The District  2000, TV Show  TV Listings    Why do none of the
major ...  Question: Why do none of the major networks show new
programming on Saturday night anymore? I grew up with TV, and
there have been a lot of good shows airing on Saturday nights
(i.e., Gunsmoke, Mary Tyler Moore, Love Boat, Fantasy Island,
District, Hack, to name a few). Do the major networks think that
no one is home on Saturday evening to watch TV? A lot of us
"baby boomers" are done running around and partying on Saturday
nights and would really appreciate something other than repeats
to watch. Is there any hope for us? Answer: There's no such
thing as a simple question. Saturdays are a dead zone for the
networks, and I can't see that changing in the foreseeable
future. In fact, I worry that Fridays will be the next to go.
The notion of there being a "captive audience" for network TV is
obsolete; even in recent years, when the networks were still
programming original series on Saturdays (CBS, the most
traditional network, was the last