The CW has done it again. Canceled another minority show- "The Game"
It was bad enough that after 8 years and numerous awards, including putting this station on the map, that the CW canceled "Girlfriends" without notice and not even a proper finale. Now they have canceled "The Game" which is a spin-off of "Girlfriends" only to replace it with shows that cater to non-minority audiences. Granted everyone may not have watched either of these shows and that is fine, but it does not change the fact that when flipping through channels, less and less minorities are being shown in a positive light on any station. Flooding of emails, faxes, phone calls and petitons have not saved any of these shows and there appears to be a true level of discrimination in programming going on.
I am beyond appalled to have found out about the demise of yet another minority show. Please don't believe the hype about it is being done because of ratings. Everyone knows that any show that is placed on a Friday or Saturday slot will always get low ratings, because most people are out of the home during these two days. Anyone in the industry knows that if a show is placed on either of these days, it spells the death of the show.
This station is apart of a partnership between CBS & Warner Bros, but is listed under CBS: here is a link to the stations for various states, as indicated on the CBS website:
http://cbslocal.com/Stations/Default.aspx
CBS Radio also just did a major swap with Clear Channel for 5 of Clear Channels major markets, area that are also predominately minority areas.
Maybe this information means nothing to some of you and maybe it means a lot. For those that it matters to, please take the time to inform as many as you can so that each one of us can let our voices of displeasure about this be heard. This is like discrimination in programming.
I am beyond appalled to have found out about the demise of yet another minority show. Please don't believe the hype about it is being done because of ratings. Everyone knows that any show that is placed on a Friday or Saturday slot will always get low ratings, because most people are out of the home during these two days. Anyone in the industry knows that if a show is placed on either of these days, it spells the death of the show.
This station is apart of a partnership between CBS & Warner Bros, but is listed under CBS: here is a link to the stations for various states, as indicated on the CBS website:
http://cbslocal.com/Stations/Default.aspx
CBS Radio also just did a major swap with Clear Channel for 5 of Clear Channels major markets, area that are also predominately minority areas.
Maybe this information means nothing to some of you and maybe it means a lot. For those that it matters to, please take the time to inform as many as you can so that each one of us can let our voices of displeasure about this be heard. This is like discrimination in programming.
The bottom line is this, folks will always have something to say about how our people are portrayed. How is it that a young woman Medical Student-now a Dr.) equate with being a hoochie or golddigger( who came up with these titles for women in the first place) or a mother that guided her son's professional career (ended up owning her own management company) fit into that equation or even the young woman (who's father developed the lid and has more money than enough and owns her own boutique) fit into that equation. It was not about the lack of ratings, this show and Girlfriends were getting plenty of ratings on Monday Nights, this station strategically moved each show around to days that they would get less and less ratings until they could justify their removal. Friday and Saturday is and always have been a death to a show day. That is a known fact in the industry. As for what to do, boycotting the advertisers as been effective in more ways then one. As for a pilot, I don't have any reservations about it and usually all shows reflect the experiences of the people writing them. As for entertainment, what one may find entertaining another may not.
Fact is everything about our people is not positive, but it must be a balance of the good with the bad. What may apply on one end of the country may not apply on the other end. We have some people that have the money and the access to develop diversity in programming, but they are not coming together to do so. TV One is fighting to keep Bob Johnson from starting another Station catering to minority viewership. I'm more like people please, instead of fighting about it why not come together. Magic Johnson, Oprah and many more have the access, connections and money, yet everyone wants to just do their own thing and not come together.