On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 1:36 PM, M-D November <[email protected]> wrote: > > It makes me wonder how much longer until NBC picks up "WWE Smackdown" > and plugs it in on Friday night, with Leno as the lead out. Smackdown > can't do any worse than the programming NBC currently runs on Fridays, > and I'm sure it'd come cheap. (Plus, I suspect WWE wouldn't mind > getting out of the MyNet deal now that half of that name is a lie.)
Speaking specifically to WWE, I don't know what a Friday night network spot gets them that a cable channel won't. Putting Smackdown on WGNAmerica or TBS seems to reach the same audience as NBC. I think the natural difference, people interested in wrestling who don't have cable/satellite, is negligible, as the people without cable/satellite aren't already providing viewers to the broadcast networks. And without any evidence I'll assert that WWE makes most of its money on live event tickets and PPV and isn't particularly worried about revenue from its TV outlets. In general terms, local affiliates can't be too happy with the idea of two nights of throwaway programming. It would be nice to see them fight to get some time returned to the stations. In a lot of areas of the country in the fall Friday night is high school football night and a station could do well (or at least okay) broadcasting games. Tom -- 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
