Our politicians have sacrificed their principles on the altar of special interests; our corporate leaders have sacrificed their integrity on the altar of profits; and our media watchdogs have sacrificed the voice of dissent on the altar of audience competition.
Television should be regulated like a toaster.
I don't want to consider myself a TV5 favorite, but it's a blessing that I have more shows than the others.
We will try to honor David Letterman achievement by doing the best show we can.And occasionally making the network very mad at us.
There are a lot more TV sets in use on Monday night than on Sunday afternoon.
I suppose popularity is measured by ratings. If a broadcaster is known as the leader because of ratings, then that's where people most want to be seen and heard, so there's no question that there's an advantage.
If we were to do the Second Coming of Christ in color for a full hour, there would be a considerable number of stations which would decline to carry it on the grounds that a Western or a quiz show would be more profitable.
This was the story of Howard Beale: The first known instance of a man who was killed because he had lousy ratings.
I'll be honest with you. It's beginning to look like I'm not going to get 'The Tonight Show.'
This was almost two hours of factual documentary. In our audience ratings, barely no one left the programme. The whole of his life is so fascinating and people kept watching for that reason.
Rotten Tomatoes is the best thing that happened to the movie business because it means you have to make good movies.
I honestly believe that TV generally is obsessed with the ratings battle to the point of cutting its own throat.
It's true that in show business, a lot of times a producer will just not ever be there, not even be aware that a show is renewed or canceled.
