Fred Silverman Quotes

Unlike productions in the other arts, all television shows are born to destroy two other shows.

I think the networks, in general, have to evaluate what's happening around them. I'm sure they're scared about a lot of things: Amazon, Netflix, Hulu, and all these places that allow people to watch shows in chunks.

When I was a kid there were a very select few channels - programmes had to have more of a large appeal and they just didn't offer very much. Now you have a situation where the television world has expanded and there's hundreds of channels.

I really like the way Fox handles their shows.

Television is where the great movies that used to exist have gone.

Broadcast TV is like the landline of 20 years ago.

Right now, more people enjoy movies, music, television and movies than they do video games.

TV, in particular cable channels, has assumed the role of independent film.

Television is a service, but it's also a business.

Pay-per-views and television are so fast-paced. It's very hectic.

Television has an unparalleled reach.

I'm a huge fan of television, and it's a really good time to be a fan of television, because there's so much good stuff out there. In every genre, really.

Television as we have it isn't an art form - it's a piece of furniture that is good for a few things.

I am broadcaster's biggest cheerleader because I genuinely believe in it. Where else can you get 20 million people a week watching 'NCIS' or 'American Idol?' Where else can you get 120 million watching the Super Bowl?

If I'm on a show, then that's my favorite channel.

I think people have a vague sense that the television system is changing.

I guess I can't live without Netflix because I would have nothing to do. All I do is sit home and watch movies.

I do think that the days of gathering around a television set that functions merely as a television set, to receive a live broadcast of some networked programming, those days are probably numbered.

I don't have television so I don't watch TV.

As long as I have books and DVDs, I don't miss much.

I think that network TV is going to either have to reinvent itself or it's going to have to be more competitive - there are just so many options now with streaming and everything.

What's great about cable is that the ceiling of expectation is lowered because fewer people have to tune in for it to be a success. You don't need 23 million people a week like you do in broadcast.

Everybody is talking about cord cutting. It's not about the cord. It's the content.

The nature of television - it's quicker than both a play and a movie.

Many people dismiss morning television as fluff, but the morning hours are where the money is.