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You find a personality whom you think the TV audience will embrace and find a format that is tailor-made for the personality. In the case of Andy Griffith, we moved the personality of a wily country shark - a funny and shrewd guy - into another arena. In this case, he is a lawyer, and it is a dramatic series.

~Fred Silverman

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The first sales meeting I made was for the television movie 'Farrell for the People.' I walked into a conference room at NBC that I had built. It was my memorial conference room. There were 10 people at the meeting, and by habit, I sat at the head of the table.

~Fred Silverman

Topics: Built Conference First For The People Habit Had Head Made Meeting Memorial Movie Nbc People Room Sales Sat Table Television Walked Were

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The kind of audience that watches 'Matlock' is ideal for a lead-in to the affiliates' newscast in the afternoon. That audience is older.

~Fred Silverman

Topics: Afternoon Audience Ideal Kind Older Watches

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The only way to stop the erosion in network television is to come up with shows that are very popular.

~Fred Silverman

Topics: Come Erosion Network Network Television Only Popular Shows Stop Television Up Very Way

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I didn't even think demographics until I got to ABC. They were the first to go for 18-to-49. But, at CBS, it was just, 'Let's get 'em in the tent.'

~Fred Silverman

Topics: Abc Demographics Even First Get Go Got Just Tent Think Until Were Cbs

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You acquire certain tastes. And if your taste happens to coincide with the majority of people, then you're in pretty good shape. But you're not always right. There were times when I stubbed my toe, and some will end up being on my tombstone - like 'Supertrain.'

~Fred Silverman

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I was the King of Twinkie-Vision one day, the King of Jiggle TV the next, thanks to Farrah Fawcett and 'Three's Company.'

~Fred Silverman

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Funny is funny, whether you have three cameras or one.

~Fred Silverman

Topics: Cameras Funny Three Whether You

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There seems to be a vulnerability at the networks in late night. They are losing more and more audience, particularly young viewers who are now looking at cable television. 'Tonight' is an old show. CBS has reruns, and having a public affairs series like 'Nightline' on ABC is a big mistake.

~Fred Silverman

Topics: Abc Affairs Audience Big Big Mistake Cable Having Late Late Night Like Looking Losing Mistake More More And More Networks Night Now Old Particularly Public Reruns Seems Series Show Television Tonight Viewers Vulnerability Who Young Cbs

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Succeeding in network prime time has gotten tougher. Every day, several thousand homes are wired for cable, and more people are buying videodisks and video cassettes. That all represents competition.

~Fred Silverman

Topics: Buying Cable Competition Day Every Every Day Gotten Homes More More People Network People Prime Represents Several Succeeding Thousand Time Tougher Video Wired

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Producer

Born: September 13th, 1937

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