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** That's not the Romance Channel, that's the frequency-license sharing daytime only [[UsefulNotes/PEGChannel SchoolTV Channel]].
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** They don't have air that kind of show these days either.
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** The horror shows are included because they have genuinely engaging romantic subplots.
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'''Basic Trope''': A network moves away from their original concept.
* '''Straight''': The Romance Channel adds several Horror shows to their line-up.
* '''Straight''': The Romance Channel adds several Horror shows to their line-up.
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'''Basic Trope''': A network moves away from their its original concept.
* '''Straight''': The Romance Channel adds severalHorror horror shows to their its line-up.
* '''Straight''': The Romance Channel adds several
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** The Romance Channel dedicates more than 90% of their programming to Horror and shortens their name to the RC Network.
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** The Romance Channel dedicates more than 90% of their its programming to Horror horror and shortens their its name to the RC Network.
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* '''Downplayed''': The Romance Channel is mainly dedicated to Romance, with some Horror shows popping up here and there.
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* '''Downplayed''': The Romance Channel is mainly dedicated to Romance, romance, with some Horror horror shows popping up here and there.
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** The new shows on the Romance Channel do have romance in them, it's just set in a Horror setting.
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** The new shows on the Romance Channel do have romance in them, it's just set in a Horror horror setting.
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** ...except that it turns out to be BlatantLies and it doesn't have any form of Romance in it.
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** ...except that it turns out to be BlatantLies and it doesn't they don't have any form of Romance romance in it.
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* '''Parodied''': Alice turns on the Romance Channel, hoping to take her mind off her StalkerWithACrush. The channel shows nothing but horror movies about crazed stalkers. Just when she's about to change the channel, a commercial pops up, "You're watching the Romance Channel! All lovey-dovey, all the time!"
* '''Zig-Zagged''': The Romance Channel airs Romance in its beginnings. Then, Horror gets added to the lineup. Then, they drop the Horror and airs Romance again. But then, it goes back to Horror.
* '''Averted''': The Romance Channel plays Romance throughout its life span.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': The Romance Channel airs Romance in its beginnings. Then, Horror gets added to the lineup. Then, they drop the Horror and airs Romance again. But then, it goes back to Horror.
* '''Averted''': The Romance Channel plays Romance throughout its life span.
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* '''Parodied''': Alice turns on the Romance Channel, hoping to take her mind off her StalkerWithACrush. The channel shows nothing but horror movies about crazed stalkers. Just when she's about to change the channel, a commercial bumper pops up, up: "You're watching the Romance Channel! All lovey-dovey, all the time!"
* '''Zig-Zagged''': The Romance Channel airsRomance romance in its beginnings. Then, Horror horror gets added to the lineup. Then, they drop it drops the Horror horror and airs Romance romance again. But then, it goes back to Horror.horror.
* '''Averted''': The Romance Channel playsRomance romance throughout its life span.
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* '''Lampshaded''': "Why are you watching Horror on the Romance Channel? Aren't you supposed to be watching you know... '''ROMANCE?!'''"
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* '''Lampshaded''': "Why are you watching Horror horror on the Romance Channel? Aren't you supposed to be watching watching, you know... '''ROMANCE?!'''"
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* '''Discussed''': "I wonder why the Romance Channel is bringing in Horror..." "Who knows except for the executives..."
* '''Conversed''': The Romance Channel went downhill since they brought in Horror."
* '''Deconstructed''': The plan to add Horror to the line up to pick up the ratings backfires, and makes The Romance Channel's already bad ratings [[FromBadToWorse even worse]]. The Romance Channel gets dropped from major cable carriers and the channel eventually folds.
** The plan to add Horror to the line up to pick up the ratings backfires. All traces of Horror in the channel vanishes and they return to playing Romance. The ratings get better as a result.
* '''Discussed''': "I wonder why the Romance Channel is bringing in Horror..." "Who knows except for the executives..."
* '''Conversed''': The Romance Channel went downhill since they brought in Horror."
