Broadcast Scheduling Quotes

What I can say that's different in American television... in Britain, they wouldn't cancel something after a couple of episodes. In the States they would. They would just decide it's not working, take it off and put something else in on the fall schedule.

It's actually much harder to develop a TV show than I had anticipated.

Truthfully, the process of making 22 episodes of television a year is not very pleasant.

In terms of broadcasting, you have to make decisions about where you want to spend your time.

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

What I learned, a little too late, was that the 'traditional' Martin Short target viewer weighs under 300 pounds. Unfortunately, I was on during daytime.

A show needs time to find an audience, and they're very quick to pull them off the air now.

Running a TV show is always running a TV show; it's never not running a TV show.

As far as doing a TV special, I would have to be in control of it. I'd want my own team of animators to work on it.

If I am writing a movie and I am stuck, I can call the studio and tell them it's delayed. You can't do that with television - you have air dates to meet.

You never know in TV - sometimes you're on at the wrong time at the wrong place. Sometimes you don't get a chance to catch on.

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

I don't think we've got much of a chance to tell you the truth. But our main problem is our audience skews a little older than most shows, and I don't think our people can stay up that late. I certainly can't.

The greatest preparation for a TV show is to already have one season behind you.

The problem the cable channels have is they have to fill 24 hours. That's a terrible thing. We only do that on the biggest stories. The thing is there has happened to be a lot o