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Why doesn't American TV broadcast episodes in order?


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Like with Nick they will just air out random episodes of Spongebob to just fill in time. I heard this isn't a problem in other countries.

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why would anyone broadcast episodes of a series in order unless it makes sense to put it in order

airing random episodes makes for a better viewing schedule than always knowing what comes next. It's always fun when Band Geeks randomly comes on, but it wouldn't be as interesting if it was in sequential order.

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i assumed he meant tv shows that follow a sequential storyline as opposed to cartoons or skit shows where it's irrelevant

but he said spongebob in which case it's a cartoon so i don't think it matters

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Like with Nick they will just air out random episodes of Spongebob to just fill in time. I heard this isn't a problem in other countries.

Well if its a show of that caliber, sequentially releasing a kids show (like Spongebob) with little to almost no story would be better off if it wasn't released in order (IMO).

A show like Walking Dead would do so, or Breaking Bad, (or any other hit show) because it has a story in which it would make sense to be released in subsequent order.

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Tell me something america do in order?

your mom

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I dunno, I remember they always showed random episodes of How I Met Your Mother but only from like the same 2 seasons.

it made catching up pretty impossible when there were whole seasons not getting real reruns.

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In terms of new shows, they're always shown in order. One from last week, one the next week.

You seem to be talking about re-runs, though. If there's supposed to be a sequence between the episodes (part 1, part 2, etc.), they'll keep them in order. Otherwise, it's mostly just time-filler.

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In terms of new shows, they're always shown in order. One from last week, one the next week.

You seem to be talking about re-runs, though. If there's supposed to be a sequence between the episodes (part 1, part 2, etc.), they'll keep them in order. Otherwise, it's mostly just time-filler.

Basically, this. Cartoons and sitcoms and the like don't have any real overarching plot or sequential order.

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Honestly, I don't think this is just American TV. I know BBC (the British channel) does it.

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