On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 9:50 AM, Mark J. <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On Oct 22, 10:33 am, David Bruggeman <[email protected]> wrote: >> I don't remember what NBC ran (L&O: CI might have returned to the network, >> I'm not sure), but I do recall the following cable shows going to network. >> >> Monk - ABC (yes, ABC, I don't remember why them and not NBC) > > What-was-then Touchstone Television (now ABC Studios) co-produced the > series. > > And a problem of moving FX shows to Fox, aside from the possible > bleeping and blurring, is that a lot of them are not owned by 20th- > Century Fox (or Fox TV Studios or Fox 21, its cable/reality arms). > "Rescue Me" and "The Shield" are/were produced by Sony, "Nip/Tuck" is > produced by Warners. "Sons of Anarchy" is produced by Fox 21 and > "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" is produced by indie 3Arts with > 20th handling syndication (the off-net rights have been sold to Comedy > Central), so they could air on the main stem, but I seem to recall > that 20th-Century Fox TV wants more than token license fees for > broadcast airings.
So maybe what this indicates is that Fox, perhaps moreso than NBC, seems to be running away from producing scripted shows. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
