is free, honey. one of the reasons that roots was so incredibly popular is not because abc had so much faith in it, but because abc didn t. earlier miniseries were broadcast in weekly installments. and the abc executives determined that if roots were to fail, they could just be done with it in seven or eight nights. it was high risk, high reward. if it didn t work, you were out a lot of tv time and not many people watching. the television premiere on eight consecutive nights attracted the largest audience in the history of the media. there s something about it that seems to touch all human beings. it transcends age and race. entertainment was meeting humanity. i think that s the primary value is to lead humanity forward. if there s a legacy of television in the 70s, it s that you matter. while there s a lot going on in the world, television was a
of black pride. them is free. is free, honey. one of the reasons that roots was so incredibly popular is not because abc had so much faith in it, but because abc didn t. earlier miniseries were broadcast in weekly installments. and the abc executives determined that if roots were to fail, they could just be done with it in seven or eight nights. it was high risk, high reward. if it didn t work, you were out a lot of tv time and not many people watching. the television premiere on eight consecutive nights attracted the largest audience in the history of the media. there s something about it that seems to touch all human beings. it transcends age and race. entertainment was meeting humanity. i think that s the primary value is to lead humanity forward. if there s a legacy of television in the 70s, it s that you matter. while there s a lot going on
no one had ever seen the story of slavery before told from the point of view of the africans. it may be the first time that television allowed an embracing of black pride. them is free. is free, honey. one of the reasons that roots was so incredibly popular is not because abc had so much faith in it, but because abc didn t. earlier miniseries were broadcast in weekly installments. and the abc executives determined that if roots were to fail, they could just be done with it in seven or eight nights. it was high risk, high reward. if it didn t work, you were out a lot of tv time and not many people watching. the television premiere on eight consecutive nights attracted the largest audience in the history of the media. there s something about it that seems to touch all human beings. it transcends age and race. entertainment was meeting
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will boycott just about anything, a lot of people are social media say they re turning off abc for good. shannon: another abc executive said we aren t paying attention to all people who make up this great country. this is one of the few shows out there with this viewpoint that it would get the axe. i was looking at sort of an industry insider website that ranks whether or not shows will get renewed and this one was at an 85% chance of renewal because of the ratings and all kinds of things. it is taking people off guard. there could have been legitimate business reasons behind abc s decision. one of the most notable is abc didn t own the show. they lease it from 20th century fox. as shows get older, sixth season, shows do become more expensive. it was also losing younger viewers. that s the key. every show wants to get those young eyeballs. there was a question of tim