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Old 05-20-2014, 11:44 AM
 
Location: Texas
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What gives? I must be the weird one for not giving a rat's ass about these stupid alphabet shows. And then they recycle the same shows with a different city and different cast. How imaginative...

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Old 05-20-2014, 11:55 AM
 
Location: TX
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Um, probably because many of the crime type shows get good ratings?
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Old 05-20-2014, 11:59 AM
 
Location: U.S.A.
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It's not just CBS.. It's like all of TV all the time! Hate them all.
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Old 05-20-2014, 12:32 PM
 
Location: Maine
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CBS caters to an older audience. It has for decades.
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Old 05-20-2014, 03:43 PM
 
Location: Home, Home on the Front Range
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They make lots of money in syndication and in foreign markets.

From last year:

"NCIS is also an international hit, licensed in more than 200 markets. It is the #1 series on M6 in France, the #1 U.S. series on Rai2 in Italy and the #2 U.S. series overall, the #1 U.S. series on TV3 in Sweden, the #2 U.S. series on LaSexta in Spain, the #2 U.S. drama on Network Ten in Australia and the #3 U.S. series on Sat1 in Germany.

In domestic syndication, NCIS is broadcast on USA Network and ranks as cable's #1 off-network drama."

‘NCIS’ Renewed by CBS for 11th Season - Ratings | TVbytheNumbers.Zap2it.com

And:

How NCIS Makes Crime Pay at CBS, Over and Over Again - Businessweek
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Old 05-20-2014, 03:48 PM
 
Location: Howard County, MD
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It appeals to old geezers who don't have the mental energy/lucidity to deal with edgy shows that question life and stuff, and instead prefer to watch the black-and-white, good guy/bad guy simplicity of a cop show.
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Old 05-20-2014, 03:50 PM
 
Location: Florida
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I've worked there. They have no sense of humor.
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Old 05-20-2014, 03:57 PM
 
Location: Home, Home on the Front Range
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It appeals to old geezers who don't have the mental energy/lucidity to deal with edgy shows that question life and stuff, and instead prefer to watch the black-and-white, good guy/bad guy simplicity of a cop show.
Yep.

Describes me to a "tee."

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Old 05-21-2014, 07:19 AM
 
Location: Long Neck,De
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It appeals to old geezers who don't have the mental energy/lucidity to deal with edgy shows that question life and stuff, and instead prefer to watch the black-and-white, good guy/bad guy simplicity of a cop show.
You are correct. I very much prefer them over the "comedies".
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Old 05-21-2014, 10:28 AM
 
Location: Philaburbia
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It appeals to old geezers who don't have the mental energy/lucidity to deal with edgy shows that question life and stuff
You mean like Dancing with the Stars?
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