I'm surprised why they aren't closing Turbo, as that only reaches 33,400 viewers, compared with the 234,600 viewers of the main Discovery channel. Science should also be axed in my opinion.
Although Home & Health and Shed are definitely the lowest rated of the lot. I'd imagine Shed content moving to DMAX & Quest, with H&H shows being split between Quest Red, Really & TLC.
Well the other Discovery channels won't be going anywhere for now, they are doing okay and have a clear remit, and are part of the new discovery+ service.
It was inevitable that Home & Health and Shed would go, as they were the only two channels not to be included in discovery+.
Last edited by TellyTime on 27 December 2020 11:41am
I'm surprised why they aren't closing Turbo, as that only reaches 33,400 viewers, compared with the 234,600 viewers of the main Discovery channel. Science should also be axed in my opinion.
Although Home & Health and Shed are definitely the lowest rated of the lot. I'd imagine Shed content moving to DMAX & Quest, with H&H shows being split between Quest Red, Really & TLC.
Where did you get the reach for Turbo? Turbo actually airs first-run content doesn't it? Does Discovery History actually air any first-run shows at all or is wall to wall of old repeats? Is its reach lower than Turbo. All Shed and H&H show is old repeats so not much of a loss really.
I'm surprised why they aren't closing Turbo, as that only reaches 33,400 viewers, compared with the 234,600 viewers of the main Discovery channel. Science should also be axed in my opinion.
Although Home & Health and Shed are definitely the lowest rated of the lot. I'd imagine Shed content moving to DMAX & Quest, with H&H shows being split between Quest Red, Really & TLC.
Where did you get the reach for Turbo? Turbo actually airs first-run content doesn't it? Does Discovery History actually air any first-run shows at all or is wall to wall of old repeats? Is its reach lower than Turbo. All Shed and H&H show is old repeats so not much of a loss really.
They were on the BARB website. History's ratings aren't much better that those of Turbo, but I guess Discovery thinks 25k and 23k must be acceptable.
History is definitely more highbrow than it's sister networks and therefore should stay.
Meanwhile, Discovery has no plans of shutting down H&H in Latin America, despite the fact it's now a mishmash of TLC, HGTV and Food Network content (all of which are available here).
