VH1

Approval Rate: 73%

73%Approval ratio

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    pac1494e

    Tue Jun 08 2010

    Better than MTV, they show a variety of things, and not just reality-shows.

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    jfi776f9

    Fri Mar 26 2010

    They are ok, they really do show music videos and they still have ok productions. They don't focus that much on bubble gum music and artists, and this is a good thing. In their beginnings they were a lil' less mainstream and looked more focused on 'put you to sleep music', but in recent years their music selection criteria got better and they managed to draw a bigger audience. For now, they are above MTV.

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    loerke

    Mon Feb 16 2009

    For better or worse, VH1 has taken a unique approach to catching TV viewers in the last few years. Abandoning the old "Behind the Music" formula, they have dropped any real commitment to music, instead turning the network over to the writer/producer duo of Cris Abrego and Mark Cronin, who have built a stable of personalities known to us only through their appearances on reality TV shows. These personalities, who are paid as little as $100 a show, can then be recycled through a number of contest-based shows with ever-diminishing prize money. The producers wisely chose eccentrics (after all, who else would date Flavor Flav or Bret Michaels?) whose attitudes and conduct are so extreme that they can easily be caricatured. When you watch the show cycles, it's a little like watching Wagner's operas: you take pleasure in recognizing familiar themes and personality types. The emphasis on building familiarity, which includes networking with the "stars" on famousvh1friends.com and a personals si... Read more

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    cptve573

    Sat Oct 11 2008

    An ok network. Mostly shows reality programming with limited amounts of music videos/programming thrown in.

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    misskeeanna

    Thu Sep 18 2008

    What types of shows would make VH1 and MTV better? Would you like to see more reality with music ex. following Lil'Wayne as he records next album? Jay Z and Beyonce on tour with backstage footage?

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    fallen

    Tue Jul 29 2008

    SUMTIMES ITS FUN OTHA JUS LAME

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    fb623856216

    Thu Jul 24 2008

    home of Rock Of Love & TOP 20

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    zach887

    Sun Jul 20 2008

    ok like the music.

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    cass8f38

    Sat Jul 19 2008

    LOVETHIS<3

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    j9359e46

    Thu Jul 17 2008

    I love the 70's and Best Week Ever are super funny!

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    kara669

    Mon Jul 14 2008

    I am a big fan of I love the 80's,90's,and of course Best week ever.

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    k_jones_rip_ronnie_baby

    Mon Jul 14 2008

    reality tv and music. who doesn't love that?

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    trebon1038

    Sat Jul 12 2008

    Best place for useless and stupid reality shows that I shamefully admit I sometimes watch purely for the entertainment value....some are pretty funny.

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    the_goldenboy

    Sat Jul 12 2008

    Same w/ MTV, not enough music programing for a "music network"

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    twansalem

    Fri Jul 11 2008

    The only thing I've ever watched on VH1 is Hogan Knows Best.

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    xagent

    Tue May 08 2007

    It's like the twin of MTV.

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    thesilentmajor_ity

    Mon Jul 24 2006

    Although VH1 is not as vomitous as MTV, it has still morphed into the look at what rich douchebags do with way too much money and has beens acting like tools channel.

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    shortcake185

    Wed Apr 05 2006

    I have to admit I enjoy the reality stuff on VH1. That Flavor of Love is a classic! hahaha. Whoever got tickets to "The Flavor of Love" reunion show is a lucky is BAMF!! I LOVE the I LOVE THE 80's and 90's too! But they have to get rid of the shows that are in line with the old school Life styles of the rich and famous. Those are boring.

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    edt4226d

    Mon Mar 27 2006

    The station I turn to when I want to eat my heart out over how many millions a talentless overblown-nothing like Paris Hilton has, or how many mansions Jennifer Lopez aka "Ain't No Joy Like A Big-Butt Boy" has, or the number of yachts Justin "Knucklehead Smith" Timberlake can have elaborate parties on, or how many beachfront resorts Model-Mom Britney Spears has invested in, or...(pardon me while I vomit)...

