Hour dramas face risky economics
9:00 AM PDT 3/19/2010 by Larry Gerbrandt,
AP
Commentary: 'Leno' failure puts spotlight on costs
NBC's scramble to fill the gaping Monday-to-Friday hole in its schedule left by the failed Jay Leno talk show is putting new focus on the economics of hour dramas, the traditional fare of the 10 p.m. time period.
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