Kevin Reilly
Kevin Reilly
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We came out of last year believing in our charismatic lead and seeing real evidence that an audience was sticking with the show. We think with some creative adjustments, stability is going to pay off in this time period.
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This show has caught on so fast with audiences and has consistently lifted us at 8 p.m.. The fast pace and the potential for a true reversal of fortune has attracted a lot of people for us in that crucial time slot, and we look forward to seeing more of the same with these new episodes.
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It's the comedy conundrum right now. You hear from the audience that they want something more than 'stupid' sitcoms. The young audience wants different form-breakers, but it's hard to get a mass-appeal show that breaks the form too much.
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It showed us that audiences could connect to a guy so deeply flawed as to be a murderer.
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It's been tough sledding on the advertising front, and it's something that we anticipated going in and would be willing to weather if the audience in fact embraced the show.
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The strength of the ratings and performance and the quality of these two shows make this a very easy decision. We are confident that these comedies will only continue to increase in popularity.
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The show has done a pretty good job over on Monday. I think it's creative. It's got a very loyal audience. A number of (science fiction) genre shows came out. I actually think that this one has fared the best on its own, having to self-start at 7 o'clock.
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Put a show in its time period, leave it in its time period, start it on time.
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Both Donald and Mark Burnett expressed concern about having to go on back-to-back nights,
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You either get on the train, or you get rolled over by it.
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We're developing 365 days a year now. So we're picking up fewer pilots than expected because we will keep developing for spring and summer 2007 throughout the year.
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There's going to be some natural attrition, I think, in areas, probably some freezing in areas where we would maybe have added heads.
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I think serials are particularly tough on Friday. And that is one lesson I've learned.
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Win, lose or draw, these two shows are clear markers of where we want to go with the network in the future.