EVER WONDER WHY YOUR FAVORITE TV SHOW WAS CANCELLED?

IN MY OPINION;

WILLIAM REYNOLDS;

EVER WONDER WHY YOUR FAVORITE TV SHOW WAS CANCELLED?

$$$$$$ COSTS, THAT'S WHY!

Ironically, the longer a show runs and the more stable of a ratings draw it is, the more it becomes a target for cancellation, because long-running shows are more expensive to produce than newer ones. The longer a show stays on the air, the more contracts for all cast and crew members have to be renegotiated and re-signed, and various union laws require major pay raises for everyone involved. Sometimes, it's worth the production company and network's money—The Big Bang Theory, for example, has a main cast that earns $1 million per episode as it enters its tenth season—but that's the exception to the rule. Generally, the longer a show airs, their ratings decline—just like CSI: Miami. That means a network is paying more money for a show less people watch, and it's just not cost-effective.