Follow TV Tropes

Following

History AdoredByTheNetwork / Disney

Go To

OR

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* As of 2015, ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'' has been getting this treatment Creator/DisneyXD by airing many sneak peaks and playing promos in every commercial break or end credits. They even made a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJoyCzvhOTI whole promo]] about how it's set to take over the internet.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* The Canadian feed loved playing ''WesternAnimation/JungleJunction'' and SpecialAgentOso, before it became Family Junior and then returned on another feed.

to:

* The Canadian feed loved playing ''WesternAnimation/JungleJunction'' and SpecialAgentOso, ''WesternAnimation/SpecialAgentOso'', before it became Family Junior and then returned on another feed.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* The Canadian feed loved playing JungleJunction and SpecialAgentOso, before it became Family Junior and then returned on another feed.

to:

* The Canadian feed loved playing JungleJunction ''WesternAnimation/JungleJunction'' and SpecialAgentOso, before it became Family Junior and then returned on another feed.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


** The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Road Rally special airs every Memorial Day. As for normal episodes, "Donald Hatches an Egg" seems to play every three weeks, and the pilot episode "Daisy Bo Peep" is shown at least twice a week.

to:

** The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Road Rally special airs every Memorial Day. As for normal episodes, "Donald Hatches an Egg" seems to play every three weeks, weeks and the pilot episode "Daisy Bo Peep" is shown at least twice a week.



** * In 2012, Disney XD frequently played ''Disney/TheLionKingOneAndAHalf''.

to:

** * In 2012, Disney XD frequently played ''Disney/TheLionKingOneAndAHalf''.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


** The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Road Rally special airs every Memorial Day. As for normal episodes, "Donald Hatches an Egg" seems to play every three weeks, and the pilot episode "Daisy Bo Peep" is show at least twice a week.

to:

** The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Road Rally special airs every Memorial Day. As for normal episodes, "Donald Hatches an Egg" seems to play every three weeks, and the pilot episode "Daisy Bo Peep" is show shown at least twice a week.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* As of December 2015, the channel loves showing ''WesternAnimation/FrozenFever'', which isn't as bad as some of the other examples on this list since it's popular with it's target demographic.

to:

* As of December 2015, the channel loves showing ''WesternAnimation/FrozenFever'', which isn't as bad as some of the other examples on this list since it's popular with it's the channel's target demographic.demographic. As of March 2016, the short will play every two hours, which amounts to five airings each day.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


** The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Road Rally special airs every Memorial Day. As for normal "Donald Hatches an Egg" seems to play every three weeks.
** For Doc [=McStuffins=], it's "Ooey Gablooey Springs A Leak/There's A Knight In Your Tummy". The latter also plays every other week.

to:

** The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Road Rally special airs every Memorial Day. As for normal episodes, "Donald Hatches an Egg" seems to play every three weeks.
weeks, and the pilot episode "Daisy Bo Peep" is show at least twice a week.
** For Doc [=McStuffins=], it's "Ooey Gablooey Springs A Leak/There's A Knight In Your Tummy". The latter also plays every other week.

Added: 160

Changed: 135

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* Other favorites under the Fox Family name included ''Music/SClub7'', ''WesternAnimation/AngelaAnaconda'' and [[WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine anything that was]] [[WesternAnimation/MagicAdventuresOfMumfie created by Britt Allcroft]], the latter to the point where Mumfie's run on Fox's [=GirlzChannel=] competed with Fox Family's ''Storytime with Thomas''.

to:

* Other favorites under the Fox Family name included ''Music/SClub7'', ''WesternAnimation/AngelaAnaconda'' and [[WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine anything that was]] [[WesternAnimation/MagicAdventuresOfMumfie created by Britt Allcroft]], the latter to the Allcroft]]. They loved Mumfie so much that at one point where in time, Mumfie's run on Fox's short-lived [=GirlzChannel=] competed with Fox Family's ''Storytime with Thomas''.Thomas'', which played one Mumfie story per episode.



* In Australia, Disney Channel had a habit of airing a ''Film/HighSchoolMusical'' film at least three times a month, with promos for it in almost every commercial break for the week prior to its airing.

to:

* In Australia, Disney Channel once had a habit of airing a ''Film/HighSchoolMusical'' film at least three times a month, with promos for it in almost every commercial break for the week prior to its airing.airing.
* If Disney Channel is airing a movie on a weekday that isn't a Friday during primetime, chances are that the film aired will usually be ''Disney/{{Tangled}}''.



** The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Road Rally special airs every Memorial Day, and "Donald Hatches an Egg" seems to play every three weeks.

to:

** The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Road Rally special airs every Memorial Day, and Day. As for normal "Donald Hatches an Egg" seems to play every three weeks.weeks.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* DisneyChannel is getting ''ridiculously'' bad about this. For the most part, they air the same roster of shows that they've been promoting for the past few years constantly, and they often share actors with each other as well as movies that are just like the shows the actors star in.

to:

* DisneyChannel is getting Creator/DisneyChannel has been ''ridiculously'' bad about this. For the most part, they air the same roster of shows that they've been promoting for the past few years constantly, and they often share actors with each other as well as movies that are just like the shows the actors star in.



* For the USA Disney Junior channel, it appears to be ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouseClubhouse''. [[TropesAreNotBad Not bad considering that the show is very popular with the channel's target demographic!]] They also seem to like the new show ''WesternAnimation/DocMcStuffins''.

to:

* For the USA Disney Junior channel, it appears to be ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouseClubhouse''. [[TropesAreNotBad Not bad considering that the show is very popular with the channel's target demographic!]] They also seem to like the new show ''WesternAnimation/DocMcStuffins''.



