Subj : Re: Another nail in the coffin of ER
To   : alt.tv.er
From : Jonesy
Date : Fri Oct 14 2005 17:02:57

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.er


Sharon Three wrote:
> "Karen E" <fishnstitch@kcnet.com> wrote in message
> news:434BF717.3090405@kcnet.com...
> > Nicole Floyd wrote:
> >> No because the writing sucks.  The storylines are forced.  And they
> >> are'nt
> >> using these quality actors they way they should.  It like the writers
> >> have
> >> lost interest or they are using lousy writers.
> >
> > What is NBC going to put on in its place?
>
> Something cheaper. ER costs the network a whole lot more in licensing fees
> than probably any other show.  Now that they don't get the 18-49 demo (and
> this has been coming for the last year and its likely that ER won't be able
> to recapture it), advertising rates for the show will drop.  NBC may find it
> cost effective to put something less expensive on the air, even if it
> doesn't get ER's ratings.  And, even if the show isn't cancelled, it's not
> impossible that it will be shuffled around the schedule soon which will
> probably be the kiss of death.
>
>
>
>  They're already in the process
> > of dumping "Inconceivable".  Losing in its target demographic for one week
> > doesn't seem like grounds for cancellation from a network that can't come
> > up with anything successful right now. Heck, even Trump's stuff isn't
> > doing as well as it used to.
> >
> > Karen E.
> >
> Yeah, but Trump's stuff is cheaper to produce and the fees NBC pays are
> less.
>
> Doc Sharon

Thing is, E.R. is an EXTREMELY expensive television show to produce.
If I am not mistaken, it was at one point *the* most
expensive-to-produce-per-episode television show, and I wouldn't be at
all suprised if it still is.

Once the show starts to cost more than the network can get in ad
revenue, cancellation is a very real possibility, even with the 18-49
demographic.  Losing Wyle's costly contract was a step in the right
direction $$$, but if the ratings continue to hemmorage, look out.

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