It is really annoying when television channels “evolve” to be something other than what they are supposed to be. It is one thing for a generic station to change, but many channels are subject-specific, so changing doesn’t make any sense. In fact when a subject-specific channel changes its subject, it renders the channel’s name meaningless, yet they almost never change their names to reflect their new material. Here’s a few examples:
| Channel | Former Subject | Current Subject |
|---|---|---|
| Bravo | High culture programs like operas and Inside the Actor’s Studio | Inane reality shows like Real Housewives of… Pretty Much Everywhere |
| TLC | Educational programs like Operation | Inane reality shows like Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, Sister Wives, 19 Kids and Counting, Say Yes to the Dress, Rich Bride-Poor Bride, Breaking Amish, Storage Wars, Little People Big-World, and so on |
| Discovery Channel | Educational programs like Inventions that Shook the World , Curiosity, Cash Cab, etc. | Inane reality shows like Deadliest Catch, Gold Rush Alaska, Moonshiners, American Loggers, Finding Bigfoot, Amish Mafia, etc. |
| History Channel | Educational programs about history like Museum Secrets | Inane reality shows like Swamp People and Ice Road Truckers, and inane non-history (and non-reality ¬_¬) shows like Ancient Aliens |
| Space | Science-fiction, horror, and fantasy shows | Anything that is even slightly related even indirectly to the appropriate subject matter like the crime-drama Castle simply because it stars Nathan Fillion who was in one sci-fi show for a few episodes before it was cancelled |
It looks like the worst offender is The Learning Channel. It has gone from being a specifically educational channel to a pointless reality-show channel with absolutely no educational content whatsoever anymore. 