It is much higher than what they historically aim for, but it’s where we are. I wonder what the median age for Disney and Nick are. The other day I saw some stupid boss baby sequel on Nick. It had the same kind of ads for tax preparation etc that you see on boomerang and AS. I think advertising for kids is being reduced even during kids programs. Parents have more money to spend than kids, and are more likely to be watching cable.
Pokemon has more adult fans than those in the target demographic a result of fans getting into it as kids and staying into it well into adulthood.
There are plenty of adult Pokemon fans, but I don't know if they outnumber the target demographic, especially when it comes to the anime. I've seen kids playing Pokemon Go relatively recently and I've seen kids wearing Pokemon clothes, so it isn't like the franchise specifically just attracts long time fans now. They can have something aimed at adult fans and still be family friendly at the same time. You don't have to make something TV-14 or TV-MA to attract adult fans.
Kai will more than likely be removed from Saturday in the coming weeks, and at this point it’s obvious the only reason they picked the show back up was for this block. So DBZ, Sailor Moon and Naruto all licensed for this block. That’s huge dollars out the door, and that means they will expect to turn a profit quickly.
This. A Pokémon series with a drastic demographic increase would be difficult. Pokémon at best can only be PG at most for it’s media. I don’t expect TPCI to make an uncut redub, or release the episode featuring guns.
We've been over this before, but Cartoon Network can't and shouldn't be nothing but action cartoons and anime. This may come as a shock, but some adults like animated comedies that aren't South Park or Family Guy. A cartoon doesn't need to be edgy in order to be enjoyed by adults; it just has to be good. Cartoon Network can't just be all Toonami all of the time. CN needs to appeal to a wider audience than just anime fans.
The reason why Teen Titans GO and The Amazing World of Gumball get spammed on CN is because kids like them. It doesn't matter if they don't have adult appeal.Why do these need to go away just because they don't appeal to adults?
Except DC fans and adults in general seem to like TTG when you don’t include the rabid hatedom, and Gumball is MASSIVE in meme culture. Sounds like adult appeal to me. (And yes, kids like em too.)
I agree 100%. The premise that TTG and Gumball aren't enjoyed by adults is erroneous. Adults are watching them. "Not having enough adult appeal" is not a good reason to want them gone. If there's something on CN that you personally don't care, then just don't watch it.
Nobody said that anybody wants them gone. I just find it kinda shocking that more adults than kids are watching Teen Titans Go despite how much hatred I see on the Internet for that show. I'm kinda indifferent to the show. It's a bizarre take on the Teen Titans, but if audiences like it.
I really don't think anyone was arguing that every show on Cartoon Network has to be edgy or that it has to be full of anime to have mass appeal.
Well, I've seen some harsh criticism on shows like We Baby Bears
I'm not even personally that much of a fan of action shows (it depends), although they should of course be played
Something that AS, CN, and advertisers don’t seem to get.
I'm not saying otherwise. I don't think people here are arguing that comedic cartoons should be removed entirely from the channel.
I'm not justifying WBD's actions either, but I don't think anybody here saying TTG and Gumball are bad at all. Like I said, it's just scheduling surrounding Gumball and TTG is what killed CN for a lot of people.
Of course, they don't. They are run by out of touch executives who see animation as a childish medium. We've seen this time and time again.