** Not even the shorts are extempt from overplayed episodes. Nina Needs To Go! has "Traffic", Big Block Sing Song has "Monkey" and "Hair" (Like the Serious Business episode of Teen Titans Go! mentioned on [[AdoredByTheNetwork.CartoonNetwork this page]], the latter short became a meme due to its' overplay), Can You Teach My Alligator Manners? has "Birthday Manners", Tasty Time With [=ZeFronk=] has "Ze Pancakes!" and "Ze Indian Mango Lassi" (the latter of which also suffered the same thing as Big Block Sing Song's "Hair" due to its' ending) and Choo Choo Soul has "A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes" and "Zip-A-Dee-Do-Dah".

to:

** Not even the shorts are extempt from overplayed episodes. Nina Needs To Go! has "Traffic", Big Block Sing Song has "Monkey" and "Hair" (Like the Serious Business episode of Teen Titans Go! mentioned on [[AdoredByTheNetwork.CartoonNetwork this page]], ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo'', the latter short became a meme due to its' overplay), Can You Teach My Alligator Manners? has "Birthday Manners", Tasty Time With [=ZeFronk=] has "Ze Pancakes!" and "Ze Indian Mango Lassi" (the latter of which also suffered the same thing as Big Block Sing Song's "Hair" due to its' ending) and Choo Choo Soul has "A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes" and "Zip-A-Dee-Do-Dah".



* The Canadian feed loved playing JungleJunction and SpecialAgentOso.

to:

* The Canadian feed loved playing JungleJunction and SpecialAgentOso.SpecialAgentOso, before it became Family Junior and then returned on another feed.



* Disney Junior loves playing TheLionGuardReturnOfTheRoar so much, even Disney XD plays it sometimes!

to:

* Disney Junior loves playing TheLionGuardReturnOfTheRoar so much, even ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuardReturnOfTheRoar'' a lot, to the point where sister channel Disney XD plays it sometimes!
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* Creator/ABCFamily must always play ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'' every three months or so. The network is owned by Disney, and they don't play their animated classics as often as ''this''.

to:

* Creator/ABCFamily must always play (now Freeform) has had a habit of airing ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'' every three months or so. The network is owned by Disney, and they don't play their animated classics as often as ''this''.



* Creator/ABCFamily ''really'' likes using whatever excuse they can to air their ''Film/HarryPotter'' marathons. Upcoming movies, Christmas, Memorial Day, whatever. Between the length of the films and frequent commercial breaks, "Harry Potter Weekends" now last up to five days long.

to:

* Creator/ABCFamily The channel ''really'' likes using whatever excuse they can to air their ''Film/HarryPotter'' marathons. Upcoming movies, Christmas, Memorial Day, whatever. Between the length of the films and frequent commercial breaks, "Harry Potter Weekends" now last up to five days long.



* Another favorite is both ''Literature/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'' adaptations. They're aired one after the other, too.
** Speaking of Roland Dahl, they also seem to show ''{{Matilda}}'' every three weeks.

to:

* Another favorite is both Both ''Literature/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'' adaptations.adaptations are favored by the channel. They're aired one after the other, too.
** Speaking of Roland Dahl, Creator/RoaldDahl, they also seem to show liked showing ''{{Matilda}}'' every three few weeks.



** ABC Family seemed to adore ''Film/FredClaus'' in 2015 as the movie has been played every other day during 25 Days of Christmas.
* When the channel was Fox Family, they loved playing ''Film/RichieRichsChristmas Wish'' and the MadeForTVMovie ''To Grandmother's House We Go'' every Christmas. It helps that The Olsen Twins, whom the channel adored, starred in this movie, and it was their first role on screen together (''Series/FullHouse'' doesn't count, they used a different one of them each episode).

to:

** Shortly before its name change to Freeform, ABC Family seemed to adore ''Film/FredClaus'' in 2015 as the movie has been played every other day during 25 Days of Christmas.
* When the channel was Fox Family, they loved playing ''Film/RichieRichsChristmas ''Film/RichieRich's Christmas Wish'' and the MadeForTVMovie ''To Grandmother's House We Go'' every Christmas. It helps that The Olsen Twins, whom the channel adored, starred in this movie, and it was their first role on screen together (''Series/FullHouse'' doesn't count, they used a different one of them each episode).



* Creator/ABCFamily was a huge fan of ''Series/AmericasFunniestHomeVideos'' at the dawn of TheNewTens. The station's [[Series/TheSecretLifeOfTheAmericanTeenager original]] [[Series/MakeItOrBreakIt shows]] [[Series/PrettyLittleLiars usually]] aired over Monday and Tuesday night. Unless they were showing a movie, Wednesday through Friday nights were a block of AFHV. In 2012 they dropped the show, but brought it back in March 2013, though its scheduling is inconsistent and less frequent than before. The slack has since been taken over by WGN America.

to:

* Creator/ABCFamily ABC Family was a huge fan of ''Series/AmericasFunniestHomeVideos'' at the dawn of TheNewTens. The station's [[Series/TheSecretLifeOfTheAmericanTeenager original]] [[Series/MakeItOrBreakIt shows]] [[Series/PrettyLittleLiars usually]] aired over Monday and Tuesday night. Unless they were showing a movie, Wednesday through Friday nights were a block of AFHV. In 2012 they dropped the show, but brought it back in March 2013, though its scheduling is inconsistent and less frequent than before. The slack has since been taken over by WGN America.



