TV Execs: Forget Ratings, They Care More About Critical Acclaim

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If you want to know why network television is dying and why we can't an original idea out from the mainstream media, all you have to do is read this.

TV Executives Survey Relationships and Ratings and Snub Netflix

Instead of scanning ratings numbers in the early morning, they may be reading entertainment websites like Vulture or The Ringer.

“I like a show that generates think pieces,” Casey Bloys, HBO’s programming president, said as the audience started to laugh. “Honestly.”

Shows that elicit such a response, he continued, are shows “that people are thinking about, analyzing, debating, and that’s important.”
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And they have no love for Netflix, either...

When asked how she looked at Netflix’s free-spending ways, Karey Burke, the executive vice president for programming and development at Freeform, was more succinct.

“With disdain,” she said.

TV executives all tell a version of the same story: They fell in love with a script for a TV show only to lose out to Netflix, which is on a spending spree in almost every genre, from dramas to children’s programming.

When executives were asked if there was a rule they could enact in the industry, FX’s president for original programming, Nick Grad, said, “Make sure everyone has to be profitable.” The comment was a not-very-subtle jab at Netflix, which is not yet profitable but is still ordering more and more programming in an effort to entice more people to subscribe.
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F 'em.... they have shoveled chit out for so many years now they are mad Netflix is upsetting their apple cart.

I do think HBO looks for critical acclaim because, like Netflix, acclaim attracts subscribers. The others are FoS if they say they don't look at ratings first and foremost.
 
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When asked how she looked at Netflix’s free-spending ways, Karey Burke, the executive vice president for programming and development at Freeform, was more succinct.

“With disdain,” she said.

TV executives all tell a version of the same story: They fell in love with a script for a TV show only to lose out to Netflix, which is on a spending spree in almost every genre, from dramas to children’s programming.

When executives were asked if there was a rule they could enact in the industry, FX’s president for original programming, Nick Grad, said, “Make sure everyone has to be profitable.” The comment was a not-very-subtle jab at Netflix, which is not yet profitable but is still ordering more and more programming in an effort to entice more people to subscribe.
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Did you read this part. Something has to give at some point. If Netflix keeps throwing all this money at shows while not making a profit at some point that isn't going to work. I would think.:dunno:
 
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CagleMtnVol said:
Did you read this part. Something has to give at some point. If Netflix keeps throwing all this money at shows while not making a profit at some point that isn't going to work. I would think.:dunno:
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It took Amazon almost 20 years to start turning a profit.

Netflix is investing in a huge proprietary catalog for the future.
 
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Cable TV - we'll just keep churning out cop, super hero, and hospital dramas and hope for the best!
 
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FX and AMC are the only channels I'll bother with. The only time I hit the major networks is for sports.
 
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SWIL said:
FX and AMC are the only channels I'll bother with. The only time I hit the major networks is for sports.
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This.

Network television is screwed. Take the new Twin Peaks on Showtime. Half of what they show wouldn't be allowed on ABC.
 
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bignewt said:
Comedy Central does some good work, and don't forget about FXX. The rest is a dumpster.
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There's good shows scattered across others. Mr. Robot on USA, BBC America has some good shows, especially since Luther Series 5 is going on be on it.

But I'd agree AMC, the FX channels, and Comedy Central have the most quality shows compared to other cable networks.
 
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VolsSportsFan said:
There's good shows scattered across others. Mr. Robot on USA, BBC America has some good shows, especially since Luther Series 5 is going on be on it.

But I'd agree AMC, the FX channels, and Comedy Central have the most quality shows compared to other cable networks.
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I avoided Mr Robot for the longest because it was on USA and I figured no way it could be good lol
 
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burntorangeVOLffle said:
F 'em.... they have shoveled chit out for so many years now they are mad Netflix is upsetting their apple cart.

I do think HBO looks for critical acclaim because, like Netflix, acclaim attracts subscribers. The others are FoS if they say they don't look at ratings first and foremost.
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I think one thing about netflix is that they can have a 2 season series and know when to end it appropriately. They seem to come and go quite easily
 
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