Integration

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Problem is the reboot was written for an older audience, but put into an environment geared for the 6-12 demo. Look at the episodes that garnered the best ratings (other than the first couple after the premier) they were episodes that focused on Kit/Kat. Episodes that were "darker" and more adult (Native Son for example) tanked. (Look at the toonzone board for ratings in the 6-12 demo).

Putting the show in Friday prime time opposite the Clone Wars was fine for attracting an older audience. (The writing was appropriate for that demo during that time slot) But THEN basing the success of the show on toy sales for an age group that is really not going to buy them was just plain stupid! The show worked very well to compliment Clone Wars and also was on par with its ratings.

So now CN panics, they dumped a bunch of money and aren't getting anything back. So they put the show on hold and try to retool their strategy. Their solution, put it on Saturday morning to get the demo they want. Problem is they waited 4 months to do it.

Now you have a show written for an older audience being dumped in a timeslot geared to a completely different demo in the "middle" of the shows first season. For those viewers and those who've never seen the show it becomes a WTF is this?

I have no problem with the creativity of the writers and artists and the direction that they wanted to take the NS. People can have differences of opinions about the story, love triangles, character designs, Pumyra being a psycho, lack of Bengali or whatever; but it wasn't that which put the show on the verge of cancellation. It was poor management of the brand and incompetence on the part of CN and WB.