Board Thread:False Info and Speculative Discussion/@comment-4091815-20150630235829/@comment-4091815-20150703025344

All cable networks are seeing an overall decline in ratings. New shows, old shows the trend is consistant. - the audience just isn't watching live TV as much anymore.

The younger audience is where this trend is the most obvious - with declines for live viewing for youth-oriented shows (Teen Wolf, PLL) dropping by an average 15-20% in the past couple of years.

The Blocbuster comparison is apt in that new technology put them out of business. Once people didn't have to leave home to rent movies quickly and easily - the dinosaur died. Television isn't quite to that point yet but give it 10-15 more years. The network business model will have to change radically or they'll be about as relevant as a rotary phone.