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Hey everyone. This is SofiaBlythe2014. Today is the sixth anniversary of Littlest Pet Shop (2012). I mentioned in a previous article that, though I still love the show, it doesn’t resonate as strongly with me as it used to. However, I do still want to show that this show still means something to me. As such, I will do a Hiatus History article. What is Hiatus History you ask? Well, it was actually something that somebody I watch, , created, so I credit him for turning this into a regular series for my page. Basically, this series goes over a show’s scheduling and how it’s treated by the network it’s on. It’s admittedly more analytical than praiseworthy, but I figured I would do an anniversary article talking about the show’s airing schedule and how it was handled. Let’s begin.

Season 1:

Season 1 of the show had a fairly easygoing schedule. It premiered on November 10, 2012, the same day as season 3 of MLP. The show’s scheduling at this point is fairly consistent, starting with a two part episode, and then having one new episode every week until the season finale on April 27, 2013. It should be worth noting that season 3 of MLP finished on February 16, and thus the show went roughly half a season without an MLP lead in. This did affect the ratings. The first half of the season had anywhere from 250,000 views (Blythe’s Crush) to over 500,000 views (the premiere), while episodes from the second half of the season had anywhere from 180,000 views to 370,000 views, definitely quite a drop, with the season finale getting 290,000 views. I’m normally not one to believe conspiracy theories, but I think the whole ideology surrounding the show being seen as trying to copy MLP did affect its viewership when left on its own. After that, the show went on a summer hiatus until the fall. Okay, so the show has a strong first season with a decent amount of viewers.

Season 2:

Season 2 premiered on November 2, 2013, just three weeks before MLP season 4 came out. Ratings wise, the two episodes on that day averaged 220,000 views. Ouch. Subsequent episodes usually hit a ballpark of 160,000 to 360,000 views. The latter viewership was for the episode “Plane It On Rio”, while the former viewership was for “What Meme Worry”. The season finale actually got about 180,000 views, a very noticeable drop. The airing schedule was still consistent, airing at least one new episode every week until April 12, 2014. This season also started a trend that would carry over to the next two seasons, where episodes would premiere early somewhere before the television airings. In this case, all the episodes from “Inside Job” to “The Expo Factor” aired in other countries like the UK before the US. “Inside Job” aired on February 26, which was three days before its US airing. “Plane It On Rio” aired on March 7, just one day early. “Littlest Bigfoot” aired on February 28, about two weeks before its US date. “Sunil’s Sick Day” aired three weeks early on February 27. “Hedgehog In The Plastic Bubble” aired 26 days early on March 3. “Stand Up Stinker” aired on March 7, a good 29 days before the US. The season finale aired in two parts on March 10 and 11, a whole month before the US. Yeah, the cracks were definitely showing when it comes to treatment.

Season 3:

Season 3 is quite interesting. For starters, it premiered on May 31, 2014, and finished on March 7, 2015. Because of Pound Puppies, Shezow, Kaijudo, and Care Bears having ended at least 6-18 months ago, there was no content for the summer, hence why this was used to fill that slot alongside Transformers Rescue Bots. Also of note is how, except for Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks, there was no MLP content for almost a full year since season 4 ended on May 10 while season 5 started on April 4. This definitely showed in ratings. The lowest rated episodes are ironically game changing episodes, “The Secret Recipe” and “It’s The Pet Fest Part 1”, which averaged about 110,000 views, while the highest rated episode was “Winter Wonder Wha” at about 280,000 views. Most of the ratings are still unknown though. This season also started a trend that would carry over to season 4, dividing seasons in half. The first half of the season aired from May 31 to August 23, with “The Secret Recipe” serving as a midseason finale. The second half premiered on December 13 and finished on March 7. The last few episodes of the season, “Sue Syndrome”, “In The Loop”, and the two parter finale “It’s The Pet Fest” were all released on itunes five days before their tv airings, with “Sue” on February 16, “In The Loop” on February 23, and “It’s The Pet Fest” on March 2. This is most likely because they would’ve aired on their respective Saturdays a week early if not for a Valentine’s Day marathon. This season also had the debut of tie in shorts, where the Hasbro youtube channel would release shorts/songs to tie in with each half of the season. In addition, the first half of the season aired at 9:30 am and later on 10:30 am, while the second half used a 12pm time slot that the rest of the series would use.

Season 4:

One month before the season came out, staff writer Roger Eschbacher confirmed how the show would end after 4 seasons, with the primary reason being low toy sales. I’m not surprised with this given how Hasbro is a toy company after all. Anyway, this season premiered on November 7 with two episodes, just a few weeks before the season 5 finale of MLP. The first half of the season aired consistently until January 23. Said half also gave us “Pump Up The Panda”, the lowest rated episode of the series at 90,000 views. Double ouch. This first half was released onto Netflix on January 11, meaning that “Guilt Tripping” and “Petnapped” aired 5 and 12 days respectively before their tv airings. The second half of the season premiered on March 26 with the episodes “Steamed” and “Two Peas In A Podcast”, premiering the same day as the MLP season 6 premiere. Episode premieres were consistent until the series finale on June 4, the second highest season finale at 200,000 views. The cracks for the show being treated poorly were on full display here, like how the last few shorts of the season were not released in English, and how “Seeing Red” and “Littlest Pet Street” were once again released on Netflix before television.

