The End of Network TV. The Emmys.

[@CallMeChato]

My son makes fun of the fact that I have some mental block against saying terabytes. I keep saying megabytes. I feel so ashamed.

[@mysticalmonotreme]

Don't. The word gives off a warming sense of nostalgia for me, like how Bill Gates claimed that 640 kilobytes of RAM was enough for anybody.

[@PriceofReason]

Don't worry. It was a very informative video Paul. While my experience in the field isn't as extensive as yours, from what I've encountered, network and even cable networks are always very hesitant to try something outside the box or edgy because they worry about not attracting sponsors. They also drag their feet for way too long on projects and they have too much bureaucracy. A KZbinr doesn't have to deal with any of that. You want to create something? Well you just go ahead and do it, without having to get a green light from anybody.

[@StephenGillie]

I keep wanting to know where the writers are picketing. Everyone keeps showing picketers with these poorly-written signs and saying that these are writers. Where are the actually-funny and well-made signs? The puns that jump off the sign and jab you in the feels? I haven't seen a single picket sign like that. Most of them, I have to stare at confusedly while I work out what they were trying to say.

[@JeffreyAllanBackowski]

Your son, what's her name?

[@lomie0489]

Skip him, go beyond and start saying Yottabytes.

[@TheRealMonkeyrogue]

You know what would help? If people watched I, Claudius. Seriously. Low-budget, AMAZING blocking, stellar acting, and they did it cheaply. If people would go back to basics, good writers, good directing, good producers who let the creativity flow while keeping a grip on the budget and oversight...we'd get back to good productions. But we're not there. The whole thing has to collapse to a degree.

[@ikept_the_jethryk2421]

Plus tits

[@alrivas1477]

Was just thinking of I Claudius this morning !

[@LB-gz3ke]

I loved that series. I watched it on actual PBS TV years ago. In the past few years, I have found several amazing British historical dramas here on KZbin. Try Edward the Seventh or Fall of Eagles. The acting is brilliant.

[@arioch2112]

An excellent suggestion! This resides in our collection of physical media treasures. Wish I could get a good blu ray with captions. I'm an old sonar tech and need the help with voices on those older programs.

[@swanvictor887]

@@LB-gz3ke I heartily recommend the 1972 adaption by the BBC of 'Elizabeth the 1st' starring Glenda Jackson. One of the best written historical drama's ever written with jaw-droppingly superb performances by the actors.

[@OzziesRobots]

Chato could just as well be the host of the future by embracing the "Toobies" award for best youtubers since this platform will ultimately replace networks. You get my vote!

[@nonyadamnbusiness9887]

This platform is slowly becoming a woke leftist echo chamber.

[@cyrusevans1009]

​@@nonyadamnbusiness9887This is true.

[@zoebaggins90]

@@nonyadamnbusiness9887 Slowly becoming?

[@Bonesawisready926]

When the NFL decided to sign a deal with KZbin, that was the exact point of no return for Network TV.

[@OzziesRobots]

@@nonyadamnbusiness9887 True but as of now there are plenty of independent voices.

[@PantheraOnca60]

I'm a geezer who still has cable service, while also having two streaming boxes (both were gifts, one from my mobile phone provider, another from my brother), yet about 75 percent of my TV viewing is KZbin videos -- such as this one. Once I started watching cable and streamed shows like The Shield, True Detective, Breaking Bad, etc., with their exquisite writing and, well, superior _everything_, traditional network TV became intolerable, apart from, say, The Big Bang Theory -- which had its own fantastic writing, and, well, superior everything. Once upon a time, there were four channels available to watch, via a rabbit ears antenna, five if you delved into PBS, and a couple more on UHF if the weather was right and you had one of those hula hoop-shaped antennas. Now there are hundreds of channels, but I don't even bother with most of them, because so much content is utter twaddle. Anyway, back to my YT watching -- there are content creators here who put anything on network TV to shame, at least in terms of writing. As always, love your content.

[@CallMeChato]

Thanks for your comment. This is exactly what is happening. And a growing number of people are watching KZbin on TVs.

[@drlca6601]

Sadly True Detective had one good season; the first.

[@quatore-5886]

​@@drlca6601Absolutely, True Detective season 1 is the only TV I don't regret watching

[@lainiwakura1776]

Imagine finding Big Bang Theory funny.

[@Parlimant_Strifey]

But the Big Bang Theory did a bait and switch....you didn't notice it at the time?

[@billscott1601]

Haven’t watched network tv in years. I watch KZbin and Amazon exclusively. Got rid of Direct TV 10 yrs. ago. I subscribe to over 200 KZbin channels, including yours. Your videos are much more entertaining than anything on commercial TV. Oh, and I pay not to watch commercials, that’s the beauty of KZbin.

[@heywoodjablome5630]

KZbin costs more to exclude ads than my Netflix subscription. Gotta say no!

[@darcymoon2109]

@@heywoodjablome5630 But youtube is CONSTANTLY being filled with new content from authentic creators. Love it!

[@v8matey]

@@heywoodjablome5630 if you use adblocker as a chrome extension it stops youtube advertisements. And it also stops that annoying pop up. Are you still watching? When your listening to a music playlist.

