Sunday, October 16, 2011

Getting Jobs in Entertainment question 959: Why do some shows like Playboy Club get cancelled so fast?

That would be a great question for NBC. Personally, I was enjoying it (which as my loyal readers know is the kiss of death- although Revenge got more episodes ordered yay!).

Look, it's about ratings/money. Bottom line. Things have changed. If networks were axing shows like they do now back when Seinfeld and Friends were on, they would have been axed in the first season.

If you have a serious interest in the networks and how and why they make the decisions they do, then I suggest you seek out mentors in that area.

I also get a lot of "political" insight from my writer friends, but it's different for every show.

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