All major TV networks in the US have dark themes for website

[Jason76]

Some don't like dark themes and see them for gaming only - but all the TV networks in the US use them, minus CNN and Fox.

CBS TV Network Primetime, Daytime, Late Night and Classic Television Shows

Watch CBS television online. Find CBS primetime, daytime, late night, and classic tv episodes, videos, and information.

www.cbs.com

NBC TV Network - Shows, Episodes, Schedule

Watch full episodes of current and classic NBC shows online. Plus find clips, previews, photos and exclusive online features on NBC.com.

www.nbc.com

ABC Home Page - ABC.com

Watch the ABC Shows online at abc.com. Get exclusive videos and free episodes.

www.abc.com

Well, I suppose it's due to the video showing up better - but then again, Fox and CNN don't have dark themes.

CNN - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos

View the latest news and breaking news today for U.S., world, weather, entertainment, politics and health at CNN.com.

www.cnn.com

https://www.foxnews.com

Well, are these good choices for themes?

 

[Elli]

Very notable difference among these examples: CBS, NBC, and ABC's main websites are functioning as streaming services. Similarly to Netflix, they've implemented a dark theme to improve user experience (no one wants to be blinded by a light theme after watching a TV show in low light). To stream a show, sign in with your cable provider information.

CNN and Fox, on the other hand, are functioning as news websites, which is a different market with different usability concerns. Paragraphs of text, such as articles, are more readable when the text is dark and the background is light. Standard UX best practice.

So I wouldn't really lump these all in together. They're serving different purposes.

 

[Empire]

Most people rather watch things in the dark and with a dark based to see what they are watching.

 

[Cam!]

I have not noticed this before, but you can understand why these television providers that offer online streaming are going with dark themes. Given that more and more content providers are implementing their own streaming services, we are probably going to see more dark themes going forward

 

[Empire]

My eyes will hart when watching a movie that's dark and the theme site is white as day LOL