The Return of My Annual Fall TV Network Presidents Survey

It’s the return of my annual Fall TV Network Presidents survey! I asked 18 programmers — from Netflix, ABC/Hulu, NBC, CBS, Fox, The CW, TBS/TNT/TruTV, HBO/HBO Max, Showtime, FX, A+E, Freeform, AMC, Discovery, Paramount Plus, Epix all included — the think that irks them the most about the biz; what show they’d steal from a rival; their potential sleeper hit; their pandemic hobby and more. See all answers here.

And we got 13 of them on to this chart, which ran in the most recent issue of Variety. Click to make it larger:

VIDEO: Mike Grills Top TV Execs on The State of The Industry at HRTS

A few weeks ago I moderated the Hollywood Radio and Television Society's kick off luncheon for the 2013-14 TV season. The "State of the Industry" luncheon featured NBC's Ted Harbert, FX's John Landgraf, HBO's Michael Lombardo, MagnaGlobal's Tim Spengler and Hulu's Andy Forssell. We had a lively chat that ranged from the new ways people now watch TV, how TV development is getting crowded with so many new players, and whether Netflix is helping or hurting the biz. HRTS just posted the video, so in honor of the new fall TV season, watch on:



Here are a few more pics from the panel:

MIKE ON RADIO: Talking with WTOP About On-Demand TV

I chatted the other day with Washington's all-news WTOP about the rise of original programming on services like Hulu (including "Battleground," above) and Netflix (like the return of "Arrested Development"). Listen here.

MIKE ON TV: "Gimme My Reality Show," Now on Hulu

In case you missed it on the teevee... here I am, a reality TV judge in all my unscripted glory. This is episode one... I'll post the other two in the coming days. Yay, Hulu!

Is the NBC/iTunes Spat a Sign Of Things To Come?

Oh, there goes that media whore Mike again... back on G4 this past Tuesday, talking about the impact of NBC Universal's decision to get out of the iTunes download business. Does it have anything to do with its upcoming (with News Corp.) online video site Hulu (which, if you didn't know, means "butt" in Indonesia)? Pricing issues? We discuss it here (or right below, click it!).