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I wasn't to sure were to put this so I though GA would work.

Not being an avid cable watcher I was just wondering: What do the three networks (CN, Nick and Disney) have, exactly? I do know that CN has Foster's, [adult swim and ]it has... uhh... Well anyway, Nick has Spongbob, FOP and Avatar and as for Disney... quite frankly I don't think I've watch DC a day in my life, but I know it has Kim Possible, and yet it does better than CN and Nick in the ratings, what's up with that?

Anyway, I was just curious: What are the pros and cons of each network and which one is generaly better?

...Oh and if this has been done before already you can just go ahead and close this thread.
 
No offense, friend, but I'm not the internet. It's not my job to research things for you. Just look up each channel individually in Wikipedia. It will show you the lineups for each of them.



That's a matter of personal opinion and is far too subjective a question to ask someone. Watch all 3 channels and judge the quality of each for yourself.
 
Hmm OK let me re-phrase my post then. I suppose what I'm really curious about is why CN falls third to DC, other than KP I can't think of anything else that's better.
 
Disney is Disney. They have excellent marketting and actually make an effort to get female viewers. CN might have some higher-quality shows, but overall they're poorly run by people who don't know what to do with the network.
 
Yes, girls like anime, but the majority of the anime on CN is aimed at boys.

(That doesn't mean that girls can't like it, though, but it's not directly aimed at them.)
 
Well I was thinking about this the other day. It is a bitter sweet time, it seems almost all of my favorite animated shows on these networks are ending. Especially on Disney Channel and Cartoon Network.

Disney Channel only has two shows I like, Kim Possible and American Dragon: Jake Long, but after they are gone, no new shows on Disney Channel I am excited about.

Cartoon Network is the one that befuttles me, it has so many shows that I like, and most of them are ending. Ed Edd N Eddy, Grim Adventures Of Billy And Mandy, Codename: Kids Next Door, I hope Ben 10 is not ending, or else there is nothing left.

Nickelodeon is ending Danny Phantom this week, but my favorite show Avatar: The Last Airbender is not confirmed as about to end. Though the first story is going to end after this season, I would be fine if Avatar ended after season 3. It is good that Fairly Odd Parents is coming back.

Point being, there are all ending in bunches, all of the remaining good shows.
 
Yes, but Cartoon Network only has a few anime shows, and barely tries to sell them at all outside of Naruto (which they mostly sell to boys, though the notoriety of the name has helped it gain girl viewers too).
 
As someone who has covered all three networks on The X Bridge, I think I can look at them fairly and without agenda.

Nickelodeon:

Pros: Basically the king of the mountain. Animation and live-action are strengths for the channel. Has created a formula to attract all audience types with titles that actually entertain. They're also not afraid to experiment with programming types, something Cartoon Network hasn't done in years.

Cons: When they find a show that clicks with the public, they have the tendency to wear it out, i.e. Spongebob and Drake and Josh.

Disney Channel:

Pros: Clearly on the heels of Nickelodeon's dominance, Disney has created a stable of original programming aimed towards the young suburbanite female audience, who are watching shows like Suite Life, Hannah Montana, and movies like High School Musical in droves.

Cons: As a result of the success of female-driven live-action programming, Disney has essentially depended less on animation and programming aimed towards those with a Y chromosome. Disney has also steered away from their "classic" Disney properties in recent years.

Cartoon Network:

Pros: The network has the most diverse animation lineup in the US with original and acquired programming.

Cons: The network is also undergoing a metamorphosis to be all things for all people. The network has been airing all-live-action programming on the network since November 2005. At first, using the whole "cartoony live-action" excuse, they've aired older movies like The Goonies, Dumb and Dumber, and Nickelodeon's Snow Day. They aired Saved By The Bell and Pee-Wee's Playhouse on Adult Swim. In a few weeks, they're airing a tween sports program during Toonami and live-action works from R.L. Stine. Meanwhile, the animation titles have been far and inbetween, and they've been gimmicky with marathons.

Obviously, Cartoon Network has not learned from the mistakes that lead to the death of Toonami in the UK. Pity.

In closing, read my August signature:
 
Think Jeff Harris summed things up nicely re: their differences. I think CN's attempts to merely ape the competition's live-action lineups (and stupidly follow the stupid current trend for cable channels to try to become as generic as USA/TBS) while ignoring that it's, well, the *Cartoon* Network, plus their mainly rerunning the same several new shows over and over (and most of them being IMO mediocre-to-lame) all leads to viewers probably sticking with Nickelodeon and Disney Channel.

The fact that Nick has what's got to be one of the (if not *the*) most successful cartoon of this decade, "SpongeBob SquarePants", and Disney Channel has the most successful kids' special of the past year, "High School Musical", probably also hurts CN (who hasn't had a non-Adult Swim-related mega-hit in quite some time).
 
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