In article , Mutts wrote:
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Each episode of ENT runs about $1.2-1.5 Million. So the contribution
is only 2 of 22 episodes.

I dont know what the profit margin is or if that term applies
to television shows. But there is a money threshold somewhere.
And no doubt internal political postioning on such big decisions.
It may not have to finance the whole season. It may make it very
cheap for another network to pick up.
Uncharted territory. Nothing like this has ever happened.

These days the studios don't make that much money on any series.
The money has always been in the syndication after the series is
over. Add to this (in the past few years) the sale of DVDs and
that's the real money.

Personally, Paramount/Viacom is really doing a number on Trek with
the outrageous pricing of the various Trek DVDs. For example, the
Fox Whedon series' (Buffy, Angel & Firefly) are all available for
under $40 per year. Anything Trek, on the other hand, is in the
$80-120 range.

And I'll take the Marx Bros movies on DVD anytime! Those are
usually under $30 and well worth it.

Last I heard, Paramount/Viacom still owned a goodly chunk of UPN
so I'm not sure ENT can easily move to another network. Or if
another network would even want it.