* With that show now over with, ABC Family has now become obsessed with ''MelissaAndJoey'' and ''BabyDaddy'', two shows that would have likely never run as long as they have on any other network.
* In the late '90s-early 2000s, ABC Family, then known as Fox Family, was hyping the popularity of Creator/MaryKateAndAshleyOlsen like there was no tomorrow. The network developed a series compiled from their direct-to-video shows and aired it in the mornings as ''Mary-Kate & Ashley's Adventures''. They also aired reruns of the girls' short-lived sitcom ''Two of a Kind''. Their TV and direct-to-video movies also had a lot of airtime. Ultimately, the network gave the duo their own show: ''So Little Time''. It was to the point that the ''Hollywood Reporter'' claimed the industry insiders jokingly dubbed Fox Family "The Mary-Kate and Ashley Channel". That all ended when Creator/{{Disney}} bought the network and dumped ''So Little Time''. The only remnants of the twins on the channel were ''Series/FullHouse'' reruns until the fall of 2013; since then, the network has been Olsen-free.
* Other favorites of Fox Family included ''Music/SClub7'', ''WesternAnimation/AngelaAnaconda'' and [[WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine anything that was]] [[WesternAnimation/MagicAdventuresOfMumfie created by Britt Allcroft]], the latter to the point where Mumfie's run on Fox's [=GirlzChannel=] competed with Fox Family's ''Storytime with Thomas''.

to:

* With that show now over with, ABC Family has now become they became obsessed with ''MelissaAndJoey'' and ''BabyDaddy'', two shows that would have likely never run as long as they have on any other network.
* In the late '90s-early 2000s, ABC Family, then known as Fox Family, as it was then known, was hyping the popularity of Creator/MaryKateAndAshleyOlsen like there was no tomorrow. The network developed a series compiled from their direct-to-video shows and aired it in the mornings as ''Mary-Kate & Ashley's Adventures''. They also aired reruns of the girls' short-lived sitcom ''Two of a Kind''. Their TV and direct-to-video movies also had a lot of airtime. Ultimately, the network gave the duo their own show: ''So Little Time''. It was to the point that the ''Hollywood Reporter'' claimed the industry insiders jokingly dubbed Fox Family "The Mary-Kate and Ashley Channel". That all ended when Creator/{{Disney}} bought the network and dumped ''So Little Time''. The only remnants of the twins on the channel were ''Series/FullHouse'' reruns until the fall of 2013; since then, the network has been Olsen-free.
* Other favorites of under the Fox Family name included ''Music/SClub7'', ''WesternAnimation/AngelaAnaconda'' and [[WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine anything that was]] [[WesternAnimation/MagicAdventuresOfMumfie created by Britt Allcroft]], the latter to the point where Mumfie's run on Fox's [=GirlzChannel=] competed with Fox Family's ''Storytime with Thomas''.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* In Australia, Disney Channel had a habit of airing a ''Film/HighSchoolMusical'' film at least three times a month, with promos for it in almost every commercial break for the week prior to its airing.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* The channel has a habit of airing certain Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon films every other weekend. In particular ''Disney/SleepingBeauty'', ''Disney/{{Mulan}}'', and ''WesternAnimation/{{Brave}}'' frequently get shown (often in a row).
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


[[folder: ABC Family/Fox Family/Family Channel]]

to:

[[folder: ABC Freeform/ABC Family/Fox Family/Family Channel]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* For some reason, starting in December 2012, Creator/ABCFamily, Creator/DisneyChannel, and Creator/DisneyXD so far constantly went through a phase where they would air ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe'' of all films '''every single month''', basically 2 times in a row. For instance, ABCFamily would sometimes do a double-feature presentation, DisneyChannel would give it limited commercial interruption (like most movies that air on the channel), and DisneyXD would air it during the "golden hours" of 5:00pm or 8:00pm. The irony is that the film is owned by Universal, a rival company. Meanwhile, the local channel ABC, Teletoon, HBO, Cinemax, {{ITV}} and the Spanish-language network Telemundo have aired this movie also, with the latter being the only one actually owned by Universal. As of now, there's no word if [=NBCUniversal=]-owned or other stations have run the film.
[[/folder]]

to:

* For some reason, starting in December 2012, Creator/ABCFamily, Creator/DisneyChannel, and Creator/DisneyXD so far constantly went through a phase where they would air ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe'' of all films '''every single month''', basically 2 times in a row. For instance, ABCFamily ABC Family would sometimes do a double-feature presentation, DisneyChannel would give it limited commercial interruption (like most movies that air on the channel), and DisneyXD would air it during the "golden hours" of 5:00pm or 8:00pm. The irony is that the film is owned by Universal, a rival company. Meanwhile, the local channel ABC, Teletoon, HBO, Cinemax, {{ITV}} and the Spanish-language network Telemundo have aired this movie also, with the latter being the only one actually owned by Universal. As of now, there's no word if [=NBCUniversal=]-owned or other stations have run the film.
[[/folder]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* Disney Junior loves playing TheLionGuardReturnOfTheRoar so much, even Disney XD plays it sometimes!
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* ''Anime/YoKaiWatch'' has quickly become this for DisneyXD. Before and after its' premiere, promos for it were shown during every show on the channel. Heck, they even debuted another promo for the show five minutes after the end of the first episode!

to:

* ''Anime/YoKaiWatch'' has quickly become this for DisneyXD. Before and after its' premiere, promos for it were shown during every show on the channel. Heck, they even debuted another promo for the show five minutes after the end of the first episode!episode! Also, the network airs marathons for the show every chance it gets.



Added: 76

Removed: 73

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* In 2012, Disney XD frequently played ''Disney/TheLionKingOneAndAHalf''.


Added DiffLines:

** * In 2012, Disney XD frequently played ''Disney/TheLionKingOneAndAHalf''.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


** The Canadian version of Disney XD plays seven and a half hours of the show a day.

to:

** The Before it became Family Chrgd, the Canadian version of Disney XD plays would play seven and a half hours of the show a day.



* The Canadian feed loves JungleJunction and SpecialAgentOso.

to:

* The Canadian feed loves loved playing JungleJunction and SpecialAgentOso.