[@colleen4ever]

Actually sometimes they have adds on youtube that they won;t let you skip.

[@sasquatchandme3673]

Network TV forces the watcher to conform to their schedule. KZbin offers entertainment that adapts to your freetime, and you can take it with you. That's huge.

[@CallMeChato]

People like both.

[@cyrusevans1009]

​@@CallMeChatoThat is true. I would watch TV more if I thought there was anything worth watching.

[@TheIndianaGeoff]

@@cyrusevans1009 absolutely. I have not put a network TV show on record in 5 years. Probably was survivor and that sat on the device until it expired. We know all the networks make the following decisions... 1 is it good enough that people might subscribe to a service to see it? 2 is it still cheap enough to throw on the network to appease the local broadcasters? 3 is there something already on the network is even cheaper we can extend?

[@beerosaurusrex]

Anything a network does for actual air could still be available online as well. The problem is that while they did start doing that, they limit the availability so badly that you only have a few months to view, so if you find a show mid-season there's a chance you can no longer watch the earlier episodes from that season, or certainly not prior seasons.

[@quatore-5886]

The only thing network TV forced me to do is get rid of the TV

[@fredericksmith6769]

Don't apologize for the length of this presentation. Your insights are well worth the increase in time. Some of us actually have long attention spans!

[@abrahamicreligionsbowbefor3585]

...does TV even exist?!?

[@LordEriolTolkien]

only when I visit my elderly mother

[@NuNugirl]

⁠@@LordEriolTolkienI bought two TVs for when my millennial children come visit, because I got rid of mine in 2017. I enjoy the ambient setting.

[@mr.goodboi2780]

This best states how TV feels right now. It's like it's in a limbo.

[@georgevaughn6486]

The last show I gave a crap about on regular TV was Justified. I actually made time out of my schedule to watch that one when it was broadcast it was so good.

[@markmunroe-hz8rf]

Must watch it. Been a while since I have watched a good neo western.

[@georgevaughn6486]

@@markmunroe-hz8rf Do yourself a favor Mark & check it out. It picks up steam half way through S1 & becomes classic in S2 with Mags Bennett & her boys. Plus Goggins' Boyd Crowder is one of the best antagonist ever.

[@markmunroe-hz8rf]

@@georgevaughn6486 I will. Plus I now listen to good fiction podcasts and KZbin channels. They're a lot more entertaining.

[@BarsimonR]

We dug coal together on that one 👍

[@zakofrx]

And they just ruined it with it new restart series.. And now for woke points we have Rayland move to Detroit.. None of the other characters are around any more also.. Now every other character but Rayland is Black except for the bad guys who happen to be the only other white people in Detroit.. Like the new Dexter we he spent the whole first episode showing the viewers his black friend, his Asian friend and his gay Boss who was adopting a kid... Then he showed how woke this small town was due to the people protesting in a snow storm in front of a restaurnt just becsue a person eating their owned an oil company.. Every meeting had nothing to do with the show/story other than to push how diverse it was... The original series had a huge number of great Cuban characters and a great black character but they all fitted the role and the location of Miami but that wasn't enough, they needed to just plug in every thing else just because...

[@DarkPhoenixSaga]

"NBC hired KZbin mega star Lily Singh for a late night talk show and discovered she was utterly talentless" lmao so true.

[@osaji922]

I'm glad they did that. It puts things in perspective. You can be a big somebody online, not because of talent, but because they can hack the algorithm. They can cultivate an audience that likes them more than the person's quality of content. In short, it doesn't mean you're actually good at what you do. But hey, that's the beauty of the internet. Hell, even I'm taking advantage of it. You'd be a fool not to.

[@darksidemachining]

Recalling in the 90’s how the few seconds of that little dancing baby was a huge hit with everyone who owned a computer talking about it.

[@rooramblingon895]

100% correct Mr Chato sir! I've not watched terrestrial TV for years, and he ridiculous crap the streaming services are offering now has driven me away. Now I watch old DVDs and KZbin.

[@jimvanlieshout7657]

My life has followed this arc-from 3 channels as a kid, to HBO and cable in my 30's, to satellite now. But yet I find most of my entertainment on KZbin. Our favorite channels are MEtv and TNT with various niche channels. As far as network TV, the last show we watched with any regularity was Modern Family. By the way, a 'Thanks' is coming just for seeing your natural hair (assuming that it's not only your hairdresser that knows for sure) from a previous load.

[@MSinistrari]

If it's not movies, only other channel I watch is MEtv. I can't remember the last network show I watched, but so much of what's on air just doesn't pull me. At least with MEtv, I know whatever's on when I tune in, it's something worth watching.

[@KenjaTimu]

I watch mostly Hololive clips. Cute 2d girls doing cute things. Much better than television. It's more popular than people think. Gawr Gura has 4.3 million subscribers. It's only going up.

[@escgoogle3865]

METv and Comet dominate my over the air watching.

[@impudentdomain]

yes same for lots of us, it is also instuctive that on YOutube you can actually watch a lot of the older programming that you may have missed. I have watched old TV series like the Time Tunnel on KZbin which I could barely understand when they came out as I was very young.

