Craig H Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 1 minute ago, Victator said: Could be they are trying to get Friday numbers up. It's possible, especially with promotion on MLB and NFL games. Haven't networks tried and failed for a long time now to boost Friday numbers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Fuck. They're never going to book an angle again. 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 3 minutes ago, Matt D said: Fuck. They're never going to book an angle again. If not for this past Friday, I could make a CMLL joke. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 9 minutes ago, Matt D said: Fuck. They're never going to book an angle again. Maybe they'll be able to pay Brock for a new contract that has him working a more regular schedule... Naaaah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Would that be a good thing for viewers? I'm not so sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Also, likely without a brand split and with each show on a different network, I bet we'll go right back to seeing the same exact shit on each show. I think I hated that the most about the last time they ended the brand split. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sydneybrown Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 I bet the brand split stays the same. Not sure FOX would want a cliffhanger on Friday being resolved on USA on Monday. And vice versa. This deal to me says more about the slow death of network primetime television than the power of WWE. FOX is clearly getting out of the scripted TV show business and focusing more on live, live, live. Saturday nights are already sports, Thursday nights will be soon, now Fridays go live. I can see FOX being an almost exclusively live event channel sooner rather than later and Vince was in the right place at the right time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greggulator Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 I wonder if Fox wants to broadcast Wrestlemania or another PPV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustronaut Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 The last time Smackdown was on a broadcast network the OG Brand Split was in effect, and Eddy was basically carrying SD along with Rey. It was still seen as the B show despite having higher viewership because Raw will FOREVER be the Flagship show. Will it still be live on Fridays? I doubt it, as the production costs for the show would SKYROCKET if the split it from the Sunday-Tuesday run they've been doing for almost 30 years. $200M/yr is only $3.8M/episode, which puts it at around 1/2 the cost of an episode of Stranger Things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofuture Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Just now, Betsy Zeidler said: The last time Smackdown was on a broadcast network the OG Brand Split was in effect, and Eddy was basically carrying SD along with Rey. It was still seen as the B show despite having higher viewership because Raw will FOREVER be the Flagship show. Will it still be live on Fridays? I doubt it, as the production costs for the show would SKYROCKET if the split it from the Sunday-Tuesday run they've been doing for almost 30 years. $200M/yr is only $3.8M/episode, which puts it at around 1/2 the cost of an episode of Stranger Things. I doubt Fox would be paying $200 million a year for a taped show. It's definitely going to be live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Just for the record - Hollywood Reporter updated their number and says is $205 million per year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Green Meanie Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 So like FOX, Fox? Or something crappy like FX? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustronaut Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 $3.8M is approximately what Fox pays for the average one hour drama series, and they're all pre-recorded Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 2 minutes ago, The Green Meanie said: So like FOX, Fox? Or something crappy like FX? Fox proper Not FS1 like everyone assumed it was gonna be on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Is Fox still looking to give up all scripted programming and sell their production house to Disney or Comcast? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sydneybrown Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 2 minutes ago, Matt D said: Is Fox still looking to give up all scripted programming and sell their production house to Disney or Comcast? I think this is definitely the end game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustronaut Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 It's part of the Disney (or Comcast, I guess) acquisition, yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Just now, Betsy Zeidler said: It's part of the Disney (or Comcast, I guess) acquisition, yeah. So, obviously it's like when Mr. Fuji sold the contracts of Warlord and Barbarian to fund the Orient Express. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sydneybrown Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 FOX TV isn't a part of the Disney deal. Neither is FS1, FOX News or the FOX affiliates. That will become their own company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 But they'll need programming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 God with all this money - the Main Event for Mania 2020 is so going to be Hologram Undertaker vs. Hologram Andre the Giant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Someone else will produce the shows and they'll just air the shit. Brooklyn Nine Nine was produced by NBC Universal and it aired on Fox. Either that or it will be cheap ass reality TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 1 minute ago, RIPPA said: God with all this money - the Main Event for Mania 2020 is so going to be Hologram Undertaker vs. Hologram Andre the Giant At last, the Saudi prince can book his dream card. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 2 minutes ago, EVA said: At last, the Saudi prince can book his dream card. Sumo guy vs. Indian guy in a 60 minute Iron Man match with Guy in the Crown as the special ref Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Clearly its 18 months out but Meltzer just tweeted that SDL will air live (tape delayed on the West Coast) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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