(blocked) asks:
> Does the audience NEED to be as big for a syndicated show
> compared to a network show in order to survive? I think you
> mentioned in your "Quick Requests from JMS" message something to
> the effect B5 has about 10-15 million viewers -- would that be
> enough to sustain it on one of the big three or even the little
> two (UPN, WB)?
It doesn't need to be a BIG audience, but it does need to be big
enough to make a profit. And that's what they didn't know. Since
then, they have made a very tidy profit on B5 already.
jms