Tidalwavex wrote:If anything caused the eventual cancellation of the transformers 1980's cartoon it was the extremly long hiatus breaks & re-runs after one season ended & another season began 10+months later.
I doubt the long breaks helped, but I am not yet convinced they were the primary cause. How do the season breaks for TFs compare to other popular cartoons of the time?
Tidalwavex wrote:strikes always delay things. so theirs no doubt in my mind the 1980's actors strike had a impact on hasbro's 1980's cartoons.
However, it does not seem like the strike dates line up with your conclusions. The decision to cancel was made, I believe, before the strike.
Tidalwavex wrote:thus far no one has provided any proof that cartoons that air at 7:30 am get less viewers than cartoons that air at 3:30 pm week days.
currently right now the cartoon network is airing it's flag ship/most popular & higly rated,highly viewed cartoons on the 7:00 am,7:30 am.8:00 am & 8:30 am week days time slots like as follows: bakugan at 7:00 am,beyblade at 7:30 am & pokemon at 8:00 am.
Just for the record,these days hardly any cable network airs their flag ship,most popular highly viewed newer/older cartoons at the 3:00pm,3:30,4:00pm time slots. most of these cable networks air their highly viewed,most popular,flag ship cartoons on in the early mornings or on in prime time hours at 7:00pm,7:30pm,8:00pm,8:30 pm weekdays. DON'T BELIEVE ME,Just grab your cable remote & scroll thru various cable networks that air kid related cartoons meant for kids.
You are correct, no one has yet given proof either way regarding 7:30 vs 4:00 slots from 1986. I firmly believe that the higher rated shows got the 4:00 slot.....and this was certainly my recollection. Not everyone in the US, but everyone I knew was at, on their way to, or prepping for school departure at 7:30.
Regarding shows now.....I don't think we can compare. DVR and insane channel selection has changed so much of the landscape. Sure, some of us had VCRs in the day, but now the actual airtime of a show matters much less.
tidalwavex wrote:BTW,fOR what what it's worth,Hasbro labels their Transformers toys from the years 1984 thru 2011,for ages 5 & up. Everyone here claims the bulk 95% of the transformers toy sales from toddlers. So PERHAPS TODDLERS WHO ARE NOT ENROLLED IN SCHOOL YET WERE ALL WATCHING THE 1986 TF G-1 season 3 cartoon series at 7:30 am. Who's to say these toddlers created higher viewerships rattings than the previous 3:30 pm weekdays time slot.
Maybe, but this feels like grasping.....also, for most of us you would need to go younger than 5 to avoid the issue of school. And why would the toddlers not watch at 3:30?
Sto_vo_kor_2000's facts regarding dates should be addressed if you still want to lay some blame on the strike since his dates re: cancellation vs strike imply no relation.