WordsAreSomething t1_iu5nsn7 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 6:59 PM

What's going to fill that hour? As a Survivor fan I was really happy with the first two weeks and longer episodes for The Real Love Boat premiered. Always seemed like a weird show to put between Survivor and The Amazing Race.

wkomorow t1_iu5t2zn wrote on October 28, 2022 at 7:36 PM

NCIS: Oceans

meatball77 t1_iub5qob wrote on October 29, 2022 at 11:51 PM

NCIS Land Navy

hookyboysb t1_iu68bjc wrote on October 28, 2022 at 9:22 PM

TAR is filling in the RLB slot, and it seems like reruns are replacing TAR at 10pm.

My guess is Survivor 44 goes to 90 minutes full time, with the remaining 90 minutes going to TAR or Tough as Nails.

Silent_Transition308 t1_iu8f0sz wrote on October 29, 2022 at 10:54 AM

I know it seemed weird but this is a common tactic for networks. They hope that ratings from the successful shows that bookend its timeslot will spill over. I don't think that strategy works when the only thing the shows have in common is that they are reality TV.

Networks (and streamers) need to recognize that reality TV is a medium and that there are genres within that medium. In this case, Survivor and Amazing Race fall into the "Reality Competition" genre while The Real Love Boat falls into the "Reality Dating/Romance" genre.