On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 1:03 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 4:53 AM, JW <[email protected]> wrote: > > There's a fascinating general question here. How does a show stay on > > the air for a long time and avoid becoming stale without alienating > > its established audience? > > This is the point in the discussion when people who watch SNL rise up > to defend that tired and withered old franchise that should have been > dropped more than a decade ago. And I'd ask this question: what, exactly, would you like to replace it with that would (a) draw the same revenue and/or ratings and (b) be of equal or better quality? The Timberlake episode outdrew *every* prime-time episode on NBC's lineup. http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-03-12/entertainment/37642834_1_nbc-cbs-prime-time -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
