# What is it with American TV schedules? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 28, 2011, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-american-tv-schedules/576325 "2011-03-28T23:05:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Aeris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a183cd/32.png) [@Aeris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeris)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2011, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-american-tv-schedules/576325/41 "2011-05-12T15:59:32Z")
By doomed I meant doomed to be bad IMO, not doomed to fail. Shows don’t have to be good to be successful and they certainly don’t have to impress me to succeed either. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2011, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-american-tv-schedules/576325/42 "2011-05-12T16:12:14Z")
But “Friends” wasn’t bad; it was very funny. I think you need a better example of “doomed to be bad.” ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2011, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-american-tv-schedules/576325/43 "2011-05-13T23:16:23Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > Reality shows don’t go into reruns, either. It depends, really. Kitchen Nightmares (US version) has had several weeks in the current season (ending tonight) where they aired a rerun instead of a new episode. And I seem to recall Hell’s Kitchen taking off for several weeks last season, then coming back with a night rerunning the two most recent eps before resuming. Speaking of Hell’s Kitchen. there’s an example of a US show with more than one season per year. There were two seasons last year. And I don’t watch it, but I think that Top Model show on CW has several season per year also, though IIRC they call them “cycles” instead. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2011, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-american-tv-schedules/576325/44 "2011-05-13T23:27:51Z")
I guess we can be thankful for Reality shows. Survivor, Big Brother etc. never repeat their episodes. Unless of course you count the first 5-10 minutes of every show. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2011, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-american-tv-schedules/576325/45 "2011-05-14T10:19:57Z")
Huh? They may not repeat them in the season, but I’ve seen a lot of reality shows after their first run. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2011, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-american-tv-schedules/576325/46 "2011-05-14T14:07:14Z")
I don’t remember any of the main networks (CBS, NBC, ABC, FOX) repeating episodes of their Reality shows. (Big Brother, Survivor, DWTS, Amer Idol, Biggest Loser, etc). A cable network might repeat them but not the Network themselves. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-american-tv-schedules/576325.md?page=2)