History Main / CreditsPushback

* In Sweden, [=SVT1=] and [=SVT2=], the public broadcasters, only occasionally push back the credits. [=TV3=], [=TV4=] and Kanal 5 play this trope straight. [=TV6=] abruptly cuts to commercials before the credits even ''finish'', showing only the cast listing.

** ''Hallmark'' has taken it a step further by also cutting up the opening credits of shows like ''Series/TheMaryTylerMooreShow'', ''Series/TheBobNewhartShow'', ''Series/ILoveLucy'', and ''Series/PerryMason'', showing only quick freeze frames of the opening credits with a snatch of the theme underneath.

* In Sweden, [=SVT1=] and [=SVT2=], the public broadcasters, only occasionally push back the credits. [=TV3=], [=TV4=] and Kanal 5 play this trope straight. [=TV6=] abruptly cuts to ''commercial breaks'' before the credits can even ''finish'', showing only the cast listing.

* In Sweden, SVT-1 and SVT-2 only occasionally push back the credits. [=TV3=], [=TV4=] and Kanal 5 play this trope straight. [=TV6=] abruptly cuts to ''commercial breaks'' before the credits can even ''finish'', showing only the cast listing.

* In Sweden, SVT-1 and SVT-2 seem to pushback the ending credits at random, leaving the ending credits untouched half the time. TV-4 and Kanal 5 play this trope straight while on TV-6, the station might cut to ''commercial breaks'' without letting the credits even ''finish''.

* The LOGO (formerly gay & lesbian, with a smattering of bi and trans programming) has started re-runs of ''Series/{{Buffy|The Vampire Slayer}}''. Unfortunately the squish the credits (both acting and crew) and run them undernesth last minute and half of the episodes. To top it off they completely cut out the ending theme tune, and the Mutant Productions logo.

* {{GSN}} (Game Show Network) does this very annoyingly, squishing them to the point of illegibility and even cutting off the {{VanityPlate}}s on most shows. Most of the time, this also nullifies the fee plugs read by TheAnnouncer (though those, strangely, these are still closed-captioned). They were at least smart enough not to do this on ''LetsMakeADeal'', because Monty Hall kept the show running during the credits.

** Following its abandonment of its commercial-free standpoint and adding to its NetworkDecay, Nicktoons Network makes active use of it. Eliminating probably the only place one can be able to hear the ending theme tune to shows on Nick. In fact, if a show lasts too long, the credit squeeze will often start ''[[UpToEleven before the show is actually done]]''. This happens a lot with ''TransformersAnimated'' and ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender/[[MarketBasedTitle The Legend of Aang]]''.

* In Sweden, SVT-1 and SVT-2 seem to pushback the ending credits at random, lasting about ten seconds before the credits return to full size. TV-4 and Kanal 5 play this trope straight while on TV-6, sometimes the station cuts to ''commercial breaks'' without letting the credits even ''finish''.

* In Sweden, SVT1 and SVT2 seem to pushback the ending credits at random, lasting about ten seconds before the credits return to full size. TV4 and Kanal 5 play this trope straight while on TV6, sometimes the station cuts to ''commercial breaks'' without letting the credits even ''finish''.

* When spanish TV channel Cuatro broadcasts two or three chapters of one series in a row, they broadcast only the intro sequence of the first chapter and two or three seconds of the ending credits of the last one. All other credits are edited so you don't know when a chapter finnishes and the other begins.
* In the spanish version of the Turner-owned children channel Boing, all ending credits are edited out of the shows. If you're lucky enough, you may see one or two seconds of them, but this is very rare.

* When the ''Hallmark Channel'' airs episodes of ''{{Frasier}}'', the end credit gags are often shrunk, squashed, and/or sped up to the point that you can't tell what's happening.
** ''Hallmark'' has taken it a step further by also cutting up the opening credits of shows like ''TheMaryTylerMooreShow'', ''TheBobNewhartShow'', ''ILoveLucy'', and ''Series/PerryMason'', showing only quick freeze frames of the opening credits with a snatch of the theme underneighth.
* The MeTV Network openly [[DefiedTrope defies and eschews this practice]], showing full-screen closing credits at the end of every show. "End credits at the end of the show... that's the way it's supposed to be!"
* Big round of applause to ''Antenna TV'' which (since it's inception on 1/1/11) still shows end credits for its lineup of classic shows such as ''TheBurnsAndAllenShow'', ''TheJackBennyProgram'', and ''AlfredHitchcockPresents''.
* This TV averts this trope to a degree, airing all of the end credits to the shows they air, especially in their ''This is for Kids'' block. Cue the applause.

** Ironically, most people wouldn't know that ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' itself had ending credits unless they saw the show video on demand. And what really sucks is the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnWDXrnquPI&feature=related credits]] are [[CrowningMusicofAwesome pretty awesome.]]

** WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers also gets full-length and full-screen end credits as well. This may be due to the animation sequence at the end of every episode, however the sequence doesn't take up that much of the screen so that the credits themselves still could be theoretically squashed.

** Cartoon Network is also doing this with ''TheLooneyTunesShow''. Since the show tends to pay homage to classic ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'', Porky Pig takes his familiar place and waves to the audience. Is he just saying "Th-Th-Th-Th-That's All Folks!" or making one last joke for the audience? You'll never find out, because the network has drowned him out and shoved him to the side so they can get in yet another plug for ''TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'' or ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'', as if, somehow, you are unaware of those shows' existence.

* Most deutsche commercial TV stations don't broadcast any credits, they put a little banner in the last seconds of the movie or chapter with its title, the production company, the year of production and, sometimes, the director.

* INSP (a Christian run network which has recently begun moving in a direction similar to early TV Land, has apparently adopted a credits policy similar to TV Land (sticking the end credits to, say, ''Series/TheWaltons'', on the bottom of the screen during the last scene).

The ad shown in the rest of the screen is ''always'' a promo for the station or a particular program on the station, and never for something that would actually give the station money. An interesting thing, however, is that on networks that do this, this is generally the ''only'' advertisement shown between one show and the next; once the pushed credits are over, the next show immediately starts, greatly reducing the amount of time a viewer isn't "attached" to a show and likely to turn the station. On those that don't do this, the very same advertisement appears a few seconds later. On some networks, the credits are pushed back for the start of the next episode.

** ''Hallmark'' has taken it a step further by also cutting up the opening credits of shows like ''TheMaryTylerMooreShow'', ''TheBobNewhartShow'', ''ILoveLucy'', and ''PerryMason'', showing only quick freeze frames of the opening credits with a snatch of the theme underneighth.

* The NationalGeographicChannel has stopped showing credits at all for some repeats for a few programs, directing you to a website instead to read them. Way to pay respect to the creators...

** When aired in the U.S. .hack//SIGN had its credits cut to all of thirty seconds as well as its ending animation replaced with a simple montage. Granted the Japanese version does feature a naked Subaru (darkened). The credits were restored to their full glory on DVD.
*** .hack//Roots avoided this surprisingly and even had fully translated credits.

** A rare example from a DVD on ''TheGirlWhoLeaptThroughTime'' which had a tremendous amount of space to write translated credits without the need to wipe clean the Japanese credits; Bandai chose instead to write tiny lines of translated text running parallel to the Japanese credits in the opening part of the movie.

* TheHub does this as well to show network bumpers, although they avert it the very rare occasions they rerun the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' episode ''The Return of Harmony, Part 2'', due to the SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic on the end credits of that episode. However, on that episode's original airing, this trope applied.

* ComedyCentral has become a really bad offender in general, but they treat WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} particularly badly: Not only do they credit push each episode for the episode after, but the credits cover up the the next episode's opening screen CouchGag.

* INSP (a Christian run network which has recently begun moving in a direction similar to early TV Land, has apparently adopted a credits policy similar to TV Land (sticking the end credits to, say, TheWaltons, on the bottom of the screen during the last scene).

* The guidelines for BBC end credits have angered arch TV cynic Charlie Brooker, as they forbid any speech during the credits (basically the precious last 60 seconds of his show's slot) so continuity announcements or trailers may be run. In response, he ran the end credits at the start of his show, replete with a mock pushback, scuppering any opportunity for actual credits pushback [[hottip:* :(even going as far as running a station ID, a la Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus, linking into a Victoria Coren piece on corners, before invading said piece about a minute later to rant about this trope, replete with the page quote)]], and just dumped his viewers directly back onto the channel when he finished talking at the ''real'' end. To promote this show, he often appears ranting in the background of the general [[=BBC4=]] channel ident. [[{{Postmodernism}} How odd]].

** James May of ''TopGear'' once put together a version of the show's end credits composed entirely of the notes of different cars' exhausts. They played this composition over the end credits... at which point the continuity announcer started his spiel with "[[LampshadeHanging Sorry to talk over that]], but right now on BBC1..." Oh, there were complaints.

** DoctorWho is basically EXEMPT from this nowadays because of one big happening with GrahamNorton cartoon trail over the end of [[DoctorWhoS31E04TheTimeOfAngels The Time of Angels]]. It was so bad that even GrahamNorton [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded it]] on his [[TakeThatMe own show]]. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnpZS_54uoA See here]].

* TheHub does this as well to show network bumpers, although they avert it the very rare occasions they rerun the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' episode ''The Return of Harmony, Part 2'', due to the SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic on the end credits of that episode.