Sentences with phrase «network religious programming»

of network religious programs during the 1970s occurred primarily once again because the networks found it more profitable to air those programs that paid for their air - time than those programs for which air - time had to be provided.

In addition to the audiences for syndicated religious programs, the audience for all religious programs also includes the audiences for other programs such as local religious programs (which increasingly are turning to cable), network religious programs, religious specials, and those programs broadcast outside the regular sweeps period.

Though their audience dropped in the late 1970s, in 1981 the NBC one - hour specials still had an average audience per program of 1,674,000.3 The weekly audience for the three network religious programs in mid-1982 was still close to three million, a fact which is frequently overlooked because of their lack of flamboyance, and the controversy that has surrounded the paid - time religious programs.

The effect of the growth in paid - time religious programs was felt not only by other syndicated religious programs but also by network religious programs.

Table 7.2 presents the average number of stations which aired the network religious programs during the 1970s.

Network religious programs are frequently aired in more favorable time - slots than the paid - time religious programs and have usually drawn comparable or larger audiences than even the most popular of the paid - time religious programs.

Not exact matches

The networks maintained substantial control over the content of religious programming produced under their auspices, and they worked continually to fit the religious perspective into their own particular perspectives.

The practice of the networks was to produce religious programs, either by making production facilities, technical services and some budget resources available to the religious groups for the production of their own programs, or by using these religious agencies as consultants on their own religious programs.

Though the networks sought to make all religious programming emphasize broad religious truths rather than individual tenets of denominations and to avoid dealing with controversial economic and social issues which were of religious significance, many programs produced by the churches in relation with the networks were critical or prophetic in nature.

However, paid - time programs have virtually eliminated local religious programming, and the pressure they have exerted on the networks through network affiliate stations has caused the networks to reexamine and in some cases reprogram their religious offerings.

Mike Gallagher, who was the Roman Catholic producer for NBC - Catholic programs, criticized the lack of seriousness which characterized the network attitude to religious programs: «I have a rather cynical attitude towards the networks.

Some network religious specials also rate as high as or higher than the syndicated paid - time programs.

After conducting a review of its faith based programming, the network said it wants to raise its game across all religious output, reach as many people as possible and portray the diversity of beliefs and society.

Another example is the programs which all three commercial networks have provided to the major faith groups since the beginning of television, based on their historical commitment to providing an opportunity for religious expression in the society.

This is apparently a network - wide strategy to develop an alternate source of income to support the basic religious programming of the network.

It is possible that stations which did not accept payment for air - time for religious programs reflected a greater concern for public - service programming and therefore presented a wider representation of other programming such as network and local programs.

Research by the Christian Broadcasting Network indicates that most of their viewers regularly watch other religious programs as well.

Hence Ben Armstrong, representing the paid - time broadcasters, has criticized the network and mainline denominational religious programs as being too slow and sterile for television.

To this day, the CBS network has only used its own religious programs.

When the Broadcast Institute of North America surveyed religious programming in the country in 1971, they found that stations which had begun to sell time for religious programs averaged fewer network and locally produced religious programs than did those stations which did not sell time for religious programming.

The CBS network, for example, took total control of its religious programming in 1933 because of the problems caused by the radio programs of Father Charles Coughlin.

Paid - time religious programming has justified its dominance of the religious television field in recent years by suggesting that with its independent financial resources gained through audience cultivation and support it has been able to overcome the limitations experienced by mainline broadcasters as they worked with the local stations and networks on a public service basis.

It appears that while paid - time religious television programs have achieved a measure of financial independence from networks and stations, their financial dependence on their audience exerts a comparable influence.

NOTE: The drop in number of stations in 1977 is attributed primarily to substitution of these programs with paid - time religious programs by network affiliates.

Religious television programs therefore can be divided into two main groups: sustaining - time programs, where the network or local station meets all or part of the costs of producing and broadcasting the program; and paid - time programs, where the broadcaster himself meets all the costs of producing and broadcasting the program, mainly by raising money from viewers.

Audience figures presented in detail in the next chapter suggest that these syndicated programs have displaced higher - rating network programs, which may also result in a smaller audience for religious programming on television.

There appear to be three main reasons for the concentration of religious programs on Sundays: (1) Sunday is the traditional day of Christian worship and therefore seemed most appropriate for Christian broadcasts; (2) Christian broadcasts on the networks were originally conceived as alternatives for those, such as shut - ins, who could not attend regular services at a church; (6)(3) Sunday morning was the period of lowest audience for broadcasters and therefore was the least commercially damaging for stations in fulfilling their FCC obligations by providing free air - time for religious broadcasts.

Their displacement of network programs on affiliate stations began to be felt around 1976 - 77 as can be seen in NBC religious specials (see Table 8.5), Before this decline, many of these network programs were regularly attracting a larger audience than most of the paid - time religious programs.

One of the justifications the paid - time religious broadcasters have given for their monopolizing of the airwaves, their displacement of other religious programs on television, and their commercializing of religion on television is that through such an approach they have been able to overcome the barriers that have restricted religious broadcasters who have been dependent on the goodwill of stations and networks.

Across the nation, religious and lay leaders are creating new schools, new networks of schools, new governance models for existing schools, new pipelines of talent, new philanthropic efforts, new public programs, and much more.