I believe programming is stuck in the mindset of 10 years ago when A tier shows were an easy option, dub premiere or not. Funimation typically didn’t give them dub premieres but didn’t block them from getting shows so there wasn’t an issue. Even Simuldub shows could show up within a month. Not a bad deal. They didn’t have to hunt or look for B tier shows
But now it seems like they are convinced that ONLY A tier shows are worth their time and won’t consider anything else. They’d rather run a rerun than take any kind of chance on a show that isn’t a huge name. It really doesn’t make a huge difference ratings wise and they also run the risk of people long have watched it elsewhere
Wouldn’t it be better to keep the block interesting by keeping shows coming in. At least in the past you knew when a show ended a new one would come in- even if it wasn’t the biggest or newest thing.
Months of stalling and reruns don’t encourage engagement. Originals are fine, but I’m tired of them sacrificing half a year stalling and marathoning them at the expense of everything else