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Originally Posted by Relentless
If the ad revenue was what is was in the 80s... The number of shows would be as well. The free content economy dilutes quality and people haven't accepted that quality content grows as content revenue grows.
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I think ad revenue has something to do with it, but I don't think it is the only reason. The Walking Dead brings in around 14 million viewers per week. It is the top show on cable TV and in the Top 5 every week overall yet they only make 16 episodes. They could easily churn out 22-24 episodes a season with those kinds of ratings and still make a ton of money.
I think networks like AMC would rather give people 10-15 quality episodes and have them keep coming back and telling their friends than try to make a show that does okay and they can crank out 24 episodes a year of which half of them will suck.
Right now we are in a golden age of television and it is being led by cable TV shows. These cable channels seem to understand that sometimes less is more.