14 years old. All programming will be either TV-Y7 or TV-PG. 

8:00pm to 10:00pm would be family time. Featuring game shows, movies, and premiere episodes of original series for kids and their families. All programming will be TV-Y7, TV-G, or TV-PG. 10:00pm to 2:00am will be a block for teens 14-18. Featuring acquired Teen dramas and sitcoms and late night animation with content that may be unsuitable for younger kids. Programming will be either TV-PG or TV-14. 2:00am to 6:00am is a special block for young adults 18-24. With weird and experimental programming ala Adult Swim. Programming will be no lower than TV-14.

We'll also try to make sure no show is overplayed and that the schedule will be balanced. So what do you think?

[Moved to Elsewhere 11,331]

That is pretty much how I'd run it. I would also give shows a chance and not completely screw over shows like most kids networks today seem to do.

[Lelek 178]

Mornings: All the yesterday's shows.

 

Afternoons: All the new episodes

 

Evenings: MOVIE NIGHT!!!

Mornings: All the yesterday's shows.

Afternoons: All the new episodes

Evenings: MOVIE NIGHT!!!

I would make a terrible network

[Alex Z 849]

If I was running a kids network I would not allow any shows with toilet humor in them because I hate toilet humor.

[DJShy 946]

What I would do, is do nothing Nickelodeon is doing, as TheMysteriousMrEnter as proved that, in my opinion, Nickelodeon is the scum of kid's show networks...

 

Just the worse nowadays...

[Wind Chaser 4,768]

I would enact strict quality control to make sure the shows are watchable and not just crap, reform the licensing system to improve the quality and quantity of merchandising, and make sure there is enough variety on the schedule to appeal not only to different age groups but to different personality types. Not every 7-11 year old boy is into dudebro toilet humor.

 

Additionally, I would pull ideas for new shows from wherever I can find them, not just from CalArts grads, established franchises, and people already in the industry, but through contests and channels all over the Internet like DeviantArt.

 

In addition to my first point, I would make the shows inclusive, in that they must be considered watchable to all ages. There are a couple of things wrong with the industry that I would fix with this:

 

1. Kids are impressionable audiences. If you do not care about the quality of your shows and feed them crap then they will not build any character. You cannot place blame on the parents for this because of how pervasive media is in culture.
2. Audiences splintered naturally due to the development of alternative media such as the Internet. However, the networks are making this worse due to pandering to narrowly-defined demographics, which generalizes large groups of people and is arguably more risky than aiming wider, and this also as a result leads to pandering shows aimed at the lowest common denominator of its target and unwatchable to anyone else.

This is the whole problem with the way the industry is run these days as illustrated by Mr. Enter and a clear illustration of what not to do these days:

 

Source: http://mrenter.deviantart.com/art/Unholy-triforce-of-pandering-482228030

Edited October 15, 2014 by Nightwind Boreas

[Castle Bleck 19,448]

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