120 Quotes by Nina Tassler

You know, we tried something. I don't think we were particularly successful with it, but sometimes you get criticized for not experimenting with a form. ... The nice thing is, when we come back to the next cycle, it's exciting. We're going back to our original form - five continents, great competitions - so we know our audience loves that.

We like to call it scheduling Darwinism. Survival of the fittest.

We like to call it scheduling Darwinism. It's survival of the fittest.

We trust our producers to be creative in their storytelling and follow their creative path,

We look to our audience to tell us when they've had enough.

We're disappointed with the way some of our movies have performed.

We see all this as an opportunity to enhance the network's marketing power and distribution so that more people see our hit shows. Philosophically, we know we need to get our programming to the audience -- where they are, when they want to watch it.

These series are the foundation of a schedule that is broader and deeper than any on television. From the start of the night through 11PM, from Monday through Sunday, CBS is populated with successful programs on every night and in every time period - many of which are number one in their time period, and some even number one on the entire night.

So you haven't admonished them at this point?