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Fiendish Thingy

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6. It's not as bad for CBS as it seems

Reply to usonian (Original post)

Thu Jun 18, 2026, 06:31 PM

12 hrs ago

IIRC, Allen bought the time slot from CBS, and he bears the expense of producing the show. If the ratings are bad, it is Allen who loses ad revenue, not CBS.

Originally, CBS was expected to air reruns of Matlock in that time slot, so they are probably making money at this point.

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