CBS had a lot of fans crying foul after some recent television series cancelations. Among the most controversial were the crime dramas NCIS: Hawai’i and CSI: Vegas getting axed, both after three seasons each.
At the Banff World Media Festival, CBS Entertainment president Amy Reisenbach spoke about these cancelations, per Variety. Reisenbach acknowledged that these are very “tough calls” to make, sometimes resulting in “sleepless nights.” However, as she went on to explain, it comes down to what’s best for business after closely analyzing the numbers.
“I’m a big fan of TV first and I sympathize and relate to all of the fans out there who are disappointed in the fact that these shows are ending,” she said. “But at the end of the day, our job at CBS is to make those really tough calls. We toss and turn and have sleepless nights and have endless discussions, but we look at all of the numbers. We look at what our projections are for the future, we look at where we see opportunities to potentially have even bigger success on the schedule. And we make those tough decisions.”
“I’m a big fan of TV first and I sympathize and relate to all of the fans out there who are disappointed in the fact that these shows are ending. But at the end of the day, our job at CBS is to make those really tough calls.”
