But then they were watched by like 3 million people.
They were never the lowest rated shows of the week, thats for sure.
Its such a different world from even the mid-aughts, reflects one veteran scheduler.

web link television in this new ecosystem is not at the top.
Theyre sitting there and saying, Ive never seen this.
Let me watch it.'

The networks were weakened to begin with.
Its like they had a sprained ankle, said the broadcast veteran.
This is taking a baseball bat to their knees.
Most shows probably have nothing written.
So its a month to write and a month to shoot to get stuff in the can.
I mean everyday, theyre just teaching people they dont need broadcast TV.
There were major moves by Fox and the CW last week alone.
Its already the longest season in the shows 25-year history.
The recentcarriage disputebetween Disney and Spectrum is a good example.