* '''Deconstructed''': The plan to add Horror to the line up to pick up the ratings backfires, and makes The Romance Channel's already bad ratings [[FromBadToWorse even worse]]. The Romance Channel gets dropped from major cable carriers and the channel eventually folds.
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** An executive gets fired because they suggested bringing in Horror horror to the Romance Channel.
** The plan to addHorror horror to the line up to pick up the ratings backfires. All traces of Horror in horror on the channel vanishes and they return it returns to playing Romance.romance. The ratings get better as a result.
* '''Discussed''': "I wonder why the Romance Channel is bringing inHorror...horror..." "Who knows except for the executives..."
* '''Conversed''':The "The Romance Channel went downhill since they brought in Horror.horror."
* '''Deconstructed''': The plan to addHorror horror to the line up to pick up the ratings backfires, and makes The the Romance Channel's already bad ratings [[FromBadToWorse even worse]]. The Romance Channel gets dropped from major cable carriers and the channel eventually folds.
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** While adding horror shows did cause the Romance Channel to initially lose some rating, the added horror shows do find a cult following. Subsequently, the cult following expands to a respectably large fandom, convincing the executives to rebrand the Romance Channel and continue airing horror.
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** While adding horror shows did cause the Romance Channel to initially lose some rating, ratings, the added horror shows do find a cult following. Subsequently, the cult following expands to a respectably large fandom, convincing the executives to rebrand the Romance Channel and continue airing horror.
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'''Basic Trope''': A network moves away from their original concept and/or declines in quality.
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'''Basic Trope''': A network moves away from their original concept and/or declines in quality.concept.
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** The Romance Channel is only about romance InNameOnly.
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** The Romance Channel is only about romance InNameOnly.plays literally anything '''but''' romance.
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* '''Exploited''': ???The rival channel, Mushy Channel, markets off the fact that it is an actual romance channel.
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** The shows are based on literature from the [[{{Romanticism}} Romantic Era]], [[IThoughtItMeant not "romance" as we think of it today]].
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** The shows are based on literature from the [[{{Romanticism}} Romantic Era]], [[IThoughtItMeant [[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant not "romance" as we think of it today]].
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'''Basic Trope''': A network drifts away from its original niche of programming.
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'''Basic Trope''': A network drifts moves away from its their original niche of programming.concept and/or declines in quality.
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* '''Parodied''': Alice turns on the Romance Channel, hoping to take her mind off her StalkerWithACrush. The channel shows nothing but horror movies about crazed stalkers.
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* '''Parodied''': Alice turns on the Romance Channel, hoping to take her mind off her StalkerWithACrush. The channel shows nothing but horror movies about crazed stalkers. Just when she's about to change the channel, a commercial pops up, "You're watching the Romance Channel! All lovey-dovey, all the time!"
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* '''Parodied''': ???Alice turns on the Romance Channel, hoping to take her mind off her StalkerWithACrush. The channel shows nothing but horror movies about crazed stalkers.
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** See Justified #3
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** Romance shows are losing appeal and the Romance Channel needs to find new appealing shows to air.
** The Romance Channel has to find a new demographic as its viewers are migrating to rival networks.
** The Romance Channel has to find a new demographic as its viewers are migrating to rival networks.
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**See Justified #3
**While adding horror shows did cause the Romance Channel to initially lose some rating, the added horror shows do find a cult following. Subsequently, the cult following expands to a respectably large fandom, convincing the executives to rebrand the Romance Channel and continue airing horror.
**The horror shows were critically acclaimed and well received by other viewers. Subsequently, the Romance Channel finds a new, larger audience that appreciates the change in programming.
**See Justified #3
**While adding horror shows did cause the Romance Channel to initially lose some rating, the added horror shows do find a cult following. Subsequently, the cult following expands to a respectably large fandom, convincing the executives to rebrand the Romance Channel and continue airing horror.
**The horror shows were critically acclaimed and well received by other viewers. Subsequently, the Romance Channel finds a new, larger audience that appreciates the change in programming.
