Gripe Of The Day: Weekend Network TV Programming

I don't know about you but I find weekend Network TV programming to be terrible. It's as if the networks decided at some point that Saturday and Sundays are just throw-aways. The crapiest crap airs on network television over the weekends and it would seem to me that this would be the best time to attempt to lock down an audience considering the fact that most Americans are free on the weekends and are therefore, more susiptable to being captivated. Either the networks have simply decided that they themselves need these days for themselves or, they just don't believe the market for top-rate-worthy shows will be there. I think they're wrong.

I have a couple of ideas. Perhaps they should try re-airing all of the weeks episodes of all of the top-rated programs that ran during the week - have a marathon of progamming every Saturday or Sunday. This would give everyone a chance to check out the shows they never have and catch the episodes of their favorite shows that they might have missed. Note to the networks: everyone isn't a sports fan! I hate, hate, hate Sunday TV. I'm not a sports fan and apart from infomercials, which everybody hate, there is just sports. Sure, I could just do cable or satelite programming on the weekends but this isn't about what other options I have. This is about the public networks.

Here's another suggestion. How about earmarking Saturdays or Sundays as pilot-show days. This would give aspiring shows a full day or so to check out what could be and give the networks feedback as to whether or not they would like to see more of a specific pilot. I can think of thousand uses for weekend air time that would be more beneficial and entertaining to the public than the current use. Anywho, I think I'm done venting.