Marc Berman
Marc Berman
audience audiences half lose
To lose about half the audience ? that?s big. That?s dangerous.
audiences expected half lose million nobody
Nobody expected them to do 45 million again. To lose about half the audience, that's big. That's dangerous. That's very dangerous.
certainly lack pulling respect shows stunt
Pulling a stunt like this (which is certainly not a first) shows a lack of respect for the audience.
looking networks reality
Reality is a short-term solution. In the long run, there won't be a benefit. ... But the networks are looking for the most eyeballs.
advantage audience bigger broadcast difficult exactly focus food interested network networks niche scope shows watching
The advantage of being a niche network is that you know exactly who your audience is. If you're on the Food Network you know exactly who's watching and what kind of shows they're interested in. It's more difficult for the broadcast networks because they have to focus on a bigger picture. The scope is larger.
ghost
Ghost Whisperer. It's doing better than I thought it would be doing.
abc hit holes last people schedule
Many people thought ABC hit rock-bottom last year. But I think it's going to hit rock-bottom this year. They've got too many holes in the schedule to fill.
happened tv wondering
I'm a professional TV watcher and even I find myself wondering what happened to this show or that show. Who can keep up with this stuff?
lead leaving
It?s like a lead actor leaving a series.
network single
Each network has at least one new show that's doing well. That's a real positive. There's not a single network where everything bombed.
appeals everybody incentives jumping relationship replace television trendy tv viewer watch ways younger
Everybody is jumping on the bandwagon. These are new ways to watch television. It's very trendy and appeals to younger viewers. Will it replace traditional TV watching? No. But these are incentives that can deepen the relationship between the viewer and the TV show.
age age-and-aging audience fox quality
It's more important to Fox what age the audience is than the quality of the show,
comedy competing complete musical people
It's a show about real-life young people competing in a musical competition, complete with comedy.
cbs race
It's a two-network race between CBS and NBC,