[@colleen4ever]

For me it's anything by Gordon Ramsey and game shows. :)

[@illuminahde]

Great points. I too have never heard of Abbott Elementary. Another crazy thing I've noticed over the years is the steady decline and now almost a complete lack of local sports coverage on network TV. If you want to watch your local professional basketball and baseball team, you'll need to fork over a few hundred dollars every year. I have fond memories of watching Ted Gibson and Daryl Strawberry and dozens of other players in the 80's. Now, I don't even know my local teams best pitcher. I can afford it but I'd much rather watch the replays on KZbin the next day. There's also the hours and hours of advertising masquerading itself as news. Walter Cronkite would be ashamed if he was to see the current state of the Fourth Estate. Truly. Great stuff as usual man. ✌️

[@sohendo2211]

The reason the cable and streaming shows that we’re nominated for Emmys didn’t show up on network is they are all TV-MA. The Emmy crowd values edgy shows and a show has to have sex, nudity, blood, and swearing to be considered edgy.

[@Winterascent]

And none of those are really edgy, anymore.

[@ericb4127]

So devolves a society, so does its entertainment.

[@cyrusevans1009]

Seriously, all they want these days is edgy stuff. Why can't less edgy stuff ever be considered?

[@Winterascent]

@@ericb4127 At least we don't have, "Monday Night Rehabilitation", yet.

[@Winterascent]

@@cyrusevans1009 As with GenZ, perhaps in a few years edgy will be "traditional values"?

[@carminedesanto6746]

The Supranos’ broke broadcast television..especially when it shifted onto regularly broadcast television almost COMPLETELY UNCUT. And really showed that quality television isn’t dead 💀..it’s just moved onto a market place that demands higher quality. Great video 👍

[@neuronichangfire]

Every episode you produce is always thought provoking! I’m very glad the algorithm got that right. Thank you for your opinion and observations.

[@CallMeChato]

Thank you.

[@pedroares6562]

The problem is that networks have tons of competition and no interest in doing better things. The programs are souless, safe shows that don't offend anyone, don't make you thing and that can wrap everything in one season if you need to cancel it.

[@228-n6f]

You also have international entertainment becoming more popular than before such as anime, Korean dramas, and Bollywood movies.

[@Adamkalb1]

I will never complain about 2 Broke Girls. Now, that was a comedy that knew how to do edgy sexual humor and offend people while still being a network television show not made for exclusively mature audiences. It is a tough balancing act to walk the line, but...Kat Dennings always knew how to pull it off without making me throw up. HBOmax, amazon prime and Appletv used to stream 2 Broke Girls, but they do not stream it anymore and I believe it is because Whitney Cummings and Michael Patrick King do not want to sell them another streaming license. They would rather not let streaming services take away from the residuals they get with syndication reruns on TBS and DVD sales.

[@artfire28]

​@@228-n6fJapanese creators even apologizing to the western sensitivity mafia even when they don't need to. But we tell to Japanese just push the story and character boundaries as much as possible. No sensitive Westerners and China can touch them.

[@fattiger6957]

@@228-n6f I was quite surprised to see that K-Pop boy group become mainstream popular in America. I dunno what they're called. The one that was in an American McDonald's commercial. I never thought I would see something like that. Anime has has surges in popularity ever since the late 90s, but it was always seen as a super niche thing only nerds watched. Now it seems to be mainstream with people unashamedly admitting to be anime fans. 20 years ago, when I was a newfound anime fan in high school, I would have never admitted to being an anime fan in public.

[@SteveRowe]

The writers' strike reminds me of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy radio play. When threatened with a national philosophers' strike, the smartest computer in the universe, Deep Thought, said "Exactly who whould that inconvenience?"

[@rionmoonandroid]

SO glad I found your channel. I’ve loved the inside baseball behind the scenes how the sausage is made in Hollywood ever since watching Entourage on HBO. This fascination also applies to all things TV. Please, give us more of your opinions and history etc. of TV like in this episode as it’s informative, funny and interesting as all heck.

[@StreetPreacherr]

My 75 year old father still pays for a monthly Bell Fibe 'linear TV' subscription, but recently told me that he actually watches KZbin on his TV most of the time these days! I think the only reason he keeps 'cable' is so he can continue to be disappointed by the Blue Jays...

[@markstott6689]

Don't forget the Leafs 😂😂😂. I was born the year after their last win. I find that delicious (UK Habs fan).

[@muhdiversity7409]

Let it all burn.

[@minbari73]

Stop making me rigid.

[@40MileDesertRat]

It is somewhat amazing. Many have transitioned from network sitcoms and other brain dead entertainment, and in the process have become KZbin , how-to, who-do, what-did, seekers of unfiltered information.

[@n.d.m.515]

Because the choices are practically endless. The sincerity mixed with entertainment value, and you get to learn things sometimes as well, are way better than any of the current brain dead entertainment that used to not be so braindead.

[@40MileDesertRat]

@@n.d.m.515 Not to say that there isn't a lot of garbage on KZbin.

[@n.d.m.515]

@@40MileDesertRat True, but there is more good to pick among the garbage compared to mainstream.