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    rowbite

    Tue Sep 27 2005

    The only thing you find on vh1 these days are i love the 90's, or unmetal moments. And they talk to the same people that you never even heard of. I think they pull people of the streets, and just label them a comedian. Or comedian/actor.

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    rjy22751

    Wed Aug 10 2005

    VH1 meant it was called Video Hits 1. Today it is more like Mtv. How is it that they put on shows that have nothing to do with music (Hogan Knows Best/Kept/Celeberty Fit Club) and only play videos very late at night or early mornings. Its a whole lot better to watch VH1 Classics.

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    genghisthehun

    Tue Jun 07 2005

    Nostalgia stuff is fun.

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    james76255

    Tue Jun 07 2005

    My guilty pleasure network. The Best Week Ever always makes me put down the remote, and I find myself watching I Love the 80s and I Love the 70s whenever they are on. It's a network that should tick me off because they re-run the same crap over and over and over, but for some reason I watch it anyway.

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    singsplatsing

    Tue Feb 22 2005

    I used to like them, and the Decade series are brilliant, but now all they show is stupid reality show/trivia crap about C-list celebrities nobody cares about. Please get rid of the hideous obnoxious beast that is Flavor Flav.

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    mrpolitical

    Sat Nov 13 2004

    First off, they took the Surreal Life and made it into probably the worst reality show out there (and that's saying something considering how many RS's are out there). Then, most, if not all, of there shows are pretty lousy.

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    chalky

    Sat Oct 09 2004

    i love the 70's, 80's, 90's are great and so is bands reunited.......however, it would be cooler if they actually played some kind of music every now and then........mtv sucks by the way

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    uneek1c9

    Sat Oct 09 2004

    Goodbye VH1, hello to MTV junior.

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    classictvfan47

    Sat Oct 09 2004

    Does everyone on their station have to curse so they can bleep it out? Gosh. A bunch of junk and now they have reality TV nonsense too.

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    skyishone

    Mon Oct 04 2004

    VH1's new format has me watching it more and more. They have random shows that suck you in at odd times. Something new is on more often than not. The we love the 80's, 90's, etc crew is absolutly hilarious!

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    eric04

    Wed Aug 04 2004

    Was brilliant when it started in the 80s. Highly watchable for round-the-clock viewing right through the mid-90s but has now gone the MTV route, fewer videos, more shows, some of which are good but many are trash. A hit-and-miss station that requires the use of TV Guide to know when to watch, whereas in the heydey you could watch anytime and be entertained.

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    tdubya71

    Mon Jul 26 2004

    Used to have good music specials, and I've enjoyed the I Love the 70s/80s/90s series, but now is trying too hard to compete with E! Too many countdown shows (not the music countdowns, but the E type) and many of the same atrocities that MTV committed.

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    ashela

    Wed Apr 28 2004

    Another good channel.

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    tvtator

    Thu Nov 06 2003

    Better than MTV, in terms of programming specials. I loved their I Love The 70's, I Love The 80's, and I Love The 80's Strike's Back. Still more music would be nice.

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    mikeholly93

    Tue Sep 02 2003

    Great Music Video Selection and good shows on music artists and their music from past to present. Also, I like their Pop-Up Music show.There are some non-video shows on VH1 but they all pertain to music and music artists, unlike MTV's crappy non-video shows which are sucky cartoons and reality shows.

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    forgotten_hero

    Fri Jun 27 2003

    The endless marathon of "I love the 80's" has forced me to change my rating. Every day I see fewer and fewer music videos. There are now more movies and specials about how many thongs Britney Spears buys at once.

