On Sat, Oct 20, 2012 at 10:54 AM, Mark Jeffries <[email protected]>wrote:
> It's syndication--they all want to get to 100 episodes for syndication. > One of the advantages the Brits have is that they don't really have a > domestic syndication market to tend to, so the series run as long as they > have to--at least most of the time. > I see. But isn't that an increasingly long shot bet the networks are making? It explains the business model CBS uses (The Good Wife, and at least 1 out of 3 of the procedurals they churn out probably have a good chance to cash in during syndication), but aside from Lost how many of ABC's dramas in the last 10 years have made a noticeable splash in syndication? (That is more of a real question than a rhetorical one, as I realize my DVR has put me out of touch of a lot of what gets syndicated on local and basic cable; I am not even sure that Lost is being shown in syndication, it just seemed like a likely candidate). If they approved more time-limited shows they could still find some that were suited to being renewed longer - perhaps after one or two short term renewals they would go with longer, 26 episode commitments, and identify a few that could get to 100 (I have seen on TVBTN that in the contemporary syndication market the magic number has been reduced to something in the mid 80s). -- 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
