Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/NBC Sunday Night Movie


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   no consensus. (Non-administrator closure) NorthAmerica1000 15:40, 17 October 2014 (UTC)

NBC Sunday Night Movie

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Unsourced list of films with nothing more in common than the timeslot for airing. The links itself are often not about the movie. The Banner talk 12:43, 23 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions. NorthAmerica1000 13:55, 23 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions. NorthAmerica1000 13:55, 23 September 2014 (UTC)
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 * Redirect to List of programs previously broadcast by NBC Common made-for-TV block that's well in the rear-view now; could never be comprehensive or well-sourced unless every week the movie aired was sourced, and going back to 1980? No way.  Nate  • ( chatter ) 22:13, 23 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep - While it started and ended as a one off fill in show, these movies were a staple of weekly programming through the 1980s and 1990s. It was something the NBC programming executives could pull out of the hat to fill a 2 hour block.  Custom movies were produced and top box office movies were purchased.  I sourced a list of movies and the ratings.  There were at least four annual ratings where this "series" was in the top 30.  Folks, that is significant.  It would be irresponsible to delete an article on something that significant. Trackinfo (talk) 10:33, 25 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Comment Not with a random context-less list of films and ratings which are impossible to quantify (and are confined to one era; the 2000's, when film ratings for all networks nosedived and just before NBC decided that Sunday Night Football would do a lot better). I understand the Sunday network movies did well for three decades, but in this form the article needs more work and a redirect to the 'list of article' mentioning the network's film brandings is more appropriate.  Nate  • ( chatter ) 17:49, 25 September 2014 (UTC)
 * I do not deny that this article needs more work. I found some additional information to base that work on.  There is plenty more to google.  At the moment, here, we are discussing the article's mere survival as a subject for wikipedia.  I expressed my opinion:  A top 30 Nationally rated American television show from the 80s is not something that deserves to be deleted.  WP:NTEMP, notability is not temporary.  That answers the question for this discussion.  Beyond that, yes there should be improvement to the article, a discussion about the television ratings plummeting in the 2000s is valid here.  The demise of the movie in favor of NBCs long sought opportunity to air football is valid.  We could also discuss long form entertainment (2 hour blocks of programming, instead of half hours) and the creativity of programming executive decisions that lead to this.  There is a lot that could be said to make this article better. Trackinfo (talk) 21:47, 25 September 2014 (UTC)


 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, NorthAmerica1000 10:19, 1 October 2014 (UTC)

 
 * Keep television history. and rival network's sunday night movie is listed Cramyourspam (talk) 15:17, 1 October 2014 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, NorthAmerica1000 15:32, 9 October 2014 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.