general media Cartoon Network preschool block.

[CastletonSnob 3,078]

Why doesn't Cartoon Network do what Disney Channel and Nickelodeon does and make a preschool block? I know they failed with Tickle U, but they could try again. 

[Megas 27,742]

likely because the network itself, and whatever they air, tend to be skewed towards older kids vs Nickelodeon and especially Disney, so chances are people aren't as interested in Preschool content on CN like they usually are for Disney

[ggg-2 3,553]

Most of Cartoon Network's schedule consists of Teen Titans Go!. The channel is basically for preschoolers already.

[CastletonSnob 3,078]

25 minutes ago, Whomps said:

likely because the network itself, and whatever they air, tend to be skewed towards older kids vs Nickelodeon and especially Disney, so chances are people aren't as interested in Preschool content on CN like they usually are for Disney

Could you see Nickelodeon or Disney airing something like Steven Universe or Adventure Time? I couldn't.

(And yes, I know Adventure Time was originally pitched to Nickelodeon).

[Megas 27,742]

6 minutes ago, VG_Addict said:

Could you see Nickelodeon or Disney airing something like Steven Universe or Adventure Time? I couldn't.

(And yes, I know Adventure Time was originally pitched to Nickelodeon).

Nick is crap nowadays so probably not. Maybe Disney for Steven Universe though

[Denim&Venöm 19,197]

CN is pretty much cutting investment in the channel. They know streaming is the future, so they're focusing on pushing their apps. 

Besides, what good preschool content is there? Discovery family already has paw patrol, Strawberry shortcake, littlest petshop and arguibly MLP. Stuff like miraculous ladybug is on syndication. And I have no clue what's on Nick or Disney. 

[ggg-2 3,553]

21 minutes ago, Denim&Venom said:

CN is pretty much cutting investment in the channel. They know streaming is the future, so they're focusing on pushing their apps. 

Besides, what good preschool content is there? Discovery family already has paw patrol, Strawberry shortcake, littlest petshop and arguibly MLP. Stuff like miraculous ladybug is on syndication. And I have no clue what's on Nick or Disney. 

Paw Patrol is on Nick Jr, not Discovery Family,

[Castle Bleck 19,376]

47 minutes ago, Denim&Venom said:

Stuff like miraculous ladybug is on syndication.

 

Somehow, I doubt something like Miraculous Ladybug -- which features, among other things, a villain like Timebreaker (a.k.a. "Ms. Hakai") -- is for preschoolers.

[PinkiePie97 913]

Talked about this on another site, but I'll talk about it again here. It doesn't seem CN has had much (if any) success at preschool programming. I'm not sure how many people know this, but while these weren't exactly blocks (although one did have various shows as segments), CN first tried preschool programming in the 90s with Small World and Big Bag. It doesn't seem those caught on either, unless most people just forgot about them. Bottom line: preschool programming never seemed to work for CN and I'd be surprised if they tried it again.

[The Kaeya Simp 13,989]

4 hours ago, VG_Addict said:

Could you see Nickelodeon or Disney airing something like Steven Universe or Adventure Time? I couldn't.

(And yes, I know Adventure Time was originally pitched to Nickelodeon).

And Nickolodien decided to go for "Fanboy and Chum Chum" instead!

 

I think Cartoon Network could, just put re-runs of Amazing World of Gumball, isn't that preschool friendly despite being aimed to 7 and up?

[King of Canterlot 9,603]

6 hours ago, VG_Addict said:

Why doesn't Cartoon Network do what Disney Channel and Nickelodeon does and make a preschool block? I know they failed with Tickle U, but they could try again. 

You pretty much said it yourself. They already tried preschool programming, and it failed. It looks like they tried it and failed several times actually, reading some of these other posts. Everyone knows the saying "If you don't succeed, try, try again" Well guess what? That's a great saying for an average Joe, but the TV executives at CN loose money, millions of dollars if they try something at their network and it fails. It's even worse when it's already been tried several times and failed each and every time. At this point, I think CN learned their lesson and decided that preschool programming just isn't what works on their network.  

[cmarston1 5,959]

I am pretty sure that the failure of Tickle U convinced Cartoon Network that having a preschool block is a bad idea.

Edited April 24, 2018 by cmarston1

[PinkiePie97 913]

1 hour ago, Sherbert Music-Guard said:

I think Cartoon Network could, just put re-runs of Amazing World of Gumball, isn't that preschool friendly despite being aimed to 7 and up?

This could just be me, but I didn’t think it seemed like something that would fit with actual preschool programming.

[CastletonSnob 3,078]

1 hour ago, Sherbert Music-Guard said:

And Nickolodien decided to go for "Fanboy and Chum Chum" instead!

 

Man, I bet the people at Nickelodeon are kicking themselves for letting Adventure Time slip by them. It's even worse that they greenlit Fanboy and Chum-Chum instead. 

Nickelodeon has made some STUPID decisions in the past. 

[Ganondorf8 11,336]

If they tried doing so in the past and it didn't live up to expectations, they might not be willing to go through the same experience again unless they planned it out carefully and had contingency plans to keep it going in case the initial pitch doesn't work.