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Hi everybody!
 
Here's a question a colleague of mine asked, and I told him I'd pass it
along to Screen-Lers.
 
My understanding is that when a new prime TV sitcom is picked up for a full
season the network typically orders 20 episodes for the year.  How many
episodes does the network order for a mondo-hit show, like Roseanne or
Seinfeld?  Is it the same number, a higher number or a lesser number?  How
about for a news magazine show like Dateline NBC?
 
Thanks!
 
 
Matt McAllister
Department of Communication Studies, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA  24061-0311  e-mail: [log in to unmask]  ph: 703-231-9830