Quotes About Television

A lot of entertainment, and especially in a half-hour format, can be all jokes, all the time. And some of those jokes can be really, really funny, but what I respond to, as a viewers, is identification or caring about the characters.

I've avoided doing a network comedy, because I wouldn't get my own way. Even though it would get more viewers, it wouldn't be mine.

Shows like 'Empire,' 'Black-ish,' 'Scandal,' and 'How to Get Away With Murder' are expanding viewers' perspectives on what people of color can be like. They're showing more range. They're showing more diversity within diversity.

Times are changing, and it's catching on that the roles on TV and film need to reflect its diverse viewers.

When people see 'bisexual,' they still confuse it with promiscuity, which is so wrong. So I was so pumped to be the first bisexual on Riverdale and just normalize that for viewers.

I really focus on giving the viewers compelling television, and hope that more and more people watch.

I run into viewers all the time who have no idea I've moved to N.Y.C. I think, for many of them, a studio is a studio is a studio.

A lot of female viewers who may not have known about wrestling or watched it before are tuning in now because of 'Total Divas.'

Pay-per-views bring conclusion to storylines and what has been going on from television. It is important to give viewers satisfactory pay off over storylines and that is why pay-per-views are important.

Fifty one per cent of 'Time Team' viewers are not of my gender. And that surprised me, because I thought it'd be at least 60 per cent male.

I didn't set out to be liked - everyone's supposed to be terrified of me. I'm surprised by the amount of viewers who want the Chaser to win!

With the 'Watchdog Army' we're putting viewers at the heart of the programme.

We don't look at 'Maha Kumbh' as just another serial. We would like viewers to see what we see. We haven't had a game-changer on Indian television for a very long time. We hope this one will make difference to the way audiences look at the home-viewing medium.

I'm not chasing reality shows. Viewers want to see me and producers want me on their shows.

Initially my makeup for the character of Ramola Sikand in TV serial 'Kahin Kisi Roz' raised eyebrows of many who were of the opinion that my looks were too gaudy. But soon I was appreciated by the viewers as well as the industry.

I was preparing myself unknowingly for 'Bigg Boss' for a long time now. It is a show about personality, and I love mine a lot. I would love to flaunt it in front of millions of viewers.

The 'NBA Today' viewers dont need to see the full Andrews sisterhood on every show.

And what's nice about 'Sunny' is that it has this honesty with the viewers, which is, like, they're here because they're on a television show and they're locked in this purgatory where they have to keep doing the same things with each other.

I'm sure the hard-core feminist will say we're trapped, but I think viewers see how empowered we are.

You want to be on TV, I want to be on TV, I want to be a part of 20 million viewers, new fans. I'd love to have that opportunity, that chance.

We need to look to our laurels a bit with television in this country. I don't think enough risks are being taken in drama television in the U.K., and I think a lot of programme makers are underestimating the intelligence of the viewing public, basing it all on ratings.

We're going to try to create some programs that are going to generate viewer interest and appointment viewing. We still will have news on Headline News.

They don't have a lot of appointment viewing. What television depends on, one thing 'Larry King Live' was - whether you liked it, didn't like it - it was appointment viewing.

I do think 'Gogglebox' is extraordinarily insightful, and I think if politicians want to understand how we are viewed at home, it's quite recommended viewing.