[@40MileDesertRat]

@@n.d.m.515 yes indeed! I just hope that KZbin stays more or less open to free expression.

[@kennethlivingston9108]

I haven't watch a network (Terrestrial) TV show in over 2 YEARS! I only watch the networks for sports & now I'm getting use to watching sports ON-LINE, so who needs network (Terrestrial) TV anymore?

[@arioch2112]

I love your 'behind the scenes' perspectives, Paul. Very insightful and informative, as always I am appreciative of your time you share with us. Thanks again Chato!

[@Darrylizer1]

Absolutely spot on Chato! I haven't watched network tv in years. Everything changed when I could no longer use an antenna to watch free TV but had to use a digital converter box. Cable wasn't worth the money so I went with streaming and KZbin.

[@Cristiana-15_09]

Great job! Have you ever seen Yes, Minister? and Yes, Prime Minister? Those were some genious scripts 🙂

[@CallMeChato]

Some of my favourite shows. Delicious.

[@hotfightinghistory9224]

Im remembering sitting in my friend Ronnie's house in Shirley, Long Island NY in 1984. We were watching the cable installers connect Ronnie's fathers brand new cable system, complete with A/B switch and a couch side (wired) box for changing channels.... his father was so dang excited to finally be able to watch 'Homebox' :)

[@k-matsu]

I always enjoy your videos. Im from about the same generation as you, and I can certainly recall the importance that TV had in driving a cultural and social "mindscape". Boomers from every part of North America, Europe and many parts of Asia grew up with the same music, essentially the same cinema, and very similar TV experiences. Japanese water coolers included discussion of Little House on the Prarie and Starsky & Hutch (both huge hits), whereas American kids like me were watching "Kimba the White Lion (ジャングル大帝) and Star Blazers (戦艦ヤマト), as well as The Avengers and Benny Hill. It truly was a global industry which drove global cultural trends. That may be one reason why Boomers were able to disagree on a lot of issues but still remain on friendly terms with "The Other". Regardless of our other divisions we had something in common to talk about. Today you have little but chaos. Entertainment has devolved into a Warring States type free-for-all, and thats why we see all the transparent virtue signalling and frantic efforts to court this demographic or that one. Everyone is chasing scattered pieces of a pie that blew up when everyone rushed to streaming. Things like the Oscars and the Emmys (dont get me started on the Grammys) are relics of an era whose global, unifying themes and cultural icons no longer exist. The reason why the Grammys now have 216 different genres of "Best ____ Album" is because the market has splintered. If you walk out the door and choose three people at random, Id be willing to bet hard cash that there wont be a single artist who all three of them have heard of, and enjoy listening to. If there IS a shared favourite song or artist, you can bet your life savings that it is something from the 60s, 70s or 80s. I worry that millennials lack that unifying cultural bedrock. No rational person can deny that we Boomers fucked up the planet in incalculably terrible ways. But there were forces that held us together even in the midst of racism/tribalism that would make kids today seek therapy. Today people are so ensconced in their individually selected echo chambers that they have completely lost sight of the important bond that connects us all. But that's another rant I can go off on, in a later video...

[@n.d.m.515]

Of course Boomers forget about us Gen X ers who are kind of in the middle of both worlds.

[@quatore-5886]

The award shows are certainly emblematic of a culture of giving each other awards. The whole propaganda grift is almost entirely defunct, although it appears that Hollywood is the last one to know

[@k-matsu]

@@n.d.m.515 Gen X are normal (albeit a little bit lazy). We dont forget about you ... its just that the problems you create are not big enough to worry about.

[@NikStamps]

One of the best comments I've read, this explains a lot and I'll refer to this, thanks!

[@rickjohnson9558]

Every Sunday watching football with the family we’re always amazed at the number of network TV shows none of us have never seen. I can’t remember the last time I watched a prime time network series

[@The_Wolfram_Heart79]

Mr Chato, another great video! Thank you for mentioning The Sandbaggers on ME I’ve watched the series twice. Awesome tv!

[@jonathangamer7606]

How big a part does government regulations play into the fall of TV networks? Regulations killed Saturday morning cartoons.

[@TNTITAN]

In this case it’s the other way around. It used to be that Networks were not allowed to own TV/Movie studios. They didn’t like the idea of only a few companies locking down TV shows. Looks like they were right.

[@guadalupev30]

Cable Nets weren't regulated by fcc, so amiated shows weren't shoe-horned educated segments.

[@guadalupev30]

Example, Cartoon Networks "Teen Titans" used DC characters as relatable to fans watching in 2003.

[@MinistryofOtaku]

Regulations was one part, the other major part was cable television, specifically channesl dedicated to cartoons (cartoon network)

[@commentinglife6175]

I'd add another regulation: bans on violence and other adult subjects. One reason HBO became so successful in the early 2000s is because they had two of the most adult-oriented shows on TV, ones that really would be different on network TV if they could even get aired at all: Sopranos and Sex and the City. From my recollection, that was when the HBO boom and belief they could create must-watch TV really started. AMC was under some rules with Breaking Bad a few years later, but still had more leeway than ABC or NBC. I'm not saying you need that adult content to succeed, but when everyone is going through a gritty phase (as I heard another KZbinr mention as an after-effect on movies from Nolan's Batman trilogy), network shows couldn't really compete. At best, they did yet another police procedural but still can't show all that much that isn't "tame" enough for broadcast audiences.