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* '''Defied''': An executive gets fired because he suggested bringing in Horror to the Romance Channel.
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* '''Defied''': '''Defied''':
** An executive gets fired because he suggested bringing in Horror to the RomanceChannel.Channel.
** The plan to add Horror to the line up to pick up the ratings backfires. All traces of Horror in the channel vanishes and they return to playing Romance. The ratings get better as a result.
** An executive gets fired because he suggested bringing in Horror to the Romance
** The plan to add Horror to the line up to pick up the ratings backfires. All traces of Horror in the channel vanishes and they return to playing Romance. The ratings get better as a result.
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* '''Exaggerated''': The Romance Channel dedicates more than 90% of their programming to Horror and shortens their name to the RC Network.
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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
** The Romance Channel dedicates more than 90% of their programming to Horror and shortens their name to the RC Network.
** The Romance Channel dedicates more than 90% of their programming to Horror and shortens their name to the RC Network.
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* '''Conversed''': The Romance Channel went downhill since they brought in the Survival Horror."
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* '''Conversed''': The Romance Channel went downhill since they brought in the Survival Horror."
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** The romance channel is only about romance InNameOnly.
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** The romance channel Romance Channel is only about romance InNameOnly.
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* '''Straight''': The Romance Channel adds several SurvivalHorror shows to their line-up.
* '''Exaggerated''': The Romance Channel dedicates more than 90% of their programming to Survival Horror and shortens their name to the RC Network.
* '''Downplayed''': The Romance Channel is mainly dedicated to Romance, with some Survival Horror shows popping up here and there.
* '''Exaggerated''': The Romance Channel dedicates more than 90% of their programming to Survival Horror and shortens their name to the RC Network.
* '''Downplayed''': The Romance Channel is mainly dedicated to Romance, with some Survival Horror shows popping up here and there.
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* '''Straight''': The Romance Channel adds several SurvivalHorror Horror shows to their line-up.
* '''Exaggerated''': The Romance Channel dedicates more than 90% of their programming toSurvival Horror and shortens their name to the RC Network.
** The romance channel is only about romance InNameOnly.
* '''Downplayed''': The Romance Channel is mainly dedicated to Romance, with someSurvival Horror shows popping up here and there.
* '''Exaggerated''': The Romance Channel dedicates more than 90% of their programming to
** The romance channel is only about romance InNameOnly.
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** The new shows on the Romance Channel do have romance in them, it's just set in a Survival Horror setting.
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* '''Zig-Zagged''': The Romance Channel plays Romance in its beginnings. Then, Survival Horror gets added to the lineup. Then, they drop the Survival Horror and plays Romance again. But then, it goes back to the Horror.
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* '''Zig-Zagged''': The Romance Channel plays airs Romance in its beginnings. Then, Survival Horror gets added to the lineup. Then, they drop the Survival Horror and plays airs Romance again. But then, it goes back to the Horror.
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* '''Lampshaded''': "Why are you playing Survival Horror, Romance Channel? Aren't you supposed to be playing you know... '''ROMANCE?!'''"
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* '''Lampshaded''': "Why are you playing Survival Horror, watching Horror on the Romance Channel? Aren't you supposed to be playing watching you know... '''ROMANCE?!'''"
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* '''Deconstructed''': The plan to add Survival Horror to the line up to pick up the ratings backfires, and makes The Romance Channel's already bad ratings [[FromBadToWorse even worse]]. The Romance Channel gets dropped from major cable carriers and the channel eventually folds.
* '''Reconstructed''': The plan to add Survival Horror to the line up to pick up the ratings backfires. All traces of Horror in the channel vanishes and they return to playing Romance. [[IGotBetter The ratings get better as a result]].
* '''Reconstructed''': The plan to add Survival Horror to the line up to pick up the ratings backfires. All traces of Horror in the channel vanishes and they return to playing Romance. [[IGotBetter The ratings get better as a result]].
