>In 1998, the channel began to distance itself from its original name "The Learning Channel", and instead began to advertise itself only as "TLC". During the period from 1999 to 2001, there was a huge shift in programming, with most programming geared towards reality-drama and interior design shows. The huge success of shows like Trading Spaces, Junkyard Wars, A Wedding Story, and A Baby Story exemplified this new shift in programming towards more mass-appeal shows.
>On March 27, 2006, the network launched a new look and promotional campaign, dropping the "Life Unscripted" tag and going with the new theme, "Live and learn", trying to turn around the network's reliance on decorating shows and reality programming. As part of the new campaign, the channel's original name, The Learning Channel, has returned to occasional usage in promotions. The new theme also played on life lessons.
>In March 2008, TLC launched a slightly refreshed look and promotional campaign, alongside a new slogan: "Life surprises". This new slogan came as TLC began to shift even more to personal stories, with a shift away from the once-dominating home improvement shows. Programs focused on family life became the core of the channel: Jon & Kate Plus 8, Little People, Big World, 17 Kids and Counting, Table for 12, Toddlers & Tiaras, Here Comes Honey Boo Boo.
What channels JUSTed themselves, then tried to unJUST themselves a bit, then JUSTed themselves even worse than before?
>>63489012
>JUST
Stop posted at any time you underaged little shit
need moar duggars.
them jims need bob'd
watch cops after an episode of cops, and after that cops. and then bellator!
The History Channel got tired of being called The Hitler Channel so they went into reality shows and bullshit documentaries. So now they're doing reality shows and bullshit documentaries...about Hitler.
>>63489012
"syfy" with wrestling/cops and then terrible scifi shows later
almost EVERY docu channel (discovery, history, tlc, etc.)
Is Discovery Channel worth watching at all anymore?
>2015
>watching cable television at all
>>63489012
The History channel, it used to be great with documentaries about the french invasions, sea battles, the third reich.
Now it's all about fat guys that can barely move trying to rip off people in pawg stores.
>>63489656
Does it air The Knick, Mr. Robot, or Fargo?
>>63489096
>>63489137
>>63489252
>>63489569
>>63489627
>>63489656
>>63489773
>>63489894
>>63489911
What about channels that tried to redeem themselves a bit, then went back to being shit (as TLC tried doing in 06)? Any other examples?
>>63490092
cartoon network
The primary reason why channels turn to shit is because someone gets greedy for ad revenue. This likely happens because the old people in charge, who actually cared about show quality on top of channel success, got replaced by people who only cared about channel success (at any cost)
Then, once the people in charge realised the idiots who are watching don't give a shit about content or quality, you get what is effectively zero-cost exploitation "reality" TV series.
Profits soar, viewership probably rises, and from all the pieces of paper the channel runners are looking at, "Hey, we're doing well! More viewers, more money!"... But all that's being shown is utter shit not even the worst youtube channel would upload.
>>63489569
> History Channel
Image related
>>63489012
Do you think Honey BooBoo stinks like dirty pussy?
>>63489137
What happened with them exactly? Never heard of their show till all that controversy on the news.
>>63489012
scifi
>>63490143
I agree
90s-2005 CN awesome
2006-2009 sucked
2010-2014 damage control
2015-now overrun with TTGO
>>63492231
TTGO and all the samey hipster / tumblr Adventure Time derivatives that all look the same.
>>63489569
I miss the Hitler Channel.
The History Channel needs a new digital subchannel that's just WWII documentaries 24 hours a day.
Everything from really old black and white ones made for Allied intelligence to the newest ones, all day long.
>>63492231
Jesus no wonder there are so many reruns of the same three shows nonstop. They have jackshit to air for the majority of the time when there's no new episodes on.
>>63490464
>111 KB
> The primary reason why channels turn to shit is because someone gets greedy for ad revenue. This likely happens because the old people in charge, who actually cared about show quality on top of channel success, got replaced by people who only cared about channel success (at any cost)
Boomerang, Anyone?
>>63492992
>The History Channel needs a new digital subchannel that's just WWII documentaries 24 hours a day.
Wasn't that this channel?
>>63492992
American Heroes Channel (yes, it's seriously called that) is basically the Hitler channel with CIA and FBI documentaries added.
>>63492999
I just tune in late at night when they show back to back episodes of KotH
No channel shifted farther and worse than A&E. Went from Sherloxk Holmes, Agatha Christie, and Horatio Hornblower to Dog the Bounty Hunter and other reality crap.
>>63493191
They've been slowly replacing those with Cleveland Show and Bob's Burgers reruns. In fact they only show one episode of King of the Hill a day now unless you count when they repeat their entire run a second time.
>>63493242
As much as I like Bob's Burgers, I wish they had kept it an hour of KotH and replaced Cleveland Show with Bob's Burgers entirely.
CS has been on for too goddamn long. I've seen every episode 10 times.
>>63493299
I'm just worried history will repeat itself and KotH will eventually get axed to make way for Cleveland Show.
>>63492992
1995-2001 History channel
2001-2007 Hitler Channel
2007-now Hurrr Channel
>>63492992
and the broadcasting of the greatest story never told
>>63489012
it became mindless though insidiously indoctrination r us, entertainment. it's like the left has taken a big nasty ogre shit on everything purposeful and cries foul when none of us wants to eat their slop.
>David M. Zaslav (born January 15, 1960)[4] is the president and chief executive officer of Discovery Communications
>Zaslav
>Zaslav serves on the board of ... [the] USC Shoah Foundation
gee I wonder who is behind this
Holy shit I did not know that used to be the learning channel, that is the saddest thing imaginable
The History Channel fucking lied to me. Back when it was the Hitler channel, it aired a documentary about a German WWI pilot who was known for "drifting" his plane to fire on Allied pilots while moving across their FOV, giving them very little chance to fire back. Apparently by WW2 plane engines and construction made the technique impossible. But I have not been able to find any other information relating to this pilot. I've spent HOURS at a time searching based on what little I remember from the documentary but I always come up empty-handed. I haven't trusted the History Channel since
>used to watch eye surgery on TLC
>now it's Kate Plus 8
>>63493515
>a position he has held since January 2007.[5][6] >JANUARY 2007
>2007
>>63493528
Are you underage? They had educational shows as recent as 2005.
Unless you mean "I didn't know TLC and The Learning Channel were one and the same"
>>63492999
>they have jackshit to air
>turner broadcasting owns most popular cartoons from the past 50 years
the problem isn't that they don't have anything to air
it's that kids are probably only wanting to watch those shows
complaining about TTG is fine, but that's what kids like
>>63493643
No I'm just not american, only heard of TLC on here
i'm sure a true "learning channel" would fair well with the existence of wikipedia, google and youtube
