diff --git a/program/management/commands/update_hosts.py b/program/management/commands/update_hosts.py
index 64619cdfa519a396f454f9273f737c5fbeeccefd..3cb143bd0290f14be209482d09d280ecd36487ee 100644
--- a/program/management/commands/update_hosts.py
+++ b/program/management/commands/update_hosts.py
@@ -7,15 +7,23 @@ class Command(NoArgsCommand):
     help = 'update host by setting is_active'
 
     def handle_noargs(self, **options):
+        activated = 0
+        deactivated = 0
+
         for host in Host.objects.all():
-            is_active = None
+            active_shows = 0
             for show in host.shows.all():
                 if show.is_active:
-                    is_active = True
+                    active_shows += 1
                 else:
-                    is_active = False
+                    active_shows -= 1
+
+            host.is_active = active_shows > 0
+            host.save()
 
-            host.is_active = is_active
+            if host.is_active:
+                activated += 1
+            else:
+                deactivated += 1
 
-            if not is_active:
-                host.save()
+        print "%s hosts activated, %s hosts de-activated " % (activated, deactivated)
diff --git a/program/management/commands/update_programslots.py b/program/management/commands/update_programslots.py
index 62de0643ef2fab90a830b1d3aabbd095df0a288d..f0cc59ddd228de94e6715ed6a425bba64410f2a7 100644
--- a/program/management/commands/update_programslots.py
+++ b/program/management/commands/update_programslots.py
@@ -9,6 +9,16 @@ class Command(NoArgsCommand):
     help = 'update programslots by setting is_active'
 
     def handle_noargs(self, **options):
+        activated = 0
+        deactivated = 0
+
         for programslot in ProgramSlot.objects.all():
             programslot.is_active = programslot.until > date.today()
             programslot.save()
+
+            if programslot.is_active:
+                activated += 1
+            else:
+                deactivated += 1
+
+        print "%s program slots activated, %s program slots de-activated" % (activated, deactivated)
diff --git a/program/management/commands/update_shows.py b/program/management/commands/update_shows.py
index 805c51e005a5dc821dfd612a8b9095245411dbfc..a337f21c3dafbd74bf5ca8e297f9cb228a37113b 100644
--- a/program/management/commands/update_shows.py
+++ b/program/management/commands/update_shows.py
@@ -2,21 +2,28 @@ from django.core.management.base import NoArgsCommand
 
 from program.models import Show
 
-from datetime import date
-
 
 class Command(NoArgsCommand):
     help = 'update shows by setting is_active'
 
     def handle_noargs(self, **options):
+        activated = 0
+        deactivated = 0
+
         for show in Show.objects.exclude(pk=1):
-            is_active = None
             for programslot in show.programslots.all():
-                if programslot.until > date.today():
-                    is_active = True
+                active_programslots = 0
+                if programslot.is_active:
+                    active_programslots += 1
                 else:
-                    is_active = False
-            show.is_active = is_active
+                    active_programslots -= 1
+
+            show.is_active = active_programslots > 0
+            show.save()
+
+            if show.is_active:
+                activated += 1
+            else:
+                deactivated += 1
 
-            if not is_active:
-                show.save()
+        print "%s shows activated, %s shows de-activated" % (activated, deactivated)