[@JmacNYCT]

No one is complaining about the length of your videos 😊. Love all the material!

[@quatore-5886]

It seems like KZbin is doing everything it can to make the same mistakes network television made, including endless commercials that always made me turn it off and find something else to do. I'd really like to see an in-depth video analyzing their business model.

[@kartikprasad4359]

I guess I don’t mind the ads, probably because I grew up in an era where most people only had linear television. The ads were much longer.

[@crosscutgames]

You sir are a genuine treasure! Your experience and knowledge of TV-culture (is that a thing?) is one of a kind. Nobody knows like Chato knows!

[@tw1st3ds0ul9]

We need a revival of old school low tech shows. As much as I have enjoyed the things they can show using computers, it kills the need to be creative. If you are forced to find creative ways to make a show, it brings out the creativity of others. Before you know it, even people with little imagination start to get sparks of inspiration. We are relying too much on technology and herds of writers pounding out talking points and pointless plots that go nowhere.

[@exgrinder]

A rarity on YT… something entertaining and educational in 15 minutes

[@LouisWritingSomethingCrazy]

The problem with network television is that when I'm scrolling through the shows (usually at my mother's house), I wasn't sure if I was scrolling through new shows from today, old shows from the 80s, or movies from the 90s.

[@visaman]

On METV, they specialize in shows from the 50s and 60s.

[@colleen4ever]

@visaman And the 70's and a bit of 80's

[@nothanks3236]

Network TV has been dead to me for over a decade, ever since I could regularly and safely access pirate streaming sites. I don't watch anything on regular TV except certain sports I still follow, and even then I can usually find replays on pirate sites as well.

[@robertpearson8798]

Perhaps the networks held on to the “people won’t pay for something they can get for free” idea, as though all of the content was of equal value. On the other hand the “all you can watch for one monthly fee” concept can get rather expensive if there are too many streamers looking for our patronage. You’re also right in that more and more people I talk to are watching KZbin instead. It was my go-to escape with my tablet and headphones as my Wife continued to watch the SNW musical episode that I couldn’t stand any more of.

[@colleen4ever]

The Writers Strike has no effect on me! Hell, it means more game shows, more Gordon Ramsey shows (can't get enough of him!) more competition shows, etc. They can stay on strike forever!

[@animeanibe]

Lucid and well-thought-out analysis, as always. One correction: Arrested Development continued its life on Netflix, not cable.

[@CallMeChato]

True. I am ashamed.

[@claudiameier666]

i havent had cable in over 25 years. my mother has it and its infuriating. we started paying for cable because customers were promised no commercials. now even when a show has had 7 min of that crap some little window will open up and yet another commercial.

[@baronvoncalculon486]

Growing up in the 80s, network TV was a staple of my life. The Office was the last network show I watched. After it went off the air, I couldn’t name a single network TV show. Recently, I started watching reruns of Star Trek and SG1 on Pluto TV, I see lots of commercials for network TV shows and they all look unwatchably horrible.

[@arthurfrayn7619]

Modern shows in the last few years have taken me from a bit of a Next Generation snob to falling in love with Star Trek TOS and realizing how much Voyager, DS9 and Enterprise are better than I gave them credit for and have some gems if you dig.

[@barongerhardt]

@@arthurfrayn7619 I cannot get on board with Enterprise, but DS9 and Voyager were fine. They were just a little dark/depressing for the ST universe. At the time a lot of IPs were going that direction. Some I thought it worked for but less so for ST. Modern trek is just unwatchable.

[@emdee8840]

​@@barongerhardtEnterprise seems to drag, and for me, it's really hit or miss. The Trip/T'Pol romance seems forced and unlikely. Archer & T'Pol seem a much better match up. The older I get the less I like Voyager. Harry Kim is insufferable and immature. The addition of Seven in her catsuits was insulting &:pure T & A pandering. Witness the fact that hers is the only Voyager figure being released in the Playmates Star Trek toy line reboot. The Doctor is tedious, Neelix is annoying, Janeway is an erratic captain. Ugh. Next Gen was ok, it had some serious stinkers but also some good episodes. TOS started it all and without those engaging early performances we wouldn't have all the subsequent iterations. TOS and DS9 are my current favs.

[@barongerhardt]

@@emdee8840 IIRC, the start of Enterprise was okay, but once it was obvious they were going down a time travel story, I was out. ST never does time travel well. I must not have been to committed because I don't really remember much else from it. I agree with the voyager cast problems. Janeway rarely seemed to command the presence of a captain. It was also the start of Star Fleet flag ships staffed by second rate crew that cannot maintain discipline and follow orders. I couldn't pick it out at the time but the the biggest problem I had with it was that it wasn't about hope of the future, exploration out of curiosity, and the betterment of man, but this bleak existence thrust upon them, resignation to fate as they desperately try to crawl home.

