I understand why creative people like dark, but American audiences dont like dark. They like story. They do not respond to nervous breakdowns and unhappy episodes that lead nowhere. They like their characters to be a part of the action.… — Leslie Moonves Copy Share Image
Before the start of the 2000 season, 'C.S.I.' wasn't supposed to be the hit. We all thought it would be 'The Fugitive. — Leslie Moonves Copy Share Image
I understand why creative people like dark, but American audiences dont like dark. They like story. They do not respond to nervous breakdowns and… — Leslie Moonves Copy Share Image
Rebuilding a network is a slow, brick-by-brick process. It's not just creating a hit show - it's building shows to back up that hit… — Leslie Moonves Copy Share Image
I think many years from now, people will still watch television, though it will probably be 150 inches wide. What will change is the… — Leslie Moonves Copy Share Image
My wife is the host of 'Big Brother.' Her name is Julie Chen, and she'll say, 'Da da da, but first we do this.' So they mashed together her saying 'but first' a couple dozen times. Literally. In different outfits. And when you cut it together like that, it appears very robotlike. They called her the Chenbot. — Leslie Moonves Copy Share
I read the papers, I surf the Web. At the beginning of the year, I try to see at least two episodes of every… — Leslie Moonves Copy Share Image
I am broadcaster's biggest cheerleader because I genuinely believe in it. Where else can you get 20 million people a week watching 'NCIS' or… — Leslie Moonves Copy Share Image
We have CBS.com, we have our stuff on iTunes. We feel the wave of the future is getting as much distribution as we can.… — Leslie Moonves Copy Share Image
Ultimately journalism has changed... partisanship is very much a part of journalism now. — Leslie Moonves Copy Share Image
There are plenty of people who are willing to pay $2.6 million for 30 seconds on the Super Bowl and hundreds of thousands of… — Leslie Moonves Copy Share Image
CBS is proud to have been the home of David Letterman since 1993. He is truly one of the great talents of our time,… — Leslie Moonves Copy Share Image
