Thursday, May 28, 2009

A Couple of More Reasons Not to Watch the “Big Networks”…

UPDATE…

While Medium was not picked up by NBC, it was picked up by CBS and will air on Friday nights.

Despite the fact that the smallest network (MyNetworkTV) was up 46% in viewers last year, the network has essentially given up its status as a network and is moving to distribute syndicated content.

The good news is that MyNetworkTV has picked up several of recently cancelled “big network” shows. Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Deal or No Deal have found new life. As have one show that I have watched on an inconsistent basis- Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?, and one show that never miss… that is unless football pushed the show before it so late that my DVR would miss it… The Unit.

With the simple addition of The Unit, I will watch one more show on the MyNetworkTV non-network than I will be watching on NBC. And if Reaper get picked up as well...

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003977220

Don.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Yep. Industry insiders confirm Hollywood Reporter's article that ABC Studios is actively trying to sell Reaper. Syndication is a very real possiblity right now, but EVERYONE is recommending writing your affiliates! Help out! All details here: http://community.livejournal.com/reaperdmv/46875.html or visit http://reaperdmv.com for the most up-to-date information.