Preston Beckman
Preston Beckman
growth last maintained ratings relieved shocked showing year
I think we're relieved and a little shocked that it's showing such growth this year. For us, having maintained the ratings we had last year would have been a plus.
daunting olympics people
The Olympics aren't as daunting as people think they are.
last needed overboard year
Fortunately for us, we didn't feel we needed to go overboard like we did last year on short-order unscripted shows.
bowl couple difference losing next possibly super winning
I think the Super Bowl is going to be in the next couple of years the difference between possibly winning or losing a season.
abc cbs nbc shows
NBC doesn't have the big shows now. We do. ABC does. CBS does. We weren't intimidated. NBC is vulnerable.
fox history launching shows summer
Fox has a history of launching shows in the summer season.
commitment disservice fans hiatus olympics run several shows viewer
With several shows like 'American Idol' and '24,' we have a commitment to the viewer to run them every week. We think it would be a disservice to the fans of those shows to put them on hiatus just because the Olympics are on.
number olympics people run watching
The overwhelming number of people who are watching the Olympics don't watch Fox. For us to run away from it is goofy.