What's up with TV shows taking so much time between shows?

[strife]

Watching 2 new shows, "Once Upon a Time" and "Grimm", and they take a 1 month hiatus. "House" last seen in November won't have a new episode until the 23rd of this month and I'm sure there's a couple of other new shows that I was watching and have forgotten about that have now lost me as a viewer. What's the point? Do they want to lose ratings?

 

[jmatkins]

I am not sure about all but I think most shows take a month off areound the holidays. With people away and most shows only do so many episodes so they make them strech out over the year. JMO

 

[Baldanders]

They do it to stretch out the season so they can hit both main ratings months. Those two points are used to set ad rates.

 

[SkinsFanLarry]

NBA started, NFL Playoff's, College Bowl Games....way should they take a chance on low rating!

 

[Herfin' Harg]

That's nothing compared to the breaks you get on AMC and HBO! What's a "mid-season finale"?!

WTF am I supposed to fill my Sunday nights with?! Family?! Bah!

Time to re-up my Warcraft subscription...

 

[Craig Mac]

WTF am I supposed to fill my Sunday nights with?! Family?! Bah!

The Simpsons, Family Guy, The Cleveland Show, American Dad, Robot Chicken.....

 

[hdroadglide]

when's the next episode of the sopranos???:dunno:

 

[cvm4]

when's the next episode of the sopranos???:dunno:

And what REALLY happened to Tony??

 

[MU Mike]

And what REALLY happened to Tony??

JR shot him.

 

[Craig Mac]

JR shot him.

:thumbsup:

 

[jsnake]

Seems to me that the commercials keep getting longer and the shows are getting shorter.

 

[jmatkins]

JR shot him.

Whos JR?

 

[drinkingcoffee]

Shows also sign contracts with the networks for a certain number of shows per season, so they sometimes want to stretch it out as much as possible. Also, some shows will occasionally give new fans a chance to "catch up" if they get popular from word of mouth later on.