Until 2004, our neighborhood didn't get Toon Disney, but we don't have Boomerang and Nicktoons yet.
So Cartoon Network by default. Though I'd say Cartoon Network was good until late in 2006. Even when they cut down on the classics, they still had a slight diverse line up. By that I mean, not all of their programming felt like animated tween sitcoms. I hoping for good success from Secret Saturdays and Santo. While they certainly are not groundbreaking they just imo, feel like they differ a bit from the current settings on the line up.
And moving Toonami to only Saturdays, at least Dragonball Z could be airing on weekdays, as there are many episodes and at this point the show would feel like a breath of fresh air. At least Toon Disney has their version of Toonami on weekdays.
As for line action addition, I'm still not entirely sure it's a business based decision. See, they could just as easily use live action bits to promote the cartoons, thus getting more toon viewers. For instance:
1. Cartoon Network could choose some particular live action movies to air, then follow them up with cartoons based of respective film. Also, airing some live action/cartoob hybrids like Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Space Jam and Looney Tunes BIA would be another example of cross promoting. Then there are movies based off a cartoon like Rocky & Bullwinkle, Flintstones and Scooby Doo 1 & 2.
2. More for the Disney Channel, but Toon Disney could benefit from it as well. And as I've suggested many times for Disney could easily have some of their actors like Kyle Massey (That's So Raven and Cory In The House) and Amy Bruckner (Phil Of The Future) as well as other sitcom actors who voiced characters on a Disney Channel toon host a marathon of cartoons that feature their voice work. In some cases viewers who don't like cartoons wil sometimes tune into a cartoon if they hear that their favorite actor is involved and even get drawn into the cartoon on it's own merits.
The fact that they don't do that suggests to me that it really is the execs being biased against cartoons and using ratings and profit as an excuse. Cartoon Network especially. Like I've stated before, it's not the line up change so much that's bad, it's the attitude the current management seems to give off. While CN always targeted the younger audience, the ones who ran it in the past just seem to convey the feel that watching cartoons are just as cool as watching live action programs while the current individuals who run the network seem to give off the feel that only kids and virgins would waste time watching cartoons. Seems to me they would have done better getting a job that had nothing to do with cartoons like selling office supplies or a network like MTV.
And of course both networks need to rid themselves of the bizarro airing logic they've picked up. That's of course airing a show to death with it's only 13 episodes old, then barely airing it when it's at a more convenient number for heavy reruns like 52-65, or in DBZ's case over a hundred episodes. Yeah, giving the target demo what they want is good business, but giving them too much of what they want is a double-edge sword at the most. Adn it seems like a show would last longer if they'd:
1. Keep the show on once a week until it has 10 episodes under it's belt.
2. Keep it on Saturdays and Sundays until it reaches 26 episodes.
3. Keep it on Friday-Sunday until it has 39 episodes.
4. Keep it on Monday-Friday from then on.
5. If the show gets extended past 65 episodes, then it would qualify for a full 7 days a week airing. Otherwise, keep it on for 5 days only.
While older programs aren't a priority, they have shown some older programs and recently end programs. Scooby Doo for instance seems to be the ideal choice for daily airings should they bring it back since it has a pretty good episode count between the various incarnations. But in the cases that they air a much shorter program daily, it would be wise to alternate it with another short program. For the note, the point of this paragraph isn't requesting the return of older programs, just to manage the ones brought back onto the schedule. If possible make sure that shows paired off for alternation have a common theme. The Little Mermaid and The Legend Of Tarzan because they're both tied into a movie. House Of Mouse and Quack Pack because they are the more recent (prior to Mickey Mouse's Clubhouse anyway) versions of classic Disney characters.
Otherwise they're both equal in viewing terms. I still do have some favorties on both stations though, and have some programs I'm looking forward to though.
ied after it totally erased all its edgy programming in the early 2000's.Maybe even before that i can't remember exactly when it went to ****.