Preston Beckman Quotes

Yes, that's true. It's all part of the ongoing evolution in TV programminghow to work with these facts, and events like the World Series and college (football) bowl games, and still maximize the appeal of our schedule. - Preston Beckman

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. - Preston Beckman

We're at the point in the business where on any given night about half of the audience isn't watching [broadcast] network television. It's not about fighting each other, it's about bringing back that audience with great programming. - Preston Beckman

The overwhelming number of people who are watching the Olympics don't watch Fox. For us to run away from it is goofy. - Preston Beckman

The Olympics aren't as daunting as people think they are. - Preston Beckman

Summertime, in recent years, has become a testing ground for reality shows'Survivor,' (CBS) 'Fear Factor' (NBC) and 'Dancing With the Stars' (ABC) all premiered in the summer. - Preston Beckman

Ratings for an event like the Olympics aren't necessarily drawn from the usual prime-time television audience. For us to suddenly program differently for those two weeks would be a mistake for our network. - Preston Beckman

NBC doesn't have the big shows now. We do. ABC does. CBS does. We weren't intimidated. NBC is vulnerable. - Preston Beckman

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