I don't know what NBC is going to do either. If Studio 60 didn't cost $3 million per episode to produce, there wouldn't be rumors about cancellation. (After all, NBC stuck with The Office despite terrible ratings during their first season.) NBC would switch S60 to Wednesday or (eventually) Sunday night, and let the show build on an already loyal following. But with the current financial crisis at NBC/Universal, can they afford to keep this show alive? Same goes for Friday Night Lights--will they give the series enough time to grow, or make the purely fiscal decision to shut it down before too much money flies out the door?
This is one of those "art vs. commerce" decisions that makes me glad I don't work in television.
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Date: 2006-10-30 07:40 pm (UTC)This is one of those "art vs. commerce" decisions that makes me glad I don't work in television.