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TV GUIDE: Ask Matt: Launching Nashville, NBC Comedies, Boardwalk, Dancing With Palin, More
Oct 9, 2012
by
Matt Roush
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Question: Mondays for CBS has been tanking, and I'm really bummed that
Hawaii Five-0 is getting affected. It's a great action-packed character-driven show. Based on the numbers so far, it's not up to par with CBS procedurals' standards, so I'm kind of worried. But then people have been saying that it's not in danger (at least for this season) because of its syndication deal with TNT. All I know is that it paid a lot to have the rights to air
H50 episodes. How does that whole thing work out, really? And how is it a "safe" sign for the show? —
Clarisse
Matt Roush: Just as critical a key to the show's potential longevity is the fact that it's an in-house CBS production, which means the company profits directly from this sort of cable syndication sale. If the numbers continue to go south for
Hawaii Five-0 on Mondays, the next logical step — and the programmers at this network are nothing if not logical — is to move it to a less key and competitive night and time period, say Fridays (which could be among the factors that could hasten the demise of long-on-the-bubble
CSI: NY or the DOA
Made in Jersey). If CBS finds a way to keep the show profitable without causing too much damage to its lineup, then I wouldn't worry...
Hawaii Five-0 airs on Monday at 10/9C on CBS.
