Saturday TV Programming

When you watch television as much as I do you begin to fancy yourself a bit of a connoisseur; that is why you can believe me when I tell you that, when it comes to entertaining television, Saturday is the "red-headed stepchild" of the week.

Oh I'm sure you have your favorite days of the week to watch the tube, days where it seems as if there are too many watchable shows. I guarantee no such quandary exists on Saturday. On Saturday during the day, the choices seem to be old B movies (how much Steven Seagal can one really watch?) or home improvement shows, at night it's America's Most Wanted and Mad TV.

I often wonder what process is used to decide what airs on which day, is it a particular demographic that is being appealed to? Do television networks assume that everyone is out clubbing or is it something much more nefarious? All I can say is thank goodness for On Demand!