Today, I've made a new segment on The Cartoon Central titled Reschedulin' the Schedule, where I post how a network can improve its schedule, as well as make fantasy schedules. Today, I am going to make this segment on Disney Channel, the channel that lost its Mickey Mouse charm.
Now there's a lot to work with Disney Channel. Recently, I took a look a its schedule and I gotta say, this is a mess. When watching this channel, every day you'll see 10 airings Jessie, 10 airings of Dog With a Blog, 10 airings of Good Luck Charlie and about one or two airings of Phineas & Ferb. Interestly, the only reruns of P&F you'll see right now are in the graveyard zone (though, Disney XD overplays P&F through the day sometimes). I find it funny that this is currently Disney Channel's (not Disney XD's) most popular hit and this get pushed to early morning hours (well, you can still see reruns airing in the day of the light, but that's happens occasionally) for less popular sitcoms like Dog With a Blog and A.N.T. Farm.
Let's cut to the chase here: Good Luck Charlie, Jessie and Austin & Ally are now the network's top hits, however since they're live action, they (along with the others) get most airtime on the schedule. Come on, DC, give the cartoons some airtime as well! P&F is still popular, it should be getting more reruns. Gravity Falls is now on hiatus and it wouldn't hurt to give this show at least a weekday run. It has enough episodes and it would keep the fans some company until season two arrives. And why is the animated tweencom Fish Hooks being shoved at 5AM? So far the only cartoon you're giving some reruns is Wander Over Yonder, but why give the other three more expose. They're your shows.
Now I have nothing against these post-Hannah Montana sitcoms, but I personally think they're stupid, unfunny and dull, especially the recent ones. The characters make lame jokes as if they're being forced to. The only sitcom I find semi-decent is Good Luck Charlie. It has its moments and has gotten past the radar. But let's save that for another post later, the point is Disney Channel should limit the number of reruns for its sitcoms and give more expose for its animation in its schedule. Shows that have less than 20 episodes should be exclusive to weekends, but can have an encore on one or two selected days during the week. Shows that have 20-40 episodes should also be exclusive to weekends, but can get 1-2 reruns a day on the weekdays. Shows with 40-65 episodes can have 2-4 airings a day. And shows with 65+ episodes may have 4-7 airings a day. If DC has extra space, it could try to air shows from Disney XD or air some of its older programming during the graveyard hours.
Another thing I would like to point out: the Walt Disney animated shorts. It's a shame that the Mouse House won't let their shorts air on Disney Channel anymore. The shorts did help Disney Channel become successful. Maybe if they keep the new Mickey Mouse shorts air during the day and air the theatrical classic shorts during the graveyard hours (around 11PM or so), it would be a treat.
And now here's how I would schedule Disney Channel if this was today:
Weekdays:
6:00AM Phineas & Ferb
6:30AM Fish Hooks
7:00AM Jessie
7:30AM Dog with a Blog
8:00AM Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
8:30AM Jake and the Neverland Pirates
9:00AM Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
9:30AM Sofia the First
10:00AM Doc McStuffins
10:30AM Henry Hugglemonster
11:00AM Jake and the Neverland Pirates
11:30AM Octonauts
12:00PM Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
12:30PM Doc McStuffins
1:00PM Movie / Rotating Series
3:00PM Kickin' It (The show airing on DC could boost the show's ratings on XD)
3:30PM Lab Rats (Same reason)
4:00PM Good Luck Charlie
4:30PM A.N.T. Farm
5:00PM Gravity Falls
5:30PM Phineas & Ferb
6:00PM Good Luck Charlie
6:30PM Jessie
7:00PM Austin & Ally
7:30PM Dog with a Blog
8:00PM Movie / Rotating Series
10:00PM Phineas & Ferb
10:30PM Good Luck Charlie
11:00PM Jessie
11:30PM A.N.T. Farm
12:00AM Good Luck Charlie
12:30AM Good Luck Charlie
1:00AM Shake It Up!
1:30AM A.N.T. Farm
2:00AM The Suite Life of Deck
2:30AM The Suite Life of Deck
3:00AM Wizards of Waverly Place
3:30AM Wizards of Waverly Place
4:00AM That's So Raven
4:30AM Kim Possible
5:00AM Lizzie McGuire
5:30AM Even Stevens
Fridays:
8:00PM A.N.T. Farm
8:30PM Jessie / Dog with a Blog
9:00PM Wander Over Yonder
9:15PM Fish Hooks / Phineas & Ferb
9:30PM Fish Hooks / Liv & Maddie
10:00PM Dog with a Blog
10:30PM Good Luck Charlie
11:00PM Gravity Falls
11:30PM Wander Over Yonder
12:00AM Phineas & Ferb
12:30AM Jessie
1:00AM Dog with a Blog
1:30AM A.N.T. Farm
2:00AM Jessie
Saturdays:
6:00AM Octonauts
6:30AM Henry Hugglemonster
7:00AM Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
7:30AM Doc McStuffins
8:00AM Jake and the Neverland Pirates
8:30AM Sofia the First
9:00AM Phineas & Ferb
9:30AM Fish Hooks
10:00AM Wander Over Yonder
10:30AM Jessie
11:00AM Dog with a Blog
11:30AM Liv & Maddie
12:00PM Rotating Series
1:30PM Rotating Series
3:00PM Jessie
3:30PM Jessie
4:00PM Phineas & Ferb
4:30PM Phineas & Ferb
5:00PM Good Luck Charlie
5:30PM Good Luck Charlie
6:00PM Austin & Ally
6:30PM Austin & Ally
7:00PM Dog with a Blog
7:30PM Dog with a Blog
8:00PM Movie / Rotating Series
10:00PM Mighty Med
10:30PM Lab Rats
11:00PM A.N.T. Farm
11:30PM Shake It Up!
12:00AM Good Luck Charlie
12:30AM Gravity Falls
1:00AM Austin & Ally
1:30AM Jessie
2:00AM Phineas & Ferb
2:30AM Movie
4:00AM The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
4:30AM Hannah Montana
5:00AM Phil of the Future
5:30AM The Proud Family
Sundays:
6:00AM Octonauts
6:30AM Henry Hugglemonster
7:00AM Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
7:30AM Doc McStuffins
8:00AM Jake and the Neverland Pirates
8:30AM Sofia the First
9:00AM Phineas & Ferb
9:30AM Gravity Falls
10:00AM Jessie
10:30AM Good Luck Charlie
11:00AM Austin & Ally
11:30AM Shake It Up!
12:00PM Rotating Series
1:30PM Rotating Series
3:00PM Dog with a Blog
3:30PM Dog with a Blog
4:00PM A.N.T. Farm
4:30AM A.N.T. Farm
5:00PM Good Luck Charlie
5:30PM Good Luck Charlie
6:00PM Jessie
6:30PM Jessie
7:00PM Austin & Ally
7:30PM Good Luck Charlie
8:00PM Liv & Maddie
8:30PM Austin & Ally
9:00PM Wander Over Yonder
9:30PM Liv & Maddie
10:00PM Phineas & Ferb
10:30PM Phineas & Ferb
11:00AM Dog with a Blog
11:30PM Jessie
12:00AM Good Luck Charlie
12:30AM Good Luck Charlie
1:00AM Shake It Up!
1:30AM A.N.T. Farm
2:00AM The Suite Life of Deck
2:30AM Movie
4:00AM The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
4:30AM Hannah Montana
5:00AM Phil of the Future
5:30AM The Proud Family
Now that's a good schedule.
