Cable nets toss ABC a lifeline.(Brief Article)
Multichannel News, August, 2002 by Umstead, R. Thomas
Struggling broadcast network ABC last week turned to cable programmers to help halt its ratings slide. The Walt Disney Co.-owned broadcaster, in a rare reverse-repurposing deal, will televise USA Network's quirky detective series Monk four days after the drama airs on the cable channel, in what is being called a four-week summer programming "experiment." Earlier, ABC had announced a two-year distribution and production agreement with premium network Home Box Office's production arm, HBO Independent Productions, to create original series for over-the-air distribution.
ABC will air episodes of Monk on Tuesdays, after it premieres on USA's Friday night slot for four weeks, beginning Aug. 13. In selling the show to USA, series producer and ABC...
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