Kevin McHale Quotes

We made 16 episodes of Cracker and I loved doing the show, but unfortunately no one was watching us.

I left 'The Bob Newhart Show,' which was my decision. CBS wanted it to go on. But I could see television changing; I could see the tastes were changing.

Five years on TV is a really, really long time.

No no there wasn't any planned 14th season, we all saw the writing on the wall. The ratings had been going down and so fourth, that curve goes on every show and in everybody's life.

I think most people who were involved with television will tell you, if given a season or given a 13-episode order and getting those episodes on the air, and if viewers don't come, I think most people will tell you they'd walk away. They feel they were given a fair shake, and if viewers didn't come, they didn't come.

Every show on television has a downward trend because there are so many more things to watch. You can only deal with what is the benchmark of a hit series and 'Survivor' clearly remains a hit series.

Television has a real problem. They have no page two.

Have I ever presented a programme I don't watch? Well, I've done loads of programmes that no one else watched!

We have oft lamented the cancellation of 'Body of Proof,' I'm not gonna lie. That was a good show for us, and it was sad to see it go.

Ratings for the XFL are so low that pretty soon they'll be able to address the viewers by name.

People get nervous when things move to Friday. Friday has become a landscape where shows just don't do very well as business for the network.

I have got lots of offers from networks for more reality shows.

People got to understand, the fighters at the top are the fighters that are supposed to get paid because they're the guys that are bringing people in, bringing eyes to the TV, getting pay-per-views buys, and putting people in the seats. I mean, that's what it comes down to.

At any kind of Fox function, you'll see 'Mad TV' at the kiddy table in the back, next to the buffet. We're a late-night sketch show, and there is more money in prime time.

The reality television shows are a big hit with the masses with their Bollywood songs. Even if these TV shows are scripted, people are watching them.

After my show and others like it began airing on TV, network executives started to see that there was a market for outrageous, over-the-top content.

I like all kinds of shows. The small shows are a totally different vibe. I don't care how many people are there as long as they're into it.

The BBC is a very confident broadcasting organisation and it needs brands like 'Top of the Pops' and 'Top Gear.'

There's times where you can watch television and say, 'Look at that cheesy thing they're doing for ratings,' and you're right.

In 2018, streaming companies know with precision how many people are listening to what song.

The 'Love Island' team are the best in the business.

As the ratings go up, so does advertising revenue.

We have got offered some shows in America, but really dopey shows - like reality shows.

With 'The X Factor' I think the audiences have lost faith and trust in it so that's its problem. You want to be watching something real and dynamic and something you can trust and believe in.

You make shows, and you don't go into it thinking, 'Our show's going to be number one'; you go into it hoping to stay on the air.