[@colleen4ever]

Network TV pretty much stopped being relevant to the Emmys with the debut of The Sopranos. That pretty much signaled the beginning of the end.

[@mikecanul]

Dang! What a great informative video! I’m in SHOCK about the 2% Canada statistic!

[@speedycerviche2380]

Who knew having grange shows and propaganda as news would turn off canuks. They want more money. Over a billion isn't enough to make things nobody watches or listens to.

[@4komegaash885]

GREAT video appreciate your candor

[@commentinglife6175]

What I've noticed with most streaming shows are that they are nearly all a big season long arc. Seinfeld, Friends - those were mostly stand-alone episodes! I think that plays a huge role in this too. Give a brand new viewer a random Seinfeld episode and maybe a bit of background on the characters, and they can enjoy the show. Give someone a random episode of Stranger Things and they will be completely lost!

[@osaji922]

You're comparing and episodic sitcom to a serial with a season long arc. Apples to oranges.

[@wcharliewilson7004]

It is simple, no one, I mean NO ONE! wants ad interference while watching anything regardless the source.

[@wcharliewilson7004]

There's something to that YT pitch of yours. I hear in 2024 YT will be cracking down on ad blocker apps??

[@MarcCoteMusic]

Great video, Paul, and very insightful. I always appreciate the viewpoint of someone who has long been in the industry as both a player and an exec, not to mention your years in tech.

[@misterprickly]

That's the problem I had / have with *CBC GEM.* Not only is it paid for with my taxes (I'm Canadian BTW) BUT it asks for a subscription! The icing on THAT particular cake is, the CBC has *multiple* KZbin channels! Seriously, *WTF?!*

[@spacedave2000]

Chato...this is brilliant! Your thoughts are something I've been tossing around in my mind as well the last 10 years. I think the demise of cable is inevitable only in it's current way of broadcast, but not so much in the structure itself, which is what I think you're pointing out. They always do the advertisement and amount of episodes per year well. Sports, news (barf with mainstream though) and misc stuff. Great at! But they cannot get beyond their own limitations to succeed anymore. My thought though, and correct me if I'm wrong, the streaming services are basically all shifting to be a cable model once again anyways? So much of them have no idea to balance out their content and feed it parts like cable did. They shoot their shows off all at once and give only a temporary high to the audience. And now their costs are so high we could just go back to cable and pay the same. And streaming is also realizing at the end of the day, advertisers are necessary (which I still hate having to sit through, btw). Great, great insights though!

[@CallMeChato]

Thanks. I agree.

[@alanansara2190]

Abbott Elementary is an excellent show. Well written and cast. It’s the best network sitcom to come along in years.

[@GhostBased]

I love that show lmao. Hopefully it wins something.

[@OldMan_PJ]

It's the only network show (aside from a few things on PBS) that my parents watch. They were both educators which attracts them to shows like that. I can't get past fake laugh tracks and fidgety cameras.

[@jspaingreene6350]

I'm thrilled to see how successful you've been on KZbin in a short period of time, not only because you're hilarious and insightful ... but also because it's heartening to see so many other denizens. You are a man of quality and attract a thinking audience.

[@GartheKnightReturns]

Netflix’s downfall was when they pivoted away from disc in the mail. And those hacks have yet to respond to my handwritten correspondences about why they have yet to capitalize on VHS movies in the mail rental service suggestion. Hacks.

[@ysiadpir1423]

Who is going to declare the Emmys dead?

[@popofthebop]

Good commentary, I enjoyed it and generally agree! One note on something you got wrong. The series Marvel’s Daredevil had three seasons not two (I worked on the third), and it wasn’t cancelled by Netflix. What happened was that ABC Disney who had acquired Marvel decided they no longer wanted to license the various Marvel urban superhero shows to Netflix, but instead wanted to bring them into the Disney+ fold. A fourth season revival of Daredevil was in production until it was halted by the Hollywood strikes. The folks running Marvel TV on the ground in New York were caught completely by surprise when Disney killed not only Daredevil, but also Jessica Jones, and Luke Cage which had been prepping for a new season.

[@MrRootMusic]

I prefer to binge-watch my favorite shows on streaming services, where I want and when I want it. The last shows I was watching on cable were HBO's True Blood and Game of Thrones, just because they were worth waiting.

[@johndurham6172]

Ghosts is a fun show and one of the most popular shows on network TV right now. Maybe if the Emmy's acknowledged that people might actually watch the event.

[@rob21]

I noticed this was missing. Both UK and US version of Ghosts are great, and I watch as it airs.

[@johndurham6172]

@@rob21 💯

[@TheHarryshelton]

As always, an astute assessment of the television industry. Great installment!

[@vladpiranha]

I have a serious question, Paul. We're all finding out how virtually all streaming services are money losers thanks to their subscription models. Many of them, Disney owned services especially, are beginning to fall back on advertisements as a means to generate a steady income and find out the actual value of each show. Do you think the networks are simply trying to run down the clock until everyone else inevitably goes back to the business model they've been championing for decades? If it's true, do you think the talent will return to them or are Apple and Amazon permanent competitors?

