Believe Quote by Simon Cowell

If a show is a critical success but a ratings flop, I assume that people are just championing the show because it looks cool…

— Emily V. Gordon

TV producers want ratings and are willing to do nearly anything to get them. They gin up artificial conflicts and create an urgency for…

— Barry Ritholtz

It's important to me what the viewers think.

— Peter Morgan

It's about being right and trying to get the facts and get the story right, and inform, you know, the readership or the viewership.…

— Sean Spicer

Cable has the balls to do what they want to do, the balls to tell the stories that need to be told. They don't…

— Omar Epps

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

Usually, new producers and writers want to put their stamp on a show. They don't want to continue what's working. They want to reinvent…

— Anthony Geary

Networks decide who will have a chance to do shows, but it is the viewers who make the final decision of who stays and…

— Bob Barker

In our show you have to pay attention and know what happened before. I think it's very intelligent entertainment. It makes demands of viewers…

— Victor Garber

The competition is very stiff. Brian Williams has proved himself as a credible news anchor (at NBC), and Bob Schieffer has done the same…

— Bill Vaughan

When people look at the ratings and they're bad, I think people can get an idea of "Why would they even make the show?"…

— Scott Aukerman

It's always about bringing in the numbers, the viewership. That's what gets you the money.

— Demetrious Johnson