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* '''Deconstructed''': The plan to add Survival Horror to the line up to pick up the ratings backfires, and makes The Romance Channel's already bad ratings [[FromBadToWorse even worse]]. The Romance Channel gets dropped from major cable carriers and the channel eventually folds.
* '''Reconstructed''': The plan to addSurvival Horror to the line up to pick up the ratings backfires. All traces of Horror in the channel vanishes and they return to playing Romance. [[IGotBetter The ratings get better as a result]].
* '''Reconstructed''': The plan to add
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* '''Justified''': The Romance Channel's ratings have been falling as of late, [[ExecutiveMeddling and the executives]] thought it was necessary to pick them back up again.
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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
** The Romance Channel's ratings have been falling as of late, [[ExecutiveMeddling and the executives]] thought it was necessary to pick them back up again.
** The Romance Channel's ratings have been falling as of late, [[ExecutiveMeddling and the executives]] thought it was necessary to pick them back up again.
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* '''Subverted''': The new shows on the Romance Channel do have romance in them, it's just set in a Survival Horror setting.
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** The new shows on the Romance Channel do have romance in them, it's just set in a Survival Horror setting.
** The new shows on the Romance Channel do have romance in them, it's just set in a Survival Horror setting.
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* '''Double Subverted''': ...except that it turns out to be BlatantLies and it doesn't have any form of Romance in it.
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* '''Double Subverted''': ...Subverted''':
** ...except that it turns out to be BlatantLies and it doesn't have any form of Romance in it.
** ...except that it turns out to be BlatantLies and it doesn't have any form of Romance in it.
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** Contracts and other politics and legal mumbo-jumbo mean that the network has a harder time getting the shows it once ran onto the network.
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* '''Deconstructed''': The plan to add Survival Horror to the line up to pick up the ratings backfires, and makes The Romance Channel's already bad ratings [[FromBadToWorse even worse]]. The Romance Channel gets dropped from major cable carriers and the channel eventually folds.
* '''Reconstructed''': The plan to add Survival Horror to the line up to pick up the ratings backfires. All traces of Horror in the channel vanishes and they return to playing Romance. [[IGotBetter The ratings get better as a result]].
* '''Reconstructed''': The plan to add Survival Horror to the line up to pick up the ratings backfires. All traces of Horror in the channel vanishes and they return to playing Romance. [[IGotBetter The ratings get better as a result]].
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* '''Deconstructed''': The plan to add Survival Horror to the line up to pick up the ratings backfires, and makes The Romance Channel's already bad ratings [[FromBadToWorse even worse]]. The Romance Channel gets dropped from major cable carriers and the channel eventually folds.
* '''Reconstructed''': The plan to add Survival Horror to the line up to pick up the ratings backfires. All traces of Horror in the channel vanishes and they return to playing Romance. [[IGotBetter The ratings get better as a result]].
* '''Reconstructed''': The plan to add Survival Horror to the line up to pick up the ratings backfires. All traces of Horror in the channel vanishes and they return to playing Romance. [[IGotBetter The ratings get better as a result]].
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* '''Subverted''': The new shows on the Romance Channel does have romance in it, it's just set in a Survival Horror setting.
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* '''Subverted''': The new shows on the Romance Channel does do have romance in it, them, it's just set in a Survival Horror setting.
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* '''Deconstructed''': The plan to add Survival Horror to the line up to pick up the ratings backfires, and makes The Romance Channel's already bad ratings [[ItGotWorse even worse]]. The Romance Channel gets dropped from major cable carriers and the channel eventually folds.
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* '''Deconstructed''': The plan to add Survival Horror to the line up to pick up the ratings backfires, and makes The Romance Channel's already bad ratings [[ItGotWorse [[FromBadToWorse even worse]]. The Romance Channel gets dropped from major cable carriers and the channel eventually folds.
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'''Basic Trope''': A network drifts away from its original niche of programming.
*'''Straight''': The Romance Channel adds several SurvivalHorror shows to their line-up.
*'''Exaggerated''': The Romance Channel dedicates more than 90% of their programming to Survival Horror and shortens their name to the RC Network.
