They've informed Sorkin that he needs to focus more on the characters lives and less on the tv show bits. Which may help. The insider bits - the network believes - may be distancing the audience. I don't know, that's what I like most about the show, but then I'm weird.
There are two fairly strong female characters: Jordan McDeere - the network president, and Harry - the sketch comedy actress. Also there was Christine Lahti - the newspaper reporter. And Jenny - the other sketch comedy actress. They just haven't gotten as much air time lately as Matt and Danny have.
Expensive TV shows got to work harder to stay alive. Studio 60 does have one or two things going for it though - it's among the most TiVo'ed shows and it's audience is in the 69,000 salary segment of the Nielsen's - or the most lucrative audience for advertisers. ER is another expensive show to produce. Smith cost 8 million per episode - that's why it got cancelled. To put it all in perspective, I think Buffy was 500,000 in it's final seasons.
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Date: 2006-10-30 05:50 pm (UTC)There are two fairly strong female characters: Jordan McDeere - the network president, and Harry - the sketch comedy actress. Also there was Christine Lahti - the newspaper reporter.
And Jenny - the other sketch comedy actress. They just haven't gotten as much air time lately as Matt and Danny have.
Expensive TV shows got to work harder to stay alive. Studio 60 does have one or two things going for it though - it's among the most TiVo'ed shows and it's audience is in the 69,000 salary segment of the Nielsen's - or the most lucrative audience for advertisers. ER is another expensive show to produce. Smith cost 8 million per episode - that's why it got cancelled.
To put it all in perspective, I think Buffy was 500,000 in it's final seasons.