Sunday, December 28, 2014

January schedule

Bad news. Very bad news. The Old School block will be sacrificed after a single year on air. That was the year we've lost on completely because of the switch, but only now we started making #SaveCNHQ. Despite of this new schedule, we will most likely see some CN shows move to the rebranded BM HQ, which will most likely happen on January 14th, when the new Inspector Gadget show premieres and also bring the channels back to Portugal after this lenghty hiatus.
WEEKDAYS:
04:00 - Ben 10: Omniverse
04:45 - The Amazing World of Gumball
05:35 - Johnny Test
05:45 - Clarence
06:00 - Adventure Time
08:05 - Total Drama: Pahkitew Island
08:30 - Regular Show
09:20 - Adventure Time
10:10 - The Amazing World of Gumball
11:00 - Johnny Test
11:50 - Teen Titans GO!
12:40 - Ben 10: Omniverse
13:30 - Steven Universe
13:55 - Uncle Grandpa
14:20 - The Amazing World of Gumball
14:45 - Regular Show
15:10 - Johnny Test
15:20 - Adventure Time
16:00 - The Amazing World of Gumball
16:25 - Regular Show
17:15 - Adventure Time
18:55 - Ben 10
2014 came and went quickly. A single year, impatiently waiting for the triumphant and miraculous return of CN HQ eventually ends with the channel itself wasting an opportunity for Portuguese people to rediscover shows like Cow and Chicken or The Powerpuff Girls to their viewers. On the weekday schedule, there's not a single Cartoon Cartoon in sight.
WEEKENDS:
04:00 - Ed, Edd n Eddy
04:25 - Batman: The Brave and the Bold
05:15 - Teen Titans GO!
06:05 - Ben 10: Omniverse
07:00 - Incredible Crew
07:20 - Clarence
07:45 - The Amazing World of Gumball
08:10 - Uncle Grandpa
08:35 - Adventure Time
09:00 - Regular Show
09:25 - Johnny Test
09:50 - Grojband
10:40 - Total Drama: World Tour
11:05 - Adventure Time
11:30 - Teen Titans GO!
12:25 - Ben 10
13:10 - The Amazing World of Gumball
14:00 - Regular Show
14:50 - Clarence
15:15 - Incredible Crew
15:40 - Ben 10: Omniverse
16:30 - The Amazing World of Gumball
17:20 - Adventure Time
18:10 - Total Drama: Revenge of the Island
19:00 - Regular Show
The weekend schedule also shows some signs of "let's drop a lot of those classic shows from the last generation because our generation's shows are better than yours" but Ed, Edd n Eddy, at 04:00 in the bloody morning, is the only Cartoon Cartoon on the schedule.
Still, if you want to watch my favorite CC, don't wake up early and just record it.
OVERNIGHT:
19:45 - Johnny Test
20:30 - Batman: The Brave and the Bold
21:10 - Regular Show
21:50 - Teen Titans GO!
22:40 - Grojband
23:25 - Total Drama: World Tour
23:45 - Regular Show
00:30 - Johnny Test
01:15 - Batman: The Brave and the Bold
02:00 - Teen Titans GO!
02:45 - Grojband
03:05 - Total Drama: World Tour
03:30 - Adventure Time
Ah, the dreaded, never-before seen overnight schedule. If Portugal had CN HQ 24/7 a dozen of years ago then I could watch some classic shows that I could only watch a few years later. It's basically a repetitive salad of third-party shows with some originals mixed in for good measure.
Plus, for the first time in 15 years, the overnight schedule no longer starts on the hour. It now runs for 8 1/4 hours, probably an influence from other kids channels.
So in conclusion: 2015 begins with a huge splash of cold water on our faces. It seems that it repeats a pattern innaugurated in 2012: good schedule in 2012, bad schedule in 2013, good schedule in 2014, bad schedule in 2015. Let's hope that Turner will avert this situation and will improve the schedule in February.

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