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Dear Television,
We, the viewers, understand that things coming from the government are important to our society. However, when something goes on for more than a few hours, please consider those who can’t watch the whole thing. Some have other things to do, others just lose interest in the entire proceeding. Why not make other proceedings like debates among candidates? These don’t appear on every channel, so we viewers can choose whether to watch or wait until the news for a recap. The Democratic candidates for US President in 2020 have spread their debates among several networks with different moderators each time. One viewer may prefer to watch the all-woman moderated Democratic debate of November 20, 2019 while others may watch the debates moderated by those of varying gender and background. Many of these debates even appeared on live streams through the apps and websites related to the networks showing them. During the current impeachment hearings, many viewers have found other things to do. In the Washington, DC market, the only channel not airing afternoon hearings has been FOX 5, WTTG. Kudos to these folks for putting the hearings on their secondary channel and Internet/social media apps. They’ve kept on the relatively new Tamron Hall show in the afternoons, right when a break in the hearings can refresh the mind. Other channels in my area, however, have cast their usual offerings, including late morning or noon newscasts, aside for the hearings. Alternatively, why not air small pieces of such events at a time? Put the vote or procedure on as it happens, not from beginning to end. Add in a small bit of commentary by an expert on the subject. Let that person summarize what is going on in plain language for those without much knowledge of the subject at hand. Many viewers don’t understand all of the Latin and technical terms in such broadcasts. This makes people lose interest, and if they lose their usual programming to this, these people may leave television for streaming services or even no television at all. Let the newspapers and the politically-minded radio and television programs pick up the slack and report the procedures in detail for those who crave it. Television, this confuses the viewer. When you have so many other ways to get information to us, why put the same thing on every channel? What happened to recapping governmental procedures on the news in plain language? Plenty of specialized channels, apps, and cable networks exist now to help put the proceedings where those with a keen interest can find them. You’d find viewership might even rise again if you rotated who carries what proceeding or even left it to the public or specialized channels. We need our mental breaks, and those who work while the proceedings happen need other places to find them. Please take us regular folks into account. Keep our regular shows on the air somehow – those who work nights do not need to wake up each day to an impeachment hearing or other government procedure on every channel we receive. We’re often as happy as the night television watchers to catch up with things on the news.
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