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Subj : Re: Another nail in the coffin of ER
To   : alt.tv.er
From : Sharon Three
Date : Tue Oct 11 2005 19:41:06

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.er


"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

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