Why does the History Channel show all of this crappy conspiracy stuff now?

I remember they used to show stuff that actually had something to do with actual history. Now they're turned into nothing but a channel about extraterresials, Illuminati crap, and Nazi's. The people that they have on these shows are obviously wack-jobs, and if you do any research are usually a bunch of rip-off artist. Is this stuff more interesting to people?

Because aliens

...most of their shows are about rednecks now.

People will watch it.

Ratings. Anyone who is serious about watching a history program, lets says "WW2 in HD", will do so on youtube or Netflix. No reason to watch it on TV.

I'm sure they get most the their viewers from channel surfers who stop when they see aliens. No one is going to say "O ****, Benjamin Franklin" and sit there for 60 minutes.

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The History channel shown in Britain is basically world war 2 documentaries 24/7.

A little more conspiriacy **** would be nice actually.

Discovery channel is the same. All their shows are about some group of peoples dangerous day jobs. I saw a commercial, I sh1t you not, about being a trucker.Human-after-all

Well Discovery and History are ran by the same folks.

[QUOTE="Human-after-all"]Discovery channel is the same. All their shows are about some group of peoples dangerous day jobs. I saw a commercial, I sh1t you not, about being a trucker.worlock77

Well Discovery and History are ran by the same folks.

Because WWII circle-jerking is nauseating enough.

The History channel shown in Britain is basically world war 2 documentaries 24/7.

A little more conspiriacy **** would be nice actually.

ThePoliteArtist

You really don't. When the channel sinks low enough to start showing shows about aliens and bigfoots you actually start to miss Hitler.

all those channels are ruined because of how stupid and superstitious everyone turned in the 21st century.

it's all conspiracys about how clones of elvis are working with ancient aliens to breed chupacabras to frighten teams of ghost hunters or some similar shyt these days.

all those channels are ruined because of how stupid and superstitious everyone turned in the 21st century.

it's all conspiracys about how clones of elvis are working with ancient aliens to breed chupacabras to frighten teams of ghost hunters or some similar shyt these days.

Riverwolf007

i used to call history channel the hitler & conspiracy channel. because that's all they'd bother showing.

i haven't actually sat and watched the channel in years, but everytime i just view it's listings, it's mostly the same three things, something about WWII and Nazi's, conspiracy theory stuff (monsters, ghosts, aliens, illumaniati, nostradamus), or it's some crappy reality show "Ice Truckers!".

it is appealing the lowest common denominator.

Perhaps the reason for this is it appeals to the same people in the rural areas of the country. the people who still watch TV routinely, and share the same three interests.

don't give the internet too much credit, just as much BS documentaries online as well, it's just that frequency of viewing it is not determined by how many people will watch it.

I have The Science Channel, The Military Channel, Investigation Discovery, Nat Geo, and H2 practically next door to each other. The majority of shows I like (all documentaries) are on those channels.

I watch mainly The Universe, How the Earth was Made, and Ancient Discoveries on H2 plus the occasional Dogfights episode and other historical shows.

The Military Channel has all the weapons and warfare shows (historical and contemporary) I like including The Greatest Tank Battles.

Investigation Discovery has all the murder investigation shows (eg Dateline and Who the %^&* Did I Marry?).

Nat Geo has a variety of science, military, and investigative shows.

The Science Channel has other science shows such as Through the Wormhole and How the Universe was Formed.

I don't bother with The History Channel (the one that comes with Basic Cable). Too much reality crap.

The channel grouping would be perfect if TruTV was nearby.

They have covered all of history already so they moved on to more important stuff

There's still good historical stuff coming out. They're just not on The History Channel.

Take The Greatest Tank Battles for example, I just bought the first season DVD:

Because aliens

TheFallenDemon

I wish The History Channel would show some of their earlier one-time shows such as Secret Russian Aircraft of WW2. Some of the concepts were quite interesting such as the concept of a flying submarine. Good thing I recorded the show with a DVD Recorder:

I actually like Pawn Stars, but that's the only thing one there that is decent anymore and it isn't historical either for the most part. I do really miss some of their older shows, though. I also liked some episodes of "Decoding the Past" when it was focused on prophecy garbage. I thought the Quran episode was pretty interesting for instance.

It started with the whole 2012 stuff.

It's not just history channel anymore, Discovery and even NatGeo are doing the same thing now. I don't like it.

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all those channels are ruined because of how stupid and superstitious everyone turned in the 21st century.

it's all conspiracys about how clones of elvis are working with ancient aliens to breed chupacabras to frighten teams of ghost hunters or some similar shyt these days.

Laihendi

I wish The History Channel would show some of their earlier one-time shows such as Secret Russian Aircraft of WW2. Some of the concepts were quite interesting such as the concept of a flying submarine. Good thing I recorded the show with a DVD Recorder:

jun_aka_pekto

they have all those "secret weapons of ________" shows in their entirety.

Times are tough. TV is showing whatever brings in the ratings and $$$, and whatever isn't gets cancelled. Check out how the Sci Fi (Rebranded SyFy) channel from the science fiction channel to the paranormal channel. Go on TV guide and the majority of their stuff is about ghosts, ghouls, werewolves, etc.

I love the shows about space and pawn stars is ok but other than that there's not much else to watch on there.

The only explanation can be...

People still watching TV?!.. what a waste.Dogswithguns

Watching TV is fun. If I had my way, every bathroom in the house (3 total) would have a TV. That way, I can watch my shows while dropping a load.

Showing real history doesn't get them ratings, so they've turned to redneck themed reality shows about pawn shops and truckers, and nonsense about ancient alien conspiracy theories. They've changed their slogan to "history made every day" so that they don't have to show actual historical programming. It's really sad how moronic and anti-intellectual American society has become. I used to love the History Channel in its old format.

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I remember they used to show stuff that actually had something to do with actual history. Now they're turned into nothing but a channel about extraterresials, Illuminati crap, and Nazi's. The people that they have on these shows are obviously wack-jobs, and if you do any research are usually a bunch of rip-off artist. Is this stuff more interesting to people?

DazedDarkness

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