* As of December 2015, the channel loves showing ''WesternAnimation/FrozenFever'', which isn't as bad as some of the other examples on this list since it's popular with it's target demographic:

to:

* As of December 2015, the channel loves showing ''WesternAnimation/FrozenFever'', which isn't as bad as some of the other examples on this list since it's popular with it's target demographic:demographic.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* In late 2014, ''{{Disney}}/TheLittleMermaid'' would be played once a week.

to:

* In late 2014, ''{{Disney}}/TheLittleMermaid'' ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'' would be played once a week.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


** ABC Family seems to adore ''Film/FredClaus'' as the movie is being played every other day during 25 Days of Christmas.

to:

** ABC Family seems seemed to adore ''Film/FredClaus'' in 2015 as the movie is being has been played every other day during 25 Days of Christmas.

Added: 238

Changed: 99

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* Ever since the ABC buyout of The Family Channel (known as Fox Family when it happened), you can't watch the channel each Christmas without seeing ''Elouise At Christmastime'' or Film/{{Elf}}.
** The former is also adored by Disney Channel along with TheSantaClause series.

to:

* Ever since the ABC buyout of The Family Channel (known as Fox Family when it happened), you can't watch the channel each Christmas without seeing ''Elouise At Christmastime'' Christmastime'', Film/{{Elf}} or Film/{{Elf}}.
the live-action version of ''Film/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas''.
** The former is also adored by Disney Channel along with TheSantaClause series.series and ''Film/ThePolarExpress''.
** Up until they were acquired by HBO in 2014, ABC Family played the first two ''Film/HomeAlone'' movies quite often.
** ABC Family seems to adore ''Film/FredClaus'' as the movie is being played every other day during 25 Days of Christmas.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* As of December 2015, the channel loves showing ''WesternAnimation/FrozenFever'', which isn't as bad as some of the other examples on this list since it's popular with it's target demographic:
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* The network has also become very fond of Creator/NicholasSparks movies, frequently airing ''The Lucky One'' and ''Film/TheNotebook''.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


** Speaking of Nina, sometimes the American Disney Junior would air the show when a different short was scheduled.

to:

** Speaking of Nina, sometimes the American Disney Junior would will sometimes air the show when a different instead of whatever short was scheduled.is listed to air.



** Not even the shorts are extempt from overplayed episodes. Nina Needs To Go! has "Traffic", Big Block Sing Song has "Monkey" and "Hair" (Like the Serious Business episode of Teen Titans Go! mentioned on [[AdoredByTheNetwork.CartoonNetwork this page]], the latter short became a meme due to its' overplay), Can You Teach My Alligator Manners? has "Birthday Manners", Tasty Time With ZeFronk has "Ze Pancakes!" and "Ze Indian Mango Lassi" (the latter of which also suffered the same thing as Big Block Sing Song's "Hair" due to its' ending) and Choo Choo Soul has "A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes" and "Zip-A-Dee-Do-Dah".

to:

** Not even the shorts are extempt from overplayed episodes. Nina Needs To Go! has "Traffic", Big Block Sing Song has "Monkey" and "Hair" (Like the Serious Business episode of Teen Titans Go! mentioned on [[AdoredByTheNetwork.CartoonNetwork this page]], the latter short became a meme due to its' overplay), Can You Teach My Alligator Manners? has "Birthday Manners", Tasty Time With ZeFronk [=ZeFronk=] has "Ze Pancakes!" and "Ze Indian Mango Lassi" (the latter of which also suffered the same thing as Big Block Sing Song's "Hair" due to its' ending) and Choo Choo Soul has "A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes" and "Zip-A-Dee-Do-Dah".
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


** The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Road Rally special airs every Memorial Day

to:

** The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Road Rally special airs every Memorial DayDay, and "Donald Hatches an Egg" seems to play every three weeks.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
I made a mistake.


[[/note]]

to:

[[/note]]
[[/folder]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


[[/foldercontrol]]

Added: 12084

Changed: 1079

Removed: 353

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


[[foldercontrol]]