[@zirconic9]

Screenwriter William Goldman famously said that “Nobody knows anything" in Hollywood. If you think the networks are trying to run down the clock, just consider that nobody knows anything. They're all making it up as they go.

[@beebTim]

In the UK, Chato, we have Soaps (which now can't exist without THE MESSAGE), Reality shows (Masterchef, Repair Shop, Car SOS - the only ones we can watch, the rest... uuurgh), and gritty Dramas which usually have awful people doing awful things to other awful people (not our cups of tea). Young Sheldon is currently our only only source of fun. Hill Street Blues, The Young Ones, Blackadder, Futurama, ER, Father Ted, pre-2000 Star Trek, Morse - just a taste of the telly that we used to love... where are their equals today?

[@andrewmacgregor8717]

You condensed the demise of Network TV brilliantly, and it pretty much tracks with my experience as a lowly consumer. It all started to unglue with the introduction of faux reality shows like Survivor, Big Brother and the Bachelor. Two and a Half Men and The Big Bang were the best comedies of the 'aughts' but were pretty much spent by their third seasons and just degenerated below clever to ick. I only watch KZbin, and reruns on Netflix from time to time. OTA TV would still get my attention if Canadian Broadcasters still BROADCAST! But that too uncool or something... Sorry, just sad about the loss of something good

[@adamadelsberger3731]

"Must see TV" right here and a welcome deluge in a drought creative muse. Your analysis is sobering to those of us that remember a time before.

[@wastelandsniper789]

I'm not anything even approaching a network executive, nor do I play one on TV, but I do know what I like and network TV hasn't been making that for a long time. There's a reason I keep returning to Frasier, 3rd Rock from the Sun, Parks and Rec, Married with Children, and The Office: they aren't preaching at me. There's a reason I watch channels on KZbin about horses, cats, and spiders beyond the subject matter: The people who make the videos for those channels come across as far more genuine than anybody appearing on a network reality show. Whether it's Mr. A from Kitten Academy, Yvonne from Friesian Horses, or Dave from Dave's Little Beasties, they are all charismatic and real. They also don't add politics into their videos because they know nobody wants to hear about that when they are watching kittens chase each other around a living room, or watching very large spiders pounce on very large roaches. It makes me think about the entire premise behind Wayne's World 2, and how once the network got involved Wayne's show ended up being a shell of itself because all of the personality was sucked out of it by a network executive looking at it as a cash cow instead of as a labor of love. Not that streaming services are doing any better in not being soulless and preachy. Honestly I think a lot of their views come from the fact that they have everything on-demand and it's easiest to take a break from binging an old favorite by just picking something else on the same streaming service.

[@Alexvander10]

Cobra Kai remains one of the best shows on anything since 2018. KZbin struck gold with that one but didn't know how to market it, for this it's better off on Netflix.

[@DennisAroundtheHouse]

I actually quite enjoyed Outsourced and was amazed that it was even made considering how politically incorrect it is. I revisited it when my company outsourced a large department to India, who I'd now be working with. That is definitely a show that could not be made today. It's amazing how things have changed so quickly.

[@zirconic9]

Outsourced had awful timing, premiering in 2010 when we were pulling our way out of a recession. Who thought that Americans without jobs would want to watch a show based on the idea that American jobs were going to India? But I'm with you that it had some clever aspects. I rewatched it a couple of years after it was canceled and it was better than anybody gave it credit for. It even had a story arc, with the lead eventually falling for the woman in his office who was heading towards an arranged marriage.

[@n.d.m.515]

Although not prefect, I actually remember liking it and was surprised when it was unceremoniously cancelled. Really, it was the very opposite of Perfect Strangers.

[@walternate2914]

A very good summation of the current landscape. Bravo.

[@the1ucidone]

Chato knows his shit. If anyone out there in the TV Network is listening to anyone it should be him. I for one was really only into anime when I was a kid and still am, therefore the TV broadcast realm is something I have little knowledge about. I remember the good days of X-Play on TechTV before it became G4TV. I watched that, the Sci-Fi Channel and all the anime that I could binge. So the internet makes my choices very simple. I think that Network Television is a dying thing and will cease to exist in ten years or less. If the major and minor networks don't get all of their content on Streaming services soon then I doubt they will survive the coming changes as well. But, they should have switched a decade or more ago anyway. It may be too late for them now.

[@n.d.m.515]

I am sure they will survive in some other way. Its not as if those channels are suddenly going to go off the air. Now, what they will become is anyone's guess. Perhaps Law and Order season 100.

[@the1ucidone]

@@n.d.m.515 Maybe, but they fail to have any new ideas. I think it's a dying bread personally. Only time can really tell as I may be wrong, but probably not.

[@gamermilk6399]

Excellent analysis! I didn't realize Hollywood's problems started in the 90s.

[@DamnedDave]

House of Cards was a US version of UK show

[@CallMeChato]

Yep. The US one was shockingly good for a clone.

[@muhdiversity7409]

@@CallMeChato Up until the last season which I never watched. Like so many things nothing good lasts forever.

