Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pets 101

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The result was redirect to List of Animal Planet original programming. (non-admin closure) ~ Amkgp 💬 21:32, 6 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Pets 101

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This has been in CAT:NN for over 11 years, it's time to get a consensus on this. I'm not finding reliable, independent coverage for this show, which lasted a whopping four episodes. I'm finding plenty of coverage produced by Animal Planet, but that is not independent, as AP is the show's original network. IMDB is not a reliable source, and I'm not finding any links to reviews in reliable sources on that page. Tv.com is user-generated per WP:TVRS. I'm finding a few mentions in blogs, but everything else I'm finding is about the related shows Dogs 101 and Cats 101. It's possible there's old coverage in newspapers, but I have no idea, as I do not have access to newspapers.com. Hog Farm _Bacon 04:38, 23 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions. Hog Farm _Bacon 04:38, 23 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Animal-related deletion discussions. Hog Farm _Bacon 04:38, 23 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: Hog Farm, you can get free access to newspapers.com through the Wikipedia Library Card Platform, as well as other helpful databases. — Toughpigs (talk) 04:41, 23 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Per WP:TVSERIES, there seems to be a presumption of notability - "Generally, an individual... television program is likely to be notable if it airs... on a cable television channel with a broad regional or national audience. I've done a search of Newspapers.com and Proquest (available through Wikipedia Library]), and have found mentions, but not exhaustive information. Most news articles seem to be local coverage of specific persons or locations being featured on the show ([1], [2], [3]), as well as the typical short blurbs typical for upcoming airings ([4]). -- Netoholic @ 06:49, 23 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Netoholic: The page does say later that major network programs quickly cancelled aren't always notable. Given that this one lasted four episodes, that may be in play. Hog Farm _Bacon 13:47, 23 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect to List of Animal Planet original programming Seems more like a four-quarter special than an actual series; a redirect would work better here per WP:CHEAP. It's doubtful outside of 'Pets 101 airs tonight on Animal Planet' blurbs in TV listings 'tonight in review' segments, it wasn't written about beyond that in newspapers. Nate • (chatter) 16:59, 23 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,   Kadzi   (talk) 20:55, 30 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect to List of Animal Planet original programming, I tried really hard to find sources but nothing of note could be found.★Trekker (talk) 16:36, 2 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect as others have said. Not sufficiently notable for it to have a standalone article by the looks of it. -Kj cheetham (talk) 16:55, 2 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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