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What is going on with night time choppy pre-recorded multi host weirdness?
It’s so abrupt, there is no “previously recorded” graphic on the lower corner of the screen, but it’s clearly a poorly edited, pre-recorded, slapped together mashup of hosts, products and moments.
It’s terribly hard to watch. It’s jarring. It’s confusing. HSN, bad idea! At least take the time and effort (and money) to create a better flow. Ay yai yai.
Get ready for the future. In time it will be more fine tune. Live shows will may be 9 to 5. Maybe with this concept jewelry description will be more detail, no hype from the host or vendor. Just the details. Models will be all sizes, and the clothing materials and detail description on all items will be given. Shopping channel can stop the make believe that Hosts are family or your best friends. While the community may be around for complaints, etc. Hosts may be few and in-between , Someone who can speak clearly and take directions. While some are complaining, only a decrease in sales will catch Management eye. They say they want your input, which is good,but this is a business, they really want your money.
SHARON818 said it all. I don’t care what you change, but just know I will no longer be purchasing anything at the 11:00 PM PT hour. I enjoyed watching and shopping with Helen. She was just the best host, especially at that time slot. So funny, very professional, and very respectful to her guests and callers. She even brought Producer Dan in, and he became part of the ‘show’. No one could have done a better job than Helen.
Like Diane Gillman points out every once in a while, the Baby Boomers have the buying power, and I am switching the channel.
You want feedback? I think that’s what this entire thread has given you – no one here likes the “experiment”. It’s horrible, hard to watch, some of things aren’t available – change is great IF IT’S THOUGHT OUT and WORKS WELL. This looks like it was slapped together and that in itself is disrespectful to your viewers. It’s not working.
10 Faves was working. Why move it to a time where only the East Coast sees it? You ignored your entire Mountain and Pacific Time Zone audience/customers? Counterproductive. If HSN Today wasn’t working, maybe it’s because of the hosts…Guy Yovan and Shannon Fox have ZERO chemistry as a team, and Valerie and Guy have even less. Maybe try taking Guy out of the equation and see if that works. At least you won’t have someone who dials it in, is unprepared and appears to not want to be there at all.
Yeah. It’s not good at all! I no longer can watch @ night which is a shame, I enjoyed it as an end of the day wind down (and shop!). I’m guessing they’ll notice it in the numbers (sales drop) unless we are outliers and most folks don’t care?
Hi Everyone. We’re trying out a “best of the week” format, which encompasses a variety of hosts and product categories all within one show. We’re testing this new approach, so we really appreciate you sharing your thoughts on the programming. We are documenting and sharing all of this feedback directly with our TV department.
For those of you looking for 10 FAVES, you can catch the live show at 7am ET, watch previously aired shows, and shop the show on the Program Guide. If you’re looking to see when a specific host will be on, you can also search by their name on the Program Guide to see past and upcoming shows.
Thanks Sarah! I’m not “looking” for anything per se. Love Helen but that’s not the issue. Just think that live programming is what makes HSN work and that if it’s not live, it should be clearly labelled as such and moreover, more attention to detail and work should go into the post production side of it. Even having a host in studio tossing to the different segments and grounding us in some sort of “experience” that makes sense would smooth it out. Maybe someone presenting as if they “curated” these different items for us for a reason? Just tossing out ideas here.
The new format may be to cut costs, push more products, but they already have HSN 2. I’ve loved HSN, even if they aren’t perfect. I’ve been a long-time customer and enjoyed watching when I couldn’t sleep, needed to shop late and loved the 10 Faves. The new format is not something I will continue to watch. It’s disjointed product overload.
I agree it’s a terrible idea. Not to mention when they are doing this it’s not the middle of the night on the west coast!
Exactly! I’m in San Francisco. The minute this started, I stopped watching. Perhaps the numbers (drop in viewership, sales decrease) will speak to management about this totally off brand really far fetched thing they’re trying. Also, not putting PREVIOUSLY RECORDED verges on deceptive. I’m a producer and director and can think of 1,000 better ways to do this than what they’ve done! An editor in film school could also find a more elegant way to piece those different chunks of existing content together, too. OK, stepping off the soap box. I’m just so surprised by it!
I was wondering that too! But at times I watch both QVC and HSN (for different brands/reasons) and this has no bearing on QVC programming either. It’s completely creatively and conceptually off the deep end!
So disappointing to not see 10 Faves. I love that programming with Helen. Not pre-recorded segments all pieced together. HSN Please bring back live hosts in the overnight hours and 10 Faves at its regular time. It’s actually my favorite time to watch especially when Helen is on.
I’m turning the channel…..this programming (such as it is) stinks.
It’s awful. I agree. Not watchable. I really wish there was a way to communicate this to the network powers that be, other than a small post on a community forum. Not sure how watched this spot is be management. Also surprised that only a handful of us are here talking about it! I was sure I’d come here and find an ongoing robust conversation in progress.
It is terrible, it was the same way last night. Can’t even watch because it is so annoying that every item has a different host and weird transitions between. Also strange it doesn’t say pre recorded, if HSN is supposed to be live shouldn’t they be telling people it is recorded.
why do they always change something even if its a good thing and mess it up?
why does it seem like they always find a way to up the programs after you start watching and liking them?
i meant to say mess up the program….sorry.
I loved Helen K, 10 faves is whatever for me, but really they could have literally put any of their talent with any presentation as long as it was live and it would have worked better than this current sad situation!
Ditto! It inspired me to post my first post here! On the one hand, there are far larger fish to fry in the world and in my life, but it really is a shocker from both a viewer standpoint as well as from a business decision perspective. I can’t imagine the meetings where they watched down how this was going to flow and approved it, thinking it would be workable and non disruptive to their business and their viewers! I know companies try new things all the time and have to do so to thrive or even survive, but this? This is not a winning strategy!