So yeah, the show has had a rather crazy schedule over the three and half years it was on, but it was definitely a wild ride. There were ups and downs, but the show was very rewarding to watch. Happy anniversary. You will not be forgotten.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_…

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Hey everyone. This is SofiaBlythe2014. Today is the sixth anniversary of Littlest Pet Shop (2012). I mentioned in a previous article that, though I still love the show, it doesn’t resonate as strongly with me as it used to. However, I do still want to show that this show still means something to me. As such, I will do a Hiatus History article. What is Hiatus History you ask? Well, it was actually something that somebody I watch, , created, so I credit him for turning this into a regular series for my page. Basically, this series goes over a show’s scheduling and how it’s treated by the network it’s on. It’s admittedly more analytical than praiseworthy, but I figured I would do an anniversary article talking about the show’s airing schedule and how it was handled. Let’s begin.

Season 1:

Season 1 of the show had a fairly easygoing schedule. It premiered on November 10, 2012, the same day as season 3 of MLP. The show’s scheduling at this point is fairly consistent, starting with a two part episode, and then having one new episode every week until the season finale on April 27, 2013. It should be worth noting that season 3 of MLP finished on February 16, and thus the show went roughly half a season without an MLP lead in. This did affect the ratings. The first half of the season had anywhere from 250,000 views (Blythe’s Crush) to over 500,000 views (the premiere), while episodes from the second half of the season had anywhere from 180,000 views to 370,000 views, definitely quite a drop, with the season finale getting 290,000 views. I’m normally not one to believe conspiracy theories, but I think the whole ideology surrounding the show being seen as trying to copy MLP did affect its viewership when left on its own. After that, the show went on a summer hiatus until the fall. Okay, so the show has a strong first season with a decent amount of viewers.

Season 2:

Season 2 premiered on November 2, 2013, just three weeks before MLP season 4 came out. Ratings wise, the two episodes on that day averaged 220,000 views. Ouch. Subsequent episodes usually hit a ballpark of 160,000 to 360,000 views. The latter viewership was for the episode “Plane It On Rio”, while the former viewership was for “What Meme Worry”. The season finale actually got about 180,000 views, a very noticeable drop. The airing schedule was still consistent, airing at least one new episode every week until April 12, 2014. This season also started a trend that would carry over to the next two seasons, where episodes would premiere early somewhere before the television airings. In this case, all the episodes from “Inside Job” to “The Expo Factor” aired in other countries like the UK before the US. “Inside Job” aired on February 26, which was three days before its US airing. “Plane It On Rio” aired on March 7, just one day early. “Littlest Bigfoot” aired on February 28, about two weeks before its US date. “Sunil’s Sick Day” aired three weeks early on February 27. “Hedgehog In The Plastic Bubble” aired 26 days early on March 3. “Stand Up Stinker” aired on March 7, a good 29 days before the US. The season finale aired in two parts on March 10 and 11, a whole month before the US. Yeah, the cracks were definitely showing when it comes to treatment.

Season 3:

Season 3 is quite interesting. For starters, it premiered on May 31, 2014, and finished on March 7, 2015. Because of Pound Puppies, Shezow, Kaijudo, and Care Bears having ended at least 6-18 months ago, there was no content for the summer, hence why this was used to fill that slot alongside Transformers Rescue Bots. Also of note is how, except for Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks, there was no MLP content for almost a full year since season 4 ended on May 10 while season 5 started on April 4. This definitely showed in ratings. The lowest rated episodes are ironically game changing episodes, “The Secret Recipe” and “It’s The Pet Fest Part 1”, which averaged about 110,000 views, while the highest rated episode was “Winter Wonder Wha” at about 280,000 views. Most of the ratings are still unknown though. This season also started a trend that would carry over to season 4, dividing seasons in half. The first half of the season aired from May 31 to August 23, with “The Secret Recipe” serving as a midseason finale. The second half premiered on December 13 and finished on March 7. The last few episodes of the season, “Sue Syndrome”, “In The Loop”, and the two parter finale “It’s The Pet Fest” were all released on itunes five days before their tv airings, with “Sue” on February 16, “In The Loop” on February 23, and “It’s The Pet Fest” on March 2. This is most likely because they would’ve aired on their respective Saturdays a week early if not for a Valentine’s Day marathon. This season also had the debut of tie in shorts, where the Hasbro youtube channel would release shorts/songs to tie in with each half of the season. In addition, the first half of the season aired at 9:30 am and later on 10:30 am, while the second half used a 12pm time slot that the rest of the series would use.

Season 4:

One month before the season came out, staff writer Roger Eschbacher confirmed how the show would end after 4 seasons, with the primary reason being low toy sales. I’m not surprised with this given how Hasbro is a toy company after all. Anyway, this season premiered on November 7 with two episodes, just a few weeks before the season 5 finale of MLP. The first half of the season aired consistently until January 23. Said half also gave us “Pump Up The Panda”, the lowest rated episode of the series at 90,000 views. Double ouch. This first half was released onto Netflix on January 11, meaning that “Guilt Tripping” and “Petnapped” aired 5 and 12 days respectively before their tv airings. The second half of the season premiered on March 26 with the episodes “Steamed” and “Two Peas In A Podcast”, premiering the same day as the MLP season 6 premiere. Episode premieres were consistent until the series finale on June 4, the second highest season finale at 200,000 views. The cracks for the show being treated poorly were on full display here, like how the last few shorts of the season were not released in English, and how “Seeing Red” and “Littlest Pet Street” were once again released on Netflix before television.

So yeah, the show has had a rather crazy schedule over the three and half years it was on, but it was definitely a wild ride. There were ups and downs, but the show was very rewarding to watch. Happy anniversary. You will not be forgotten.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_…