Chance Quote by James Burrows

The industry is such - there is no guarantee that a show would work only because it is airing.

— Nikita Dutta

As I start to think about what I want to do next, there are eight or nine networks I would be thrilled to work…

— Rob Thomas

It's just unfortunate that a network only makes their profit off of live viewership because their hands are tied by advertisers. They may believe…

— Madchen Amick

Sometimes it's hard to know why networks will stick with something. Sometimes the ratings won't happen, but there's excitement at the network, so they'll…

— Beau Bridges

I think, a lot of times, network shows are under a lot of mandates. There's a lot of moving pieces. There's a lot of…

— Cameron Monaghan

What I do know is how difficult it is in this industry to get a show on the air. There's so many different stages:…

— Daniel Dae Kim

It's hard to know at any stage whether a show is going to work or not. Every few years, a different trend comes along.

— Aidan Turner

There simply isn't a way to do the show without investing in a bunch more companies.

— Chris Sacca

A lot of shows fly under the radar for the first couple seasons and then become successful. It doesn't necessarily have any bearing on…

— Katee Sackhoff

Networks don't want a show with a continuing story. There's no backend potential.

— William Devane

I actually think there's a potential, a crazy potential, that network TV could become something valuable and worthwhile, just because of fear on the…

— Bob Odenkirk

We're always pitching ideas and being told "no thank you." No offense taken, because I would so much rather be told the truth that…

— J. J. Abrams