*'''Downplayed''': The Romance Channel is mainly dedicated to Romance, with some Survival Horror shows popping up here and there.
*'''Justified''': The Romance Channel's ratings have been falling as of late, [[ExecutiveMeddling and the executives]] thought it was necessary to pick them back up again.
*'''Inverted''': A network starts off with a variety of programming, but as time goes on, the channel settles to a particular niche.
*'''Subverted''': The new shows on the Romance Channel does have romance in it, it's just set in a Survival Horror setting.
*'''Double Subverted''': ...except that it turns out to be BlatantLies and it doesn't have any form of Romance in it.
*'''Parodied''': ???
*'''Deconstructed''': The plan to add Survival Horror to the line up to pick up the ratings backfires, and makes The Romance Channel's already bad ratings [[ItGotWorse even worse]]. The Romance Channel gets dropped from major cable carriers and the channel eventually folds.
*'''Reconstructed''': The plan to add Survival Horror to the line up to pick up the ratings backfires. All traces of Horror in the channel vanishes and they return to playing Romance. [[IGotBetter The ratings get better as a result]].
*'''Zig-Zagged''': The Romance Channel plays Romance in its beginnings. Then, Survival Horror gets added to the lineup. Then, they drop the Survival Horror and plays Romance again. But then, it goes back to the Horror.
*'''Averted''': The Romance Channel plays Romance throughout its life span.
*'''Enforced''': See "Justified".
*'''Lampshaded''': "Why are you playing Survival Horror, Romance Channel? Aren't you supposed to be playing you know... '''ROMANCE?!'''"
*'''Defied''': An executive gets fired because he suggested bringing in Horror to the Romance Channel.
*'''Discussed''': "I wonder why the Romance Channel is bringing in Horror..." "Who knows except for the executives..."
*'''Conversed''': The Romance Channel went downhill since they brought in the Survival Horror."
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*'''Straight''': The Romance Channel adds several SurvivalHorror shows to their line-up.
*'''Exaggerated''': The Romance Channel dedicates more than 90% of their programming to Survival Horror and shortens their name to the RC Network.
*'''Downplayed''': The Romance Channel is mainly dedicated to Romance, with some Survival Horror shows popping up here and there.
*'''Justified''': The Romance Channel's ratings have been falling as of late, [[ExecutiveMeddling and the executives]] thought it was necessary to pick them back up again.
*'''Inverted''': A network starts off with a variety of programming, but as time goes on, the channel settles to a particular niche.
*'''Subverted''': The new shows on the Romance Channel does have romance in it, it's just set in a Survival Horror setting.
*'''Double Subverted''': ...except that it turns out to be BlatantLies and it doesn't have any form of Romance in it.
*'''Parodied''': ???
*'''Deconstructed''': The plan to add Survival Horror to the line up to pick up the ratings backfires, and makes The Romance Channel's already bad ratings [[ItGotWorse even worse]]. The Romance Channel gets dropped from major cable carriers and the channel eventually folds.
*'''Reconstructed''': The plan to add Survival Horror to the line up to pick up the ratings backfires. All traces of Horror in the channel vanishes and they return to playing Romance. [[IGotBetter The ratings get better as a result]].
*'''Zig-Zagged''': The Romance Channel plays Romance in its beginnings. Then, Survival Horror gets added to the lineup. Then, they drop the Survival Horror and plays Romance again. But then, it goes back to the Horror.
*'''Averted''': The Romance Channel plays Romance throughout its life span.
*'''Enforced''': See "Justified".
*'''Lampshaded''': "Why are you playing Survival Horror, Romance Channel? Aren't you supposed to be playing you know... '''ROMANCE?!'''"
*'''Defied''': An executive gets fired because he suggested bringing in Horror to the Romance Channel.
*'''Discussed''': "I wonder why the Romance Channel is bringing in Horror..." "Who knows except for the executives..."
*'''Conversed''': The Romance Channel went downhill since they brought in the Survival Horror."
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