Title: Enterprise Renewed at half the cost
Crichton Kicks - June 14, 2004 09:40 PM (GMT)
Quote taken from TrekToday;
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UPN renewed Star Trek: Enterprise because Paramount TV substantially dropped the price per episode, a new report claims.
Next week's TV Guide, dated June 20th - 26th, states that according to their sources, the real reason UPN renewed Enterprise was that Paramount offered to drop the price of each episode of the series from $1.7 million to $800,000.
With UPN aiming for a female demographic, putting America's Top Model on Wednesday night along with new show Kevin Hill, there was no room for Enterprise in its former slot on Wednesdays, competing with the more successful genre series Smallville on the WB as well as American Idol and other ratings winners. Paramount argued that UPN could afford to air Enterprise on Friday nights, where the network's ratings have been dismal.
It has long been known that Paramount strongly desired a fourth season for syndication rights, which become far more lucrative for a series that has produced nearly 100 episodes. Paramount will make up some of its lost revenue on a syndication deal, and more on merchandise sold to Star Trek fans.
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This really, really doesn't bode well for a fifth season :(
Phillip Culley - June 14, 2004 09:48 PM (GMT)
Have they guaranteed the complete season yet?
If not, this bodes even worse - will a half-price show have the oomph to attract the new viewers needed?
Crichton Kicks - June 14, 2004 09:55 PM (GMT)
They'll do a full season. They need the 24 episodes to bring it up to a 100. After that though it's pretty definite that it's going.
goth willow fan - June 14, 2004 10:06 PM (GMT)
Sounds like the only reason they're doing it is to get to the magic 100
Crichton Kicks - June 14, 2004 10:08 PM (GMT)
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| Sounds like the only reason they're doing it is to get to the magic 100 |
To be fair, how many of us actually suspected that to be the reason ?? ;)
Oh well, at least we get another 24 episodes. We should be grateful for that at least I guess :(
ken1701e - June 15, 2004 06:25 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Angel @ Jun 14 2004, 11:40 PM) |
Quote taken from TrekToday;
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UPN renewed Star Trek: Enterprise because Paramount TV substantially dropped the price per episode, a new report claims.
Next week's TV Guide, dated June 20th - 26th, states that according to their sources, the real reason UPN renewed Enterprise was that Paramount offered to drop the price of each episode of the series from $1.7 million to $800,000.
With UPN aiming for a female demographic, putting America's Top Model on Wednesday night along with new show Kevin Hill, there was no room for Enterprise in its former slot on Wednesdays, competing with the more successful genre series Smallville on the WB as well as American Idol and other ratings winners. Paramount argued that UPN could afford to air Enterprise on Friday nights, where the network's ratings have been dismal.
It has long been known that Paramount strongly desired a fourth season for syndication rights, which become far more lucrative for a series that has produced nearly 100 episodes. Paramount will make up some of its lost revenue on a syndication deal, and more on merchandise sold to Star Trek fans.
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This really, really doesn't bode well for a fifth season :(
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The powers that be should all rot in hell!!!