Network decay

Network Decay is the gradual transition of a television network away from its original stated viewing choices. Networks that focus on a particular theme, such as the Golf Channel, tend to show shows outside of this scope that the channel's administration feels that the viewers would also like to see.
However, this is not always successful. Viewers have complained and sometimes abandoned a channel that no longer airs the shows that the viewers originally tuned in to see, causing problems for the network in question.
Sometimes, a channel will rebrand itself, and focus on a different scope; for example, the conversion of the Court TV channel to "Tru TV" allowed it to show more reality-based shows, such as Police Videos, than the original limitation of the courtroom.
 
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