15 Quotes by Preston Beckman

NBC doesn't have the big shows now. We do. ABC does. CBS does. We weren't intimidated. NBC is vulnerable.

Because we have 'Break,' 'House' and 'Bones,' we have clear targets for our dramas. Our development was informed by those shows.

Fox has a history of launching shows in the summer season.

Fortunately for us, we didn't feel we needed to go overboard like we did last year on short-order unscripted shows.

The overwhelming number of people who are watching the Olympics don't watch Fox. For us to run away from it is goofy.

I think we're relieved and a little shocked that it's showing such growth this year. For us, having maintained the ratings we had last year would have been a plus.

I think what's happened is we are at a maturing phase for reality programming. It used to be you could put on any reality show and get a rating. That's not the case anymore.

I think the thing with Thursday night is, it's not the daunting night it used to be. Everyone feels they can go in and make some noise.

I think the Super Bowl is going to be in the next couple of years the difference between possibly winning or losing a season.