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“There are certain economics involved in making a network TV show that you want to amortize the costs of that, so the more episodes you make, the cheaper they all are individually.” quote by Shawn Ryan
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“There are certain economics involved in making a network TV show that you want to amortize the costs of that, so the more episodes you make, the cheaper they all are individually.”

Shawn Ryan

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Source Interview: Television production economics, 2015

Creating more episodes spreads fixed costs, reducing per‑episode expense and improving profitability.

In simple terms: More episodes lower each episode’s cost.

Key Takeaway

Scale production to cut costs.

Themes

economics production scaling cost management media

Mood

analytical pragmatic

Type

business media

When to use this quote

  • TV series planning
  • budget meetings
  • network negotiations
  • content budgeting

Key Concepts

fixed costs economies of scale budgeting

Questions to Reflect On

  • Is your audience size sufficient for scaling?
  • How to balance quantity and quality?
A Different Perspective

Scaling can dilute quality or audience interest.

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