[[folder: ABC]]
* The US version of ''WhoWantsToBeAMillionaire'' is perhaps the TropeCodifier and poster boy of this. The show was a massive hit for Creator/{{ABC}} in a time when the network was struggling. They quickly capitalized on the popularity of the show, giving it multiple airings per week (up to ''four'' days a week) in order to keep the ratings up. Unfortunately Millionaire's overplay escalated the show's downfall and cancellation. On the bright side, it still enjoys success in the syndication format.
* ABC's Saturday morning block in its later years also suffered from the Adored Episodes problem mentioned in the Disney Channel section. By the time it was replaced by E/I programming in September 2011, the block was running on autopilot (not unlike Nick GAS), running only the same 10-12 episodes of ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewSchool'', ''WesternAnimation/TheReplacements'', ''Series/ThatsSoRaven'' (about 22 episodes in this case - two episodes back to back, and always in the same order), ''Series/HannahMontana'' and ''Series/TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody''.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: ABC Family/Fox Family/Family Channel]]
* Creator/ABCFamily must always play ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'' every three months or so. The network is owned by Disney, and they don't play their animated classics as often as ''this''.
* ABC Family aired ''Disney/TheLionKing'' once every month around the time the 2011 re-released happened. On May 5, 2012, the movie aired twice in a row.
* In 2012, Disney XD frequently played ''Disney/TheLionKingOneAndAHalf''.
* Creator/ABCFamily ''really'' likes using whatever excuse they can to air their ''Film/HarryPotter'' marathons. Upcoming movies, Christmas, Memorial Day, whatever. Between the length of the films and frequent commercial breaks, "Harry Potter Weekends" now last up to five days long.
* They will commonly pull out some Disney and/or Pixar movies, or teen chick flicks. Since they count as both, ''Film/ThePrincessDiaries'' and its sequel are played quite often.
* Another favorite is both ''Literature/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'' adaptations. They're aired one after the other, too.
** Speaking of Roland Dahl, they also seem to show ''{{Matilda}}'' every three weeks.
* Up until 2012, the channel aired ''Film/{{Holes}}'' ''every single month''. You could recite the movie line-for-line by seeing it so many times!
* Around 2005, ABC Family had a stretch wherein they played ''[[Film/{{MrsDoubtfire}} Mrs. Doubtfire]]'' at least once per month.
* Ever since the ABC buyout of The Family Channel (known as Fox Family when it happened), you can't watch the channel each Christmas without seeing ''Elouise At Christmastime'' or Film/{{Elf}}.
** The former is also adored by Disney Channel along with TheSantaClause series.
* When the channel was Fox Family, they loved playing ''Film/RichieRichsChristmas Wish'' and the MadeForTVMovie ''To Grandmother's House We Go'' every Christmas. It helps that The Olsen Twins, whom the channel adored, starred in this movie, and it was their first role on screen together (''Series/FullHouse'' doesn't count, they used a different one of them each episode).
* In 2015, Hocus Pocus aired on each day of the 13 Nights of Halloween.
* Creator/ABCFamily was a huge fan of ''Series/AmericasFunniestHomeVideos'' at the dawn of TheNewTens. The station's [[Series/TheSecretLifeOfTheAmericanTeenager original]] [[Series/MakeItOrBreakIt shows]] [[Series/PrettyLittleLiars usually]] aired over Monday and Tuesday night. Unless they were showing a movie, Wednesday through Friday nights were a block of AFHV. In 2012 they dropped the show, but brought it back in March 2013, though its scheduling is inconsistent and less frequent than before. The slack has since been taken over by WGN America.
* Original series ''Series/TheSecretLifeOfTheAmericanTeenager'' hit this status with reruns airing at 5 pm ''every weekday'' until the episodes were used up (not counting the current season it was airing).
* With that show now over with, ABC Family has now become obsessed with ''MelissaAndJoey'' and ''BabyDaddy'', two shows that would have likely never run as long as they have on any other network.
* In the late '90s-early 2000s, ABC Family, then known as Fox Family, was hyping the popularity of Creator/MaryKateAndAshleyOlsen like there was no tomorrow. The network developed a series compiled from their direct-to-video shows and aired it in the mornings as ''Mary-Kate & Ashley's Adventures''. They also aired reruns of the girls' short-lived sitcom ''Two of a Kind''. Their TV and direct-to-video movies also had a lot of airtime. Ultimately, the network gave the duo their own show: ''So Little Time''. It was to the point that the ''Hollywood Reporter'' claimed the industry insiders jokingly dubbed Fox Family "The Mary-Kate and Ashley Channel". That all ended when Creator/{{Disney}} bought the network and dumped ''So Little Time''. The only remnants of the twins on the channel were ''Series/FullHouse'' reruns until the fall of 2013; since then, the network has been Olsen-free.
* Other favorites of Fox Family included ''Music/SClub7'', ''WesternAnimation/AngelaAnaconda'' and [[WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine anything that was]] [[WesternAnimation/MagicAdventuresOfMumfie created by Britt Allcroft]], the latter to the point where Mumfie's run on Fox's [=GirlzChannel=] competed with Fox Family's ''Storytime with Thomas''.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Disney Channel]]
* DisneyChannel is getting ''ridiculously'' bad about this. For the most part, they air the same roster of shows that they've been promoting for the past few years constantly, and they often share actors with each other as well as movies that are just like the shows the actors star in.
* They aired HannahMontana so often that was actually surprising that it disappeared from programming almost immediately following its final episode. A couple months into 2011, and it was completely gone, replaced by ''ShakeItUp'', ''ANTFarm'', and ''{{Jessie}}''. ''WizardsOfWaverlyPlace'' got this treatment as well.
* It also gets to be a problem with their newer shows. Taking July of 2011 as an example: shows like ''WizardsOfWaverlyPlace'' and ''The Suite Life on Deck'' had enough episodes to show different ones every weekday, but they also constantly showed ''ShakeItUp'', which was almost ready to finish with its first season, and ''ANTFarm'', which only had ''6 episodes'', and they showed all six during the average day.
* The biggest frustration in Disney's case: Some networks like USA or Nick at Nite have SOMEWHAT of an excuse in that they have to pay for the rights to air syndicated programming and budget issues could be the reason they limit the number of shows and feature them in blocks/marathons. Disney has no such excuse because they own 100 percent of everything they run, including a ginormous library of past shows that includes many with fan and critical acclaim, and instead they insist on filling up their time slots with multiple episodes of the same handful of shows they've recently released.
* More recently, however, Disney has also been pulling into its sister network, Creator/DisneyXD, for content that usually airs in the deader slots of each day; shows like PairOfKings, Series/KickinIt, and Series/LabRats. For newer episodes of these shows, Disney has taken to airing them in prime time, usually either as preludes to Friday or Sunday night, Disney's usual nights of the week to air new episodes, or on Saturday nights, which is reserved to reruns.
** KickinIt is highly adored by receiving a full weekend of marathons leading into their third season's spring premiere, This included a short marathon on DisneyChannel with Series/LabRats and showing so many episodes on Creator/DisneyXD, that they even aired the ChristmasEpisode, something networks rarely (if ever) do.
* Disney Channel is particularly bad since it's also a case of Adored ''Episodes''. It ''really'' wants to make sure you have every chance to see the latest episodes until you have them practically memorized. Want to watch a first season episode of ''GoodLuckCharlie'', ''Shake it Up'' or ''any'' episode of ''Wizards'' when any sane individual (particularly the network's target demographic) is actually still up? Too bad - should've caught them when Disney Channel was rerunning ''those'' episodes to death. (Though night owls may have better luck if they can catch the 12am Eastern Time airings of ''Good Luck Charlie'' and ''Shake it Up''.)
* An odd case specifically is ''Suite Life on Deck.'' It's been banished to the most dead of hours on Disney Channel proper (though on all fairness airs daily, arguably a case of "Adored in the Dead Hours") but makes up a ''huge'' chunk of the overall Disney [=XD=] programming. As for its parent show, ''The Suite Life of Zack and Cody'', it can pretty much only be seen through direct purchase or Netflix nowadays.
* In late 2014, ''{{Disney}}/TheLittleMermaid'' would be played once a week.



* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' and ''WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder'' seems to be Creator/DisneyXD's favorites as of August 2014, after they both got ScrewedByTheNetwork by Creator/DisneyChannel. They both are the most promoted shows on the network and air at least twice a day (sometimes having marathons). Something Disney Channel didn't do.
** The former even got a weekend-long marathon in July 2014, showing nothing but the same 20 episodes, with a few repeating ''over and over again'', leading up to the second season premiere.
** Ever since "A Tale of Two Stans", ''Gravity Falls'' has gotten marathons ''EVERY SINGLE DAY'' there is a new episode. Every time it kept getting longer, and the one for "Dipper and Mabel vs. the Future" showed every single episode starting ''the midnight before.'' These marathons even managed to push back episodes of ''Anime/{{Doraemon}}'' because of the show airing in a [[ScrewedByTheNetwork early weekday slot.]]
* Before it got changed to Disney XD, Toon Disney would air a marathon called Pumbaa Bowl every year. They aired episodes of ''WesternAnimation/TimonAndPumbaa'' for the whole day.
* Toon Disney once aired a whole day-long marathon of ''WesternAnimation/YinYangYo'' that consisted of '''the same few episodes being played over and over, the entire day.'''

to:

* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' and ''WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder'' seems to be Creator/DisneyXD's favorites as of August 2014, after they both got ScrewedByTheNetwork by Creator/DisneyChannel. They both are the most promoted shows on the network and air at least twice a day (sometimes having marathons). Something [[/folder]]

[[folder:
Disney Channel didn't do.
** The former even got a weekend-long marathon in July 2014, showing nothing but the same 20 episodes, with a few repeating ''over and over again'', leading up to the second season premiere.
** Ever since "A Tale of Two Stans", ''Gravity Falls'' has gotten marathons ''EVERY SINGLE DAY'' there is a new episode. Every time it kept getting longer, and the one for "Dipper and Mabel vs. the Future" showed every single episode starting ''the midnight before.'' These marathons even managed to push back episodes of ''Anime/{{Doraemon}}'' because of the show airing in a [[ScrewedByTheNetwork early weekday slot.]]
* Before it got changed to Disney XD, Toon Disney would air a marathon called Pumbaa Bowl every year. They aired episodes of ''WesternAnimation/TimonAndPumbaa'' for the whole day.
* Toon Disney once aired a whole day-long marathon of ''WesternAnimation/YinYangYo'' that consisted of '''the same few episodes being played over and over, the entire day.'''
Junior]]



** They also seem to adore ''WesternAnimation/JakeAndTheNeverlandPirates'' as well as the short-form series ''Minnie's Bow-Toons'.
** The UK channel seems to adore WesternAnimation/SofiaTheFirst, and like airing the short-form series ''Nina Needs To Go!'' five times a day. The latter example is no surprise, as it was produced by Disney's United Kingdom branch. They also seem to play ''WesternAnimation/CuriousGeorge'' every two hours.
*** Speaking of Nina, sometimes the American Disney Junior would air the show when a different short was scheduled. To say that fans of Tasty Time With ZeFronk were enraged would be an understatement.
** Any Disney Junior network, regardless of country, will adore the short form series "[[DocMcStuffins The Doc Files]]".
*** Now they love airing autotuned music videos and the Tsum Tsum shorts.
** Not counting Disney Junior originals, the Japanese network loves playing ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouk Mouk]]'' and ''[[http://www.abc.net.au/abcforkids/shows/s2978503.htm Fun With Claude]]''.
** The American Disney Junior block also has a case of Adored Episodes like the network it shares time with. Here are just a few examples:
*** The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Road Rally special airs every Memorial Day
*** For Doc [=McStuffins=], it's "Ooey Gablooey Springs A Leak/There's A Knight In Your Tummy". The latter also plays every other week.
*** Jake And The Neverland Pirates' most repeated episode is "Smee-erella!".
*** Sofia the First has "Scrambled Pets" and "The Secret Library". The PilotMovie also seems to air every month or so.
*** Those who watch Miles from Tommorowland on the Disney Junior on Disney Channel block every weekend will most likely see either "Game On/How I Saved My Summer Vacation" or "To The Goldilocks Zone/Hiccup in the Plan".
*** Not even the shorts are extempt from overplayed episodes. Nina Needs To Go! has "Traffic", Big Block Sing Song has "Monkey" and "Hair" (Like the Serious Business episode of Teen Titans Go! mentioned on [[AdoredByTheNetwork.CartoonNetwork this page]], the latter short became a meme due to its' overplay), Can You Teach My Alligator Manners? has "Birthday Manners", Tasty Time With ZeFronk has "Ze Pancakes!" and "Ze Indian Mango Lassi" (the latter of which also suffered the same thing as Big Block Sing Song's "Hair" due to its' ending) and Choo Choo Soul has "A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes" and "Zip-A-Dee-Do-Dah".
** The Asian feed loves ''Series/HiFive'' and airs it 5 times a day.
** The Canadian feed loves JungleJunction and SpecialAgentOso.

to:

** * They also seem to adore ''WesternAnimation/JakeAndTheNeverlandPirates'' as well as the short-form series ''Minnie's Bow-Toons'.
** * The UK channel seems to adore WesternAnimation/SofiaTheFirst, and like airing the short-form series ''Nina Needs To Go!'' five times a day. The latter example is no surprise, as it was produced by Disney's United Kingdom branch. They also seem to play ''WesternAnimation/CuriousGeorge'' every two hours.
*** ** Speaking of Nina, sometimes the American Disney Junior would air the show when a different short was scheduled. To say that fans of Tasty Time With ZeFronk were enraged would be an understatement.
**
scheduled.
*
Any Disney Junior network, regardless of country, will adore the short form series "[[DocMcStuffins The Doc Files]]".
*** Now * As of Spring 2015, they love airing autotuned music videos and the Tsum Tsum shorts.
** * Not counting Disney Junior originals, the Japanese network loves playing ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouk Mouk]]'' and ''[[http://www.abc.net.au/abcforkids/shows/s2978503.htm Fun With Claude]]''.
** * The American Disney Junior block also has a case of Adored Episodes like the network it shares time with. Here are just a few examples:
*** ** The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Road Rally special airs every Memorial Day
*** ** For Doc [=McStuffins=], it's "Ooey Gablooey Springs A Leak/There's A Knight In Your Tummy". The latter also plays every other week.
*** ** Jake And The Neverland Pirates' most repeated episode is "Smee-erella!".
*** ** Sofia the First has "Scrambled Pets" and "The Secret Library". The PilotMovie also seems to air every month or so.
*** ** Those who watch Miles from Tommorowland on the Disney Junior on Disney Channel block every weekend will most likely see either "Game On/How I Saved My Summer Vacation" or "To The Goldilocks Zone/Hiccup in the Plan".
*** ** Not even the shorts are extempt from overplayed episodes. Nina Needs To Go! has "Traffic", Big Block Sing Song has "Monkey" and "Hair" (Like the Serious Business episode of Teen Titans Go! mentioned on [[AdoredByTheNetwork.CartoonNetwork this page]], the latter short became a meme due to its' overplay), Can You Teach My Alligator Manners? has "Birthday Manners", Tasty Time With ZeFronk has "Ze Pancakes!" and "Ze Indian Mango Lassi" (the latter of which also suffered the same thing as Big Block Sing Song's "Hair" due to its' ending) and Choo Choo Soul has "A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes" and "Zip-A-Dee-Do-Dah".
** * The Asian feed loves ''Series/HiFive'' and airs it 5 times a day.
** * The Canadian feed loves JungleJunction and SpecialAgentOso.SpecialAgentOso.
* Every time Disney Channel airs ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3'' on the Disney Junior block, they will play the Sofia The First episode "The Shy Princess" before it.
* In a similar situation to the one Family in Canada suffered, the American feed of Disney Junior only seems to show three films: ''Disney/{{Pocahontas}}'', ''Disney/{{Mulan}}'', and ''Disney/LiloAndStitch'', with the occasional other film or ANYTHING related to WinnieThePooh thrown in.
[[/note]]

[[folder: Disney XD/Toon Disney]]
* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' and ''WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder'' seems to be Creator/DisneyXD's favorites as of August 2014, after they both got ScrewedByTheNetwork by Creator/DisneyChannel. They both are the most promoted shows on the network and air at least twice a day (sometimes having marathons). Something Disney Channel didn't do.
** The former even got a weekend-long marathon in July 2014, showing nothing but the same 20 episodes, with a few repeating ''over and over again'', leading up to the second season premiere.
** Ever since "A Tale of Two Stans", ''Gravity Falls'' has gotten marathons ''EVERY SINGLE DAY'' there is a new episode. Every time it kept getting longer, and the one for "Dipper and Mabel vs. the Future" showed every single episode starting ''the midnight before.'' These marathons even managed to push back episodes of ''Anime/{{Doraemon}}'' because of the show airing in a [[ScrewedByTheNetwork early weekday slot.]]
* Before it got changed to Disney XD, Toon Disney would air a marathon called Pumbaa Bowl every year. They aired episodes of ''WesternAnimation/TimonAndPumbaa'' for the whole day.
* Toon Disney once aired a whole day-long marathon of ''WesternAnimation/YinYangYo'' that consisted of '''the same few episodes being played over and over, the entire day.'''
* ''Anime/YoKaiWatch'' has quickly become this for DisneyXD. Before and after its' premiere, promos for it were shown during every show on the channel. Heck, they even debuted another promo for the show five minutes after the end of the first episode!
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Misc.]]
* For a time, Jetix would show 24 hour marathons of ''Animation/{{Pucca}}'' at the drop of a hat.
* For some reason, starting in December 2012, Creator/ABCFamily, Creator/DisneyChannel, and Creator/DisneyXD so far constantly went through a phase where they would air ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe'' of all films '''every single month''', basically 2 times in a row. For instance, ABCFamily would sometimes do a double-feature presentation, DisneyChannel would give it limited commercial interruption (like most movies that air on the channel), and DisneyXD would air it during the "golden hours" of 5:00pm or 8:00pm. The irony is that the film is owned by Universal, a rival company. Meanwhile, the local channel ABC, Teletoon, HBO, Cinemax, {{ITV}} and the Spanish-language network Telemundo have aired this movie also, with the latter being the only one actually owned by Universal. As of now, there's no word if [=NBCUniversal=]-owned or other stations have run the film.
[[/folder]]

[[/foldercontrol]]

Changed: 316

Removed: 316

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


*** Not even the shorts are extempt from overplayed episodes. Nina Needs To Go! has "Traffic", Big Block Sing Song has "Monkey" and "Hair" (Like the Serious Business episode of Teen Titans Go! mentioned on [[AdoredByTheNetwork.CartoonNetwork this page]], the latter short became a meme due to its' overplay),
Can You Teach My Alligator Manners? has "Birthday Manners", Tasty Time With ZeFronk has "Ze Pancakes!" and "Ze Indian Mango Lassi" (the latter of which also suffered the same thing as Big Block Sing Song's "Hair" due to its' ending) and Choo Choo Soul has "A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes" and "Zip-A-Dee-Do-Dah".

