I think there is a danger, when shows succeed, that people start to try to pick them apart and find out the secret to them. And the fact is that a lot of it is lightning in a bottle. It's the combination of a multitude of elements. So I think when you start to say, 'OK, why did Lost work? Why did Desperate work?,' there's a danger in trying to imitate the elements of why that worked. |
I was a little surprised to see another 'Apprentice', |
I've been really impressed by what some of the Spanish-language stations have been doing in the larger markets, and I think you can't deny that kind of presence. There is a huge audience out there, 41 million plus. Half of those people don't watch any English-language broadcast. We thought it was time to step up [and reach this market], and wanted to do it with some of our hit shows. |
If you need a night of comedies, you have three pieces of the puzzle and are looking for a fourth. |
In terms of creative, (the opening on Monday) gives us greater platform to go out there and develop. In terms of profitability, our strength there would be excessively increased given the absence of football. |
It's about looking at consumer needs, looking at the consumer experience, going everywhere they are. |
It's more to get it out there and get a large audience watching it and I think the overall ratings will follow. |
Obviously, we're disappointed in 'Commander' ticking down the last few weeks. |
Once we saw it was not launching, we felt like unfortunately it was not going to get better and we had to make a change. |
The producers are preparing a great episode that will appeal to new viewers as well as devoted fans. It's the perfect conclusion to one of TV's biggest days. |
There is no conspiracy here. |
There's 41 million-plus Hispanics in the viewing market, and we're a broadcast network, so if we can reach more people, that's great. |
These shows are great additions to our network and continue ABC's creative and ratings momentum. I applaud all the tremendous work that has gone into making both of these series. |
This one has been a real battle, and it's obviously not turned out exactly the way we'd like. But we love Geena, we love the show, and we wanted to give it another shot. |
This week is kind of a silly week, |