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Originally Posted by Table 5
NBC had a pretty damn great show in Southland, which was both critically acclaimed and pretty entertaining if I say so myself. It might not have had great numbers to start, but it was a good show which I think people would've caught on to. Unfortunately the genius execs there decided it was "too dark and gritty" for broadcast tv....I guess they didn't realize that that's the kind of stuff that makes HBO and Showtime successful. It would be perfect for a 10pm slot one day per week.
NBC seems to have no direction these days. It is in this rut where they try to please everyone and in the end please nobody.
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It also has to do with $$$. A one hour prime time drama costs about $3M per episode. A lot of work goes into producing what can be, especially for shows like Southland, a mini-movie every week.
Leno's show, on the other hand, goes to air with a cost of about $400,000 per episode. They were already bound to pay Leno and Conan anyway so the savings in dropping the expensive dramas (and picking up Fallon) were pretty huge too.