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ABC Entertainment
Executive vice president of Program Planning and Scheduling at ABC Entertainment
PROFILE
Andy Kubitz
Guest
FROM Andy Kubitz
The Spin-off
Meet the People Who Decide When and If Shows Live or Die Scheduling executives Andy Kubitz at ABC and Kelly Kahl at CBS explain the ins and outs of network TV planning. Now that the upfronts are over and we know which shows are airing when, Kahl and Kubitz tell us what goes into that kind of decision making and why passion from fans simply isn't enough to keep a struggling show on the air.
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The Business
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