to:

*** Not even the shorts are extempt from overplayed episodes. Nina Needs To Go! has "Traffic", Big Block Sing Song has "Monkey" and "Hair" (Like the Serious Business episode of Teen Titans Go! mentioned on [[AdoredByTheNetwork.CartoonNetwork this page]], the latter short became a meme due to its' overplay),
overplay), Can You Teach My Alligator Manners? has "Birthday Manners", Tasty Time With ZeFronk has "Ze Pancakes!" and "Ze Indian Mango Lassi" (the latter of which also suffered the same thing as Big Block Sing Song's "Hair" due to its' ending) and Choo Choo Soul has "A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes" and "Zip-A-Dee-Do-Dah".
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

*''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' was this for DisneyChannel from 2009 to 2012, due to the fact that it has performed well over expectations and had gained a massive fanbase. It's gotten to the point where Disney [[DuelingShows compared]] ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' to ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants.''
** It seems that as of 2013, this treatment has long died down.
** As of spring 2014, Disney XD in the UK still adores the show enough to run two hours' worth of episodes twice every day, run special seasons like "Dr. Doof's Worst Inators", and to promote new episodes heavily as a lead in to the UK premiere of ''WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder''.
** The Canadian version of Disney XD plays seven and a half hours of the show a day.
** They also promoted the series finale on Disney XD by airing every episode made at that point, and it ended with the last episode's premiere. ...and then later showed the same marathon in September leading up to nothing.
* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' and ''WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder'' seems to be Creator/DisneyXD's favorites as of August 2014, after they both got ScrewedByTheNetwork by Creator/DisneyChannel. They both are the most promoted shows on the network and air at least twice a day (sometimes having marathons). Something Disney Channel didn't do.
** The former even got a weekend-long marathon in July 2014, showing nothing but the same 20 episodes, with a few repeating ''over and over again'', leading up to the second season premiere.
** Ever since "A Tale of Two Stans", ''Gravity Falls'' has gotten marathons ''EVERY SINGLE DAY'' there is a new episode. Every time it kept getting longer, and the one for "Dipper and Mabel vs. the Future" showed every single episode starting ''the midnight before.'' These marathons even managed to push back episodes of ''Anime/{{Doraemon}}'' because of the show airing in a [[ScrewedByTheNetwork early weekday slot.]]
* Before it got changed to Disney XD, Toon Disney would air a marathon called Pumbaa Bowl every year. They aired episodes of ''WesternAnimation/TimonAndPumbaa'' for the whole day.
* Toon Disney once aired a whole day-long marathon of ''WesternAnimation/YinYangYo'' that consisted of '''the same few episodes being played over and over, the entire day.'''
* For the USA Disney Junior channel, it appears to be ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouseClubhouse''. [[TropesAreNotBad Not bad considering that the show is very popular with the channel's target demographic!]] They also seem to like the new show ''WesternAnimation/DocMcStuffins''.
** They also seem to adore ''WesternAnimation/JakeAndTheNeverlandPirates'' as well as the short-form series ''Minnie's Bow-Toons'.
** The UK channel seems to adore WesternAnimation/SofiaTheFirst, and like airing the short-form series ''Nina Needs To Go!'' five times a day. The latter example is no surprise, as it was produced by Disney's United Kingdom branch. They also seem to play ''WesternAnimation/CuriousGeorge'' every two hours.
*** Speaking of Nina, sometimes the American Disney Junior would air the show when a different short was scheduled. To say that fans of Tasty Time With ZeFronk were enraged would be an understatement.
** Any Disney Junior network, regardless of country, will adore the short form series "[[DocMcStuffins The Doc Files]]".
*** Now they love airing autotuned music videos and the Tsum Tsum shorts.
** Not counting Disney Junior originals, the Japanese network loves playing ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouk Mouk]]'' and ''[[http://www.abc.net.au/abcforkids/shows/s2978503.htm Fun With Claude]]''.
** The American Disney Junior block also has a case of Adored Episodes like the network it shares time with. Here are just a few examples:
*** The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Road Rally special airs every Memorial Day
*** For Doc [=McStuffins=], it's "Ooey Gablooey Springs A Leak/There's A Knight In Your Tummy". The latter also plays every other week.
*** Jake And The Neverland Pirates' most repeated episode is "Smee-erella!".
*** Sofia the First has "Scrambled Pets" and "The Secret Library". The PilotMovie also seems to air every month or so.
*** Those who watch Miles from Tommorowland on the Disney Junior on Disney Channel block every weekend will most likely see either "Game On/How I Saved My Summer Vacation" or "To The Goldilocks Zone/Hiccup in the Plan".
*** Not even the shorts are extempt from overplayed episodes. Nina Needs To Go! has "Traffic", Big Block Sing Song has "Monkey" and "Hair" (Like the Serious Business episode of Teen Titans Go! mentioned on [[AdoredByTheNetwork.CartoonNetwork this page]], the latter short became a meme due to its' overplay),
Can You Teach My Alligator Manners? has "Birthday Manners", Tasty Time With ZeFronk has "Ze Pancakes!" and "Ze Indian Mango Lassi" (the latter of which also suffered the same thing as Big Block Sing Song's "Hair" due to its' ending) and Choo Choo Soul has "A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes" and "Zip-A-Dee-Do-Dah".
** The Asian feed loves ''Series/HiFive'' and airs it 5 times a day.
** The Canadian feed loves JungleJunction and SpecialAgentOso.

Top