51. Minority characters were left out of too many network shows. 52. Neither of the other network morning news shows use the Princeton Video Image technology. 53. Network pregame shows plumbing the program. 54. Network shows are vying for an increasingly fragmented audience, most of which is not attending Mensa meetings anyway. 55. Network shows routinely run repeats of Emmy-nominated episodes in mid-August because the voting for the awards is still taking place. 56. Network news shows are said to fetch only doddering geezers. 57. New York City continues to be the hottest place to set a network show. 58. Network shows used to be trimmed a few minutes to accommodate the increased commercial load when they were shown in syndication. 59. On average, even a successful syndicated show is less expensive for advertisers to buy into than a comparable network show. 60. One NBC executive said virtually the only network shows with any violence were dramas and those program make up only a small portion of total network shows. |