There's a million movies out there they can show (not to mention it's Christmas! and should be showing something Christmasy) and yet they show the same stuff any time they have a movie on (Usually it's a Julia Roberts movie or Spiderman). WHY???
2006-12-24 11:51:27 · 3 answers · asked by IAskUAnswer 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
I work in the industry.
Television networks negotiate with movie studios for movie purchases. Depending on the amount they pay, they in effect have the rights to air such a movie until a given date. In the case of a major blockbuster Hollywood picture, networks will try to show it as much as they can for ratings. Whereas a made-for-TV movie would be cheaper to purchase, but you get minimal ratings.
2006-12-24 12:06:04 · answer #1 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The short answer is the few people who watch during a holiday will watch them over and over.
The long answer is that they know nobody is really watching and it is cheaper to run a movie than sacrifce brand new episodes now, they want to save them for the sweeps when ad revenue is calculated by ratings.
2006-12-24 19:57:48 · answer #2 · answered by mitchell2020 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ya know!
It drives me up the wall when I see the same movie playing on like three or four different channels within the same week.
2006-12-24 20:56:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