Who will be the first of the Big Three kids cable channel to call it quits and close down forever

[aegisrawks]

I specified because its easy to just say "A Z tier channel like Universal Kids" But I am going for big game here. Who of the big three will be the first to die.

Ironically despite the whole despair thing, I dont have a clear pick, CN and Nick have good ratings with Nick At Nite and Adult Swim, Disney Channel has actually decent ratings with kids.

 

[Silverstar]

I don't think any of them will die, per se, just change form into something else other than linear TV channels. My guess is they'll all just go to streaming.

As for who will go first, my money's on Cartoon Network; they're seriously being mismanaged now, despite having several new projects coming down the pike. Some folks are even speculating that Max may not survive the streaming wars.

Of course Disney wants everyone flocking to Disney+, and several international Disney Channels have shut down already.

I don't even know what's going on with Paramount.

 

[Goldstar!]

My guess would be either be Cartoon Network or Nickelodeon. Paramount Studios is currently adrift at sea without a captain, and yet the company seems to be borrowing from Disney's playbook by trying to move all of its content over to Paramount+, but the difference is that Disney has its money making theme parks to fall back on, while Paramount doesn't. However, Nick seems to be doing a little better than CN at the moment.

 

[Surreal Kangaroo]

If I had to pick one I would say CN, due to management issues. I also think Disney is a contender since Disney + is a thing.

 

[Stumpos]

Cartoon Network as long as Zaslav runs Warner Bros. Their new cartoons keep getting pushed to Adult Swim and Max, so I can see them either retooling it into Adult Swim or just putting everything on Max.

 

[JulianRO]

Where I live Disney Channel might be the first to shut down.

 

[JoeMabbon]

On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for all three is 0. But how much longer do you think the kid's network format will last? Could Gen Alpha be the last cohort of kids to grow up with cable as a part of their viewing diet?