Comments on: Word From Inside NBC on the Fate of Ill-Fated Trauma Series http://sfcitizen.com/blog/2009/10/09/word-from-inside-nbc-on-the-fate-of-ill-fated-trauma-series/ editor@sfcitizen.com - R.I.P. Bernie (Uncle Bobby B, Baby, Uncle Bobby B) Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:54:01 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: @neilsf http://sfcitizen.com/blog/2009/10/09/word-from-inside-nbc-on-the-fate-of-ill-fated-trauma-series/#comment-11801 @neilsf Sat, 10 Oct 2009 03:07:02 +0000 http://sfcitizen.com/blog/?p=10985#comment-11801 Having worked in Hollywood, $3M an episode is over four times the cost of typical episodic TV production. While this is great when ratings are stellar and advertisers pony up to fill ad inventory at rates that exceed production costs, this is way too high for any good network to stomach. In comparison, the excellent BBC series Top Gear has been reported to be about $1M per episode. I doubt NBC would've greenlit a TV series at $3M per ep, so the real cost is likely less. Still, in a world of declining ad rates and the very real competition from cable channels (which have no terrestrial broadcast infrastructure to maintain), it's hard to make even a $2M/ep cost series pencil out. Having worked in Hollywood, $3M an episode is over four times the cost of typical episodic TV production. While this is great when ratings are stellar and advertisers pony up to fill ad inventory at rates that exceed production costs, this is way too high for any good network to stomach.

In comparison, the excellent BBC series Top Gear has been reported to be about $1M per episode.

I doubt NBC would’ve greenlit a TV series at $3M per ep, so the real cost is likely less. Still, in a world of declining ad rates and the very real competition from cable channels (which have no terrestrial broadcast infrastructure to maintain), it’s hard to make even a $2M/ep cost series pencil out.

]]> By: sfcitizen http://sfcitizen.com/blog/2009/10/09/word-from-inside-nbc-on-the-fate-of-ill-fated-trauma-series/#comment-11799 sfcitizen Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:43:04 +0000 http://sfcitizen.com/blog/?p=10985#comment-11799 Yes, them tags tend to accumulate post after post. Perhaps a trim is in order. The "here" part is certainly a major factor in the expense of shooting Trauma, I would think. If it had ratings anything like E.R., then this wouldn't matter, but there's no way in hell that Trauma could get E.R. ratings. Yes, NBC= Nothing But Clowns, these days. Yes, them tags tend to accumulate post after post. Perhaps a trim is in order.

The “here” part is certainly a major factor in the expense of shooting Trauma, I would think. If it had ratings anything like E.R., then this wouldn’t matter, but there’s no way in hell that Trauma could get E.R. ratings.

Yes, NBC= Nothing But Clowns, these days.

]]> By: Jason http://sfcitizen.com/blog/2009/10/09/word-from-inside-nbc-on-the-fate-of-ill-fated-trauma-series/#comment-11798 Jason Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:04:18 +0000 http://sfcitizen.com/blog/?p=10985#comment-11798 Only NBC is stupid enough to schedule this show opposite 3 very popular shows: Monday Night Football, Dancing with the Stars and Two and Half Men. Only NBC is stupid enough to schedule this show opposite 3 very popular shows: Monday Night Football, Dancing with the Stars and Two and Half Men.

]]> By: troymccluresf http://sfcitizen.com/blog/2009/10/09/word-from-inside-nbc-on-the-fate-of-ill-fated-trauma-series/#comment-11797 troymccluresf Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:14:39 +0000 http://sfcitizen.com/blog/?p=10985#comment-11797 I don't think it's the "here" part that makes is expensive to film. I don’t think it’s the “here” part that makes is expensive to film.

]]> By: salsa http://sfcitizen.com/blog/2009/10/09/word-from-inside-nbc-on-the-fate-of-ill-fated-trauma-series/#comment-11793 salsa Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:53:44 +0000 http://sfcitizen.com/blog/?p=10985#comment-11793 Wow, tag list is longer than the post?! Wow, tag list is longer than the post?!

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