"It's definitely the highest rated pre-school show on Cable. It's difficult to mix markets that way in terms of ratings. It's hard to tell, you know, where channel 12, or Public Television, is"
- Steve Burns
About this Quote
This quote by Steve Burns is describing the success of a pre-school show on cable television service. He is recommending that it is tough to blend markets in terms of rankings, as it is hard to tell where a show will be successful. He is likely describing the truth that the show succeeds on cable television, but it is challenging to forecast how it would do on other channels such as channel 12 or public tv. This quote highlights the problem of predicting the success of a program in different markets, and the significance of understanding the target audience in order to guarantee success.
This quote is written / told by Steve Burns somewhere between October 9, 1973 and today. He was a famous Actor from USA.
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