Why do kids' channels keep messing up?

[SD-Fiend]

Honestly I share my sentiment with inu kun (although I don't mean to be as rude).

Kids don't worry about being challenged. They just wanna watch something that looks neat and keeps them interested. I watched Batman and Gargoyles back in the day but I also watched a bunch of goofy junk like Cow & Chicken and Angry Beavers.

Like it or not they aren't trying to aim for you and they never will. If the kids like Teen Titans Go more than Korra then that's just how it is.

 

[SD-Fiend]

Maybe the problem is that today kids TV is not watched by actual kids? As arrogant as it sounds grown man/women childs that are nostalgia obsessed freaks. Add to that the fact that animation probably cost WAY WAY more and physical toy sells are probably WAY WAY less and you have the source of your troubles.

If more adults are watching cartoons then cartoons would be way better quality. In most cases they're not. And the shows that do have a huge fanbase go largely ignored by the companies producing it. Take Gravity Falls for example. The show is AMAZING yet there's maybe one or two new episodes every month or so, if even. I have never even SEEN merchandise that's official for it. Disney is just ignoring the fact that they're sitting on an awesome show that would sell crazy amounts of toys. My kids WANT Gravity Falls stuff but there's no toys.

Then there is Cartoon Network shoving shitty shows down everyone's throat by doing cross overs with shows that do actually have success instead of spending more time making the already great show even better. Example: Uncle Grandpa. My kids HATE that show, with good reason(it's fucking stupid). They groaned so much when they found out they were doing a cross over with Steven Universe. They like Steven universe and hated that Uncle Grandpa was basically tainting it. They refuse to watch the episode because they just can't stand Uncle Grandpa that much. And speaking of Steven Universe, where the hell are the toys for that? My daughter would love dolls or action figures of the Gems. Can't sell something if you never produce it.

They really missed out on the SU/UG episode. It was pretty funny and actually poked some fun at the people who were taking it too seriously.

 

[Kittyhawk]

What's happening has been happening for ages. Kids shows chosen need to do so well, but some would rather go with something safe that gets viewers.

Also the decision to put Legend of Korra online instead of on tv, was actually smart one (its creators were ahead of the game), because that's where the kid audience is going now. Kids no longer require a tv schedule to see something, just like adults. They can watch on their tablets, phones and laptops instead.

Now you also know why there's no saturday morning kids tv anymore, like years before.