Comments on: TCA Live Blog Day 3: NBC Top Brass Talk CHUCK, FNL, KINGS, LENO & More!

By: Scott S.

Scott S. — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:14:20 +0000

As long as the networks are true dictatorships starting and stopping programs at will, the viewers are at their mercy. In order to show them that we need more control, we stop watching poor programs because there is nothing else on, start buying the products from shows ads we like, and email them on the shows we watch. Right now, the advertisers and Nielsen are dictating what they want us to watch. I’ll watch The reruns of The Unit on WB before watching any of the new line up from the big 3. Chuck should have been an anchor program in Sept. by now, NBC knows that too. Game shows are expendable.

By: Emily N.

Emily N. — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 23:50:42 +0000

I’m in NBC’s demo, and I watch all the Thurs night comedies, Chuck, & Friday Night Lights. The only new show I’m interested in is Community. So until Chuck comes on in the Spring, I’m only going to be watching NBC on Thursday nights.

By: Todd W in NC

Todd W in NC — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:08:57 +0000

NBC ought to give up on trying sci-fi, because they’ve never been great at it, or at least not consistent, with Quantum Leap being the only notable, long-term exception. Granted, Seaquest went for 3 or 4 seasons, but that doesn’t mean it was good. Besides, now that NBC-U owns SciFi, I mean SyFy, they ought to shift ever genre program they have, except maybe one (probably Chuck), to cable.

I’d like to see David E. Kelley, Aaron Sorkin, or some other proven producer get a new show on NBC. 2010 would be the perfect year to start a West Wing spinoff. CBS’s niche is procedurals and shows that somehow appeal to the older crowd. ABC is a little more hip & edgy (sort of). And, Fox is, well, Fox. NBC is at its best when it has top notch, serious dramas (West Wing, ER, L.A. Law) complimented with one or two blocks of comedies per week. Reality TV & game shows have hurt NBC’s brand of quality. They need to get back to their roots.

By: Lyn Kelly

Lyn Kelly — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:43:50 +0000

I agree with what everyone above has written.

By: Nick

Nick — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:14:23 +0000

Memo to NBC: I’m in your age demo, and I watch exactly two shows on your network, 30 Rock and The Office. And even then, only when there’s a CW repeat. Just sayin’…

By: BHcolin

BHcolin — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:57:48 +0000

No Friday Night Lights until next summer! Chuck not until March! really NBC, really

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:45:33 +0000

NBC sounds like a ‘hot mess.’ They need leadership and shows asap. They’re going down faster than hot dogs on the Biggest Loser. lol No “Chuck” til March. What the frak? That’s the ONE NBC show I am looking forward to.

By: Ace

Ace — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:07:21 +0000

MARCH??? I thought we were looking at January at the latest. *goes and cries in a corner*

The reason the 30 second spots for Kings didn’t work is b/c they tried to advertise the show as some cheap soap opera set in a fictional kingdom instead of an epic retelling of a biblical story. I guarantee that if they had sold it properly, it would have gotten far more viewers. I wasn’t even going to watch b/c it sounded cheesy, but luckily for me there was nothing else on that night.