Has CN's hype machine broken?

[danreyes1]

Is it just me, or are CN's attempts to hype new series failing? HiHi Puffy Ami Yumi, Squirrel Boy, Class of 3000. They spend a few weeks hyping the series, going on about how new it is, showing clips. Then the series arrives and... nothing really happens. CN shows it for a little while, it turns out not to be so great, and the show disappears or is relegated to regular or limited schedule. On to the next big hype (which right now are the likes of Out Of Jimmy's Head and Fried Dynamite).

Sure, said hyped cartoons aren't very good, but with so much hype you'd think at least some easily-manipulated children would generate the desired audience.

[Antiyonder]

Is it just me, or are CN's attempts to hype new series failing? HiHi Puffy Ami Yumi, Squirrel Boy, Class of 3000. They spend a few weeks hyping the series, going on about how new it is, showing clips. Then the series arrives and... nothing really happens. CN shows it for a little while, it turns out not to be so great, and the show disappears or is relegated to regular or limited schedule. On to the next big hype (which right now are the likes of Out Of Jimmy's Head and Fried Dynamite).

Sure, said hyped cartoons aren't very good, but with so much hype you'd think at least some easily-manipulated children would generate the desired audience.

As has been said with Nickelodeon, they just don't give shows the time to find an audience. If it's not an instant hit, then it can hit the road.

[Neo Ultra Mike]

Don't know what you're talking about man. You're speaking like Cartoon Network only started turning on the hype machine the last few years for new original cartoons. However it's been a process they've had since after the first few original Cartoon Cartoons. Like around Powerpuff Girls and Ed Edd n Eddy actually: The new upcoming cartoons get ads starting over a month before it premieres. These ads are numerous and usually consume as much of CN as possible. There's all sorts of talk and info about the new show encouraging you to watch it. However the hype and talk dies down once the show airs and only carries on some after the first season is finished. If it's a hit it's hyped only when new episodes or marathon or something new happens with the show. Otherwise they're not going to bother hyping it because they probably moved on for something else to hype. It's not that CN fails or not to hype a show because when they promote something they do try promoting it well (even if it's not worth promotion). It's just the strength of the show on whether or not it will be a hit. I mean Foster's was pormoted as much as say HiHi PuffyAmi Yumi when they first came out, put people loved and ate up Foster's while didn't really stick with Yumi. Hype wasn't what got that show failed. That was the shows' own fault. And whether or not Out Of Jimmy's Head or Fried Dynamite being succesful isn't up to just the hype of the show/program: it's about making them watching it and the show/block actually keeping the auidnece so the show can go on for more then just a season or two before being replaced by something else that may or may not life up to it's hype.

[danreyes1]

It just seems that today's hype is shorter than that of yesteryear. Whatever happened to all the music videos? The commercials commemorating shows for special achievements? The special previews on multiple networks? Nowadays they give up the hype as soon as the show airs.

Not saying that hype makes or breaks a show. And I'm definitely not saying today's shows are hype-worthy. It just seems to me that they are, unsurprisingly, putting less effort nowadays than they did earlier.

[Taylor Karras]

Yes, It seems pointless to hype a show after it's premiere. It'll seem forced.

[Dr.Pepper]

It just seems that today's hype is shorter than that of yesteryear. Whatever happened to all the music videos? The commercials commemorating shows for special achievements? The special previews on multiple networks? Nowadays they give up the hype as soon as the show airs.
Actually I thought i saw a commercial for Fosters on Comedy Central, but I think it was something that Comcast put up.