> But it does remind me of what I think was the idea > behind the structure of law and order when it first came out, which was > that syndication would prefer two 30- minute shows rather than a single > hour, so they thought they would have the police part be a 30 minute show > on one day and the prosecution finale be part two on the next day.
I think that was right at the end of the era where local stations were the prime syndication market, rather than cable, and the stations preferred half-hours. But by the time they actually started syndicating L&O, they were selling to cable outfits with many hours to fill. -- 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]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKSNnOEekabFJ8aVF_fFOfMSCpeBOmJCyxGLa7qxD_UYpScGKg%40mail.gmail.com.
