Kevin Reilly

Kevin Reilly
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We're struggling on the comedy side. Everybody is, ... I cannot believe that the country does not want to laugh at this time, with the news only going from bad to worse.
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I can't believe the country doesn't want to laugh at a time like this.
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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.
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It is blatantly unlawful to terminate a public sector employee and give those duties to someone else and justify it by saying the title is different.