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    sngrchk

    Sat Jun 14 2003

    I am a significant member of the "Magical 18-49 Demographic": At 35, I have viewed both VH1 and MTV from their inception: My question is: WHAT HAPPENED?!?! Doesn't your initials stand for "VIDEO HITS ONE"?? I cannot believe that in order to see music videos these days, a person has to SPEND $$ ON DIGITAL CABLE - and not watch the channel itself that STARTED IT ALL!!! I don't CARE about: 1. how people get hot 2. the absurd procedures they have, OR 3. how they look on the red carpet!! Believe me -- there's a TON of others out here who FEEL THE SAME WAY.

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    jason1972

    Thu Jan 23 2003

    The Behind The Music segments are timeless, though I didn't understand why, for a few months, they were getting happy on Michael Jackson programs.

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    mario500

    Sun Dec 01 2002

    Recently VH1 appears to have gone the way of another once great music channel, MTV. They now show specials and movies that are no way related music or anybody that created them. They're even sharing programming from MTV, since VH1 is its sister network. I guess with the launch of the new digital channels such as VHI Classic, VHI is nothing more but an MTV clone.

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    lukskywlkr

    Thu Nov 14 2002

    They used to pride themselves on the fact that they didn't show any rap music. Now, they are getting as bad as MTV.

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    mst3k4evr

    Mon Nov 04 2002

    I normally like this channel, but I have noticed that lately they have been showing programs that have NOTHING to do with music. Last month I saw that they had on TV Guide's Truth Behind the Rumors, shows that you normally see on TVLand(for some reason they were having TVLand All-Star Week), Best Game Show Moments and movies that have nothing to do with music, like "Married to the Mob". Last time I checked, this was a MUSIC channel. I know that MTV has been doing this for more than a decade, but at least it's ORIGINAL programming that has nothing to do with music. VH1 is just showing things that you have seen before on other channels. When did this change start?

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    whitedevil311

    Wed Mar 20 2002

    I really like this channel but how bout some more behind the music and more than 5 videos in rotation on the insomniac music theater??

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    loneusfullhous_efan

    Wed Mar 13 2002

    They have too many shows now, but unlike MTV, most of their shows deal with music. So in the end, it evens out.

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    ellajedlicka21

    Fri Oct 05 2001

    It is one of my favorite channels. I am addicted to the "top 100" countdowns.

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    thefreak

    Thu Oct 04 2001

    VH1 is a good channel, but they have this annoying habit. Whenever they show something that I want to watch, it is always on at a most inconvinient time. Like, for instance, showing a Behind the Music for Queen at midnight, or showing a Before They were Stars for R.E.M at 2:00 in the afternoon when I am at school. Oh, well. When I have nothing else to watch, I often turn to VH1. And I have a couple of words for anyone at VH1: PLAY SOME QUEEN, FOR GOD'S SAKE!!!!!!

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    nsyncshotstuff_99

    Sun Sep 02 2001

    This show is for old people!

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    frodo2k1

    Sun Jul 08 2001

    O.K.,I remember when this channel used to play videos but I guess it's just become MTV for an aging generation X.Why are they constantly trying to shove everything but videos down our throats?I started watching VH1 because I got sick of MTV trying to be the harbinger of all that is hip in our culture,it became one long commercial all day and eventually you had to give up waiting for the promised M in MTV.It took VH1 half the time to begin this sort of downfall.Alas VH1...we hardly knew ye.

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    ramayy67

    Wed Jul 04 2001

    I like vh1 because of it's music content. The shows they do have on are music-oriented. They have a lot of info on older bands. Because MTV sucks so bad now, I'm glad there is vh1!!!

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    moose1513

    Fri Jun 29 2001

    I've been watching your top 40 Bad Asses and I've got to say you haven't a clue about how to rate bad asses in any chronological order. Putting Jimi, Janice, and Morrison at no higher then 20 is insane. I'd accuse you of smoking to much pot, but if that was the case they would've been rated a lot higher then 20. I mean come on Cortney Love higher then Joplin, you would have to know nothing about music to feel that is an exceptable comparison. Thanks [email protected]