YACS: 177 or 178 depending on your source. To pull a quote from Phil Rosenthal at the Chicago Trib:
Back in January on a panel at a TV executives' convention, in a flip remark about the need for shows that actually draw viewers, Sean Compton, the head of programming for Chicago Tribune parent Tribune Co.'s broadcast division*, said, "I just pray to God that Charlie Sheen lives for another 35 episodes." Sheen was hospitalized three days later. The show has been out of production ever since. * It was Tribune that paid millions for the second-cycle syndication rights through 2021 in November. Chicago Tribune: http://sn.im/26nyhl On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 11:15 PM, Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 6:35 PM, Melissa Neal <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> My guess is that they have plenty of episodes for syndication and don't need >> to spend money making new ones. > > In Bill Carter's book Desperate networks, while discussing bringing > Friends back for another season, he noted that 100 episodes gets a > series into daily strip syndication and 200 episodes fills a year's > order. So the revenue to be gained drops after the 200th episode and > as costs go up every year for a hit show it's unusual to see a show go > past 200 episodes. From what I remember reading Two and a Half Men has > done 177 episodes so if CBS continues the series it's only for 1 more > year. If they don't make any more they'll take a financial hit but not > a massive hit. If CBS thinks viewers will tune in for a season without > Charlie they'll recast the role and use the money they save from his > contract to pay off Lorre. > > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
