[ SECRET POST #2317 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2317 ⌋

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[(Anonymous)]

It's a combination of things but it mostly has to do with the fact that right around the 65 episode mark most channels consider the backlog of episodes large enough that they can safely get away with running re-runs for a few years before moving on to something new. It's pretty much the opposite of how serial shows like Game of Thrones or Breaking Bad is run. In something like that they broadcast to tell the story and they depend on people constantly tuning in to new episodes to drive demand and viewership. In cartoons, (and cable programs in general can be subject to this) the idea is to keep each episode as self contained as you can in order for the audience to be able to watch the show in any order at any time. This is especially true for children's television as it's generally seen that children aren't going to follow a complex plotline nearly as closely as an adult would, so emphasis is put on individual episodes and re-runs rather than star power and weaving a storyline with a clear beginning, middle and end. This is especially true with merchandise or superhero driven properties as the funding for the shows often hinges on the sales of toys or merchandise that rapidly changes to either try and create or follow trends amongst child audiences

OF course pretty much every cancelled cartoon has it's own unique nuances as well. For example, the 90's cartoon Gargoyles bit the dust due to changes in management at the Disney channel not knowing how to market it as well as the costs of its animation outweighing its own ratings. Animaniacs was cancelled partly because it failed to attract its target audience despite being popular with an older nerd audience.

Cartoons with plots like Avatar are notoriously hard to pitch and get produced and even what seems like wildly popular properties can be axed at a moments notice. Even with the internet popularity of something like the current MLP it's likely that it never would have made it past season 3 if it weren't the flagship ratings program of a brand new channel that Hasbro had risked tens of millions of dollars on startup and boosted worldwide sales of it's own MLP merchandise by something like 30% over the last 2 years.

To the people in management who decide what shows to risk money producing and broadcasting, it is often about reaching the largest audience with the smallest budget possible. For kid's especially since the age groups are much narrower than adult audiences, with separate shows targeted towards 3-6 year olds and 7-10 year olds (3 years= 3 seasons) whereas adult entertainment targets ranges like 18-35 year olds or 35-60 year olds.