I think CN is doing better then Nick now. Here's the recent opinion for me on both channels (the best one first, please comment).
Cartoon Network: First of all, Cartoon Network has totally made a turn around from the Fried Dynamite disaster. They now have Har Har Tharsdays and You Are Here (an ages 7 to 14 version of Toonami on Fridays). Their newest revamp of their channel is a blob thing that can take on the form of other cartoon network characters, and they are always in theme (christmas, halloween, movies, ect.). They're trying to get old cartoons back on there with the PPG, and occasionly airing Grim Adventures, Courage, Mucha Lucha and others. The main shows are Ben 10 & it's spinoff, Chowder :), Flapjack :(, TDI, 6teen, Star Wars: Clone Wars, Secret Sat., Batman, & Johnny Test. There is a lot of variety because it seems like there's always a new schedule everyday. The shows that almost brought CN to cancelation like My Gym Partner's a Monkey, Out Of Jimmy's Head and Fried Dynamite are gone. The only live action on this channel are the movies they show, and that's understandable.
How they can improve: I'd say get a few of the nobody shows off there like Robot Boy and Baby Looney Toons, and replace them with shows to air back on regular basic like KND, Foster's, and Billy and Mandy.
Nickelodeon: It's seriously becoming a Disney clone, only the sitcoms aren't as corney. It's just not a place for kids anymore. What is up with them making Nick At Nite start at 8?! Their schedule is like this: From 6 to 9 it's normal, 9 to 2 it's Nick Jr., 2 to 8 it's normal, then Nick at Nite. It just seems like there's hardly anytime to watch regular programing for kids with school, plus the Early nick at nite.
There's NOTHING original!!! On CN they have original shows like Chowder, Flapjack & Foster's, plus shows from Teletoon which doubles their power! The only original programing Nick has is Spongebob, FOP, The mighty B!, and the sitcoms. The rest are spinoffs of movies and video games. They're even making a series of the Madagascar penguins. What the heck?! They're going to RUIN the franchise, plus the animation looks god awful.
How they can improve: For one thing, make Nick at Nite start at like 9:30 or 10. Stop trying to make series out of movies and make some original shows! And don't just air one season of the show and then just stick it in the reuse bin (AKA Nicktoons Network) and then there's no room for old shows like Hey Arnold and Rocket Power!!!
Well, that was my little... okay Big rant. Please comment.
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