[@TallisKeeton]

I very much liked "Criminal minds". IMO one of the best "forensic TV shows" ever :)

[@arturoalvarezkawai6773]

Very interesting take, Chato. Why networks are failing is a complex issue and certainly deserves future videos. You may consider the "commercial dilema" in future analysis, meaning networks get their funds from advertising and that puts them in a delicate space, where they have to balance pleasing the audience and pleasing advertisers, something that gets harder with all this cancel culture idiocy. Cable and streaming don't have that problem, at least in theory, since they operate on the basis of subscriptions. Nevertheless, we see services growing more eager to please social media mobs rather than their own paying audience, which is quite puzzling to say the least. Just one comment on the video: ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT started as a Fox Network show, but didn't work out with audiences (another mistery in my opinion), and ended up in Netflix. Ironically, I find the network seasons better than the streamed ones.

[@philippapworth8020]

Brilliantly put! Though these young hot shots in TV Land will never listen to an old pro as yourself Chato. Like they say: "You can't put a young head on old shoulders.

[@WaterShowsProd]

This was one of your best ones. Since I escaped North America at the end of 2009 I missed the collapse of TV, though I'd been watching it crumble in the years before that. Really, the last shows of note for me were Seinfeld, Fraiser, House, and of course The Simpsons. Those were the only shows I was watching then.

[@jspaingreene6350]

Lucky you!!! Where did you move?

[@WaterShowsProd]

@@jspaingreene6350 Thailand.

[@stoner36s]

You are 100% correct. I have free cable where I live and I haven't even connected the wire to my brand new 65 inch 4k Ultra tv. Been over 6 years now.

[@mutterfudder401]

What's TV?

[@zeigbert1743]

Companies that don't recognize changing consumption go the way of Blockbuster.

[@dennisrounds1996]

Raising Hope was a criminally underrated show. Mike and Molly wasn’t too bad either.

[@cameramanj]

Thank you for that ‘QuickTime’ reference. That brought back memories of browsing walkthrough guides for video games, and having the entire web page slow down because the video was trying to load and play.

[@segaboy9894]

It's unfortunate that USA Network's Monday Night Raw has never been nominated. The Bloodline storyline is the best thing going right now.

[@RowdyRodimus]

But the Bloodline is Smackdown on Fox. But let's be honest and use Raw, Hit Row has been a better story than anything on network tv, including Flop Dolla lol

[@segaboy9894]

@@RowdyRodimus You must be kidding... Top Dolla will never get over.

[@jasonmartin7137]

@@segaboy9894 Let me talk to ya. If you don't think Uncle Phil can get over.... the top rope.... you are 100% correct! But he's still better than anything the networks are giving us. YEAH!

[@segaboy9894]

@@jasonmartin7137 Spot on LA Knight promo. YEAH!

[@peterpayne2219]

I am amazed I stuck around to the end. Greetings from Tokyo!

[@nufosmatic]

Please keep up the good work...

[@davidlutz2242]

Maybe your most well written and insightful video yet. Well done Mr. Chato. We will watch your career with great anticipation".

[@CallMeChato]

I look forward to having one. Thanks.

[@btcat100]

Brilliant commentary, Chato! This video could be the start of an in-depth series on this topic. Or even a "book." Anyone remember those?

[@eschelar]

Fwiw, I enjoyed the longer episode. You tell a good story Mr Chato

[@luminyam6145]

That was so good, thank you.

[@dronesclubhighjinks]

This was a really interesting video! You brought up a lot of good points. Thank you! 🙏😃🍿🖖

[@CallMeChato]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jasongraham3873]

My partner and I just cancelled the local networks component of our cable TV/Internet and it dropped our bill by $100/month.

[@robinhood9128]

Thanks!

[@CallMeChato]

Thank YOU!!

[@jeffagain7516]

Oh, wow, at the T.S. 4:36 mark, you displayed my own 1st ever purchased Sony Betamax!. What a beast that 30 pounder was, loved it! (at the time, heh). Great vid Chato, TYVM once more. :)

[@markdjdeenix6846]

so a new award has to be created for all networks awesom content !!!!!!!!! EMMYS sounds Rediculous!!!!!! IM Finking !!! " THE MELARKEYS"

[@mr.goodboi2780]

You're onto something with this. Broadcasting everything on here would be brilliant.

[@littlefaith8740]

As a Brit I can't remember the last time I watched terrestrial TV. All seems irrelevant in this day and age. So I see UK "celebrities" in the news and have no idea who they are. Mind you my parents were the same in the eighties 🤔🤔

[@pdzombie1906]

The reason networks didn't care about digitalizing shows is because they couldn't tell what was good from what was bad, for them they were making consumable garbage just like now...

[@Thx1138sober]

I'm 65 and in the last 10 years, I've watched maybe 2 dozen college football games on network tv. Got rid of cable back in 2018 and have basically only watched KZbin ad-free on a 55'' 4K since.

[@v8matey]

Really enjoy seeing you on FNTs.

[@WMCheerman]

Great work

[@AL-ws5yi]

I have a TV that comes with some free channels. It endlessly plays RiffTraks and original Top Gear episodes. My hubby just leaves it on for noise. I haven’t watched any of those nominated shows you mentioned.

[@markstowe802]

I always enjoy your insights!