Anyone still watch Fuel TV?

scott a · "a" is for angel Joined: 17 Feb 2004 Posts: 4126

Sounds like Fox is pulling the plug on it.

Reports are that Fox will be re-branding a few of their channels in the spring. Speed Channel will become "Fox Sports 1," and Fuel TV will become "Fox Sports 2" similar to how ESPN and ESPN 2 work.

So NASCAR, MLB, MMA, NCAA on the main network, and I guess you could keep your fingers crossed that some of the Fuel TV staff will be retained on the 'Fox Sports 2' network to add some X-Treme sports programming to help fill the 2am time slots?

The website below says only 40,000 people were watching Fuel during 'prime time' hours, and that's 3rd lowest of any Nielsen-rated network. Does anyone here even watch it anymore?

http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2013/01/21/Media/Fox-Sports-2.aspx

senorbueno · Backside 180 Joined: 28 Sep 2004 Posts: 1593

I don't get Fuel TV anymore, but last time I was somewhere that had it I flipped it on and it was all UFC 24/7. No action sports whatsoever

acesfull420 · Pop Shuvit Joined: 13 Apr 2009 Posts: 155 City: slicker

Not since dudes in their underwear started hitting each other and rolling around with each other in that octagon thingy.

LATX · Pop Shuvit Joined: 16 Aug 2012 Posts: 197 City: Austin

MMA TV

RIP Captain & Casey

frankycouplepuphs · Backside 180 Joined: 04 Aug 2006 Posts: 542 City: Decatur

See ya at the crossroads Fuel TV.

My cable provider never offered it. I set it up on my parents DVR so that I could watch Pull whenever I was over.

BB · Backside 180 Joined: 28 Jul 2006 Posts: 1706

Canceled mine once they put face punching dood bros on it 90% of the time. It's a shame... You can't tell me action sports popularity has fallen that far.

Steven M · Posted: Jan 24, 2013 10:53 am Post subject:

Ill still watch it, but it's only for the AMA supercross/ motocross races and every now and then some other random shows will come on. 94% of the time it's something UFC related and I skip right over it.

johnnyk · Posted: Jan 24, 2013 11:56 am Post subject:

RIP Built to Shred

electricsnow · cassette Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10751 City: Jefferton

I don't watch anymore either. It turned into something weird--mma fighting, old soccer games, motocross stuff and then old kung fu movies. It sucks because i remember getting that station and immediately watching snowboarding. Now there's nothing that resembles that original vibe.

I wonder how many people watched it in its original form, vs this new form where 40,000 people decided to tune in.

southpaw · Posted: Jan 24, 2013 1:01 pm Post subject:

man back in like 07 it was a ritual for my buddy and i to skip class, go shred until sundown, then come home and watch some dvr'd pull episodes. that was a magical time in my life that ignited my wakeskate fire.

i guess now with all the internet videos no one watches tv anymore, i don't even have cable these days.

i have also bought the pull box set and seriously watched every episode at least 30 times. it got me through some tough injuries and rehabs, and winters.

when will they release the pull season 3? i know they started showing a bunch of new episodes right before the fall of fuel.

scott a · "a" is for angel Joined: 17 Feb 2004 Posts: 4126

TTUFAN24 · Posted: Jan 24, 2013 4:00 pm Post subject:

i liked the Kung Fu movies

11RANDOMNESS · Posted: Jan 24, 2013 4:32 pm Post subject:

WERDna · Backside 180 Joined: 07 Jan 2009 Posts: 541

I remember watching the episode of Austin on New Pollution when it aired. Those were the days...

The Bug · Frontside 180 Joined: 16 Sep 2004 Posts: 434 City: Redding

I loved Fuel until the fighting took over. When they are standing up it is aight, but when they go to the mat I cannot tell if they are fighting or having sex. If that is your thing then ok, but I would rather gouge my eyes out with a butter knife. And yes, RIP Built to Shred.

electricsnow · cassette Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10751 City: Jefferton

am i crazy or are most of the "action sport" fuel related shows not in the itunes store anymore? Like pull or firsthand?

the other luke · Pop Shuvit Joined: 13 Sep 2011 Posts: 140 City: Cincinnati

I think the real question to be asked in this is whether or not that many people considered action sports to be that bad that they felt the need to replace them entirely with UFC.
wakeskating is becoming completely invisible to the public eye, along with all action sports.
at least some brands and companies are trying to main stream it all still, like red bull. when they did their Gives You Wings commercial last year, i would drop whatever the hell i was doing just to watch one and a half seconds of brian grubb riding, because at least it was some wakeskating on tv. it wasnt alot, but i would still take one and a half seconds over none any day.

here's that video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9pKUMvN7SU

scott a · "a" is for angel Joined: 17 Feb 2004 Posts: 4126

dirtyohioriver22 · Backside 180 Joined: 13 Mar 2006 Posts: 1705 City: cincy

RIP captain and casey, and reruns of cheese and crackers

dirtyohioriver22 · Backside 180 Joined: 13 Mar 2006 Posts: 1705 City: cincy

o shoot, anyone remember when they aired asterisk 2?