I'm Just Saying

I understand why the TV networks aired re-runs during the holidays, but I expected to see some new episodes or new shows at the beginning of January. Unfortunately, I was wrong. We've had to wait until this week for most new shows to start (like American Idol). Do the networks think people are still hungover from New Year's and won't be interested in television the first week of January? Do they not realize that many of us (and even more this year) are hunkered down inside, trying to stay warm and pretty much a captive audience? It really seems to me the perfect time to try to gain new viewers. Way back when, Fox debuted the original 90210 in the summer - which was a season the networks had historically ignored. Partially because it was the only new programming on, 90210 was able to attract an audience - an audience that may have been too busy to notice had the show not debuted until fall. I think there are plenty of new shows or returning shows that begin this week that could have benefited from airing without the threat of American Idol.