Finding another hit on the order of 'Game of Thrones' won’t be easy, especially with about 500 scripted TV shows fighting for attention industry wide.
NEW YORK: So, HBO. What else you got?
In 2019, the network boosted production of scripted programming to 150 hours from 100 hours, an increase that Bloys said had been planned for several years. HBO has hired more people in development and production to shepherd that larger slate. At the same time, it’s gotten easier to drop HBO if a show such as “Game of Thrones” is all you want to see. Instead of spending time on the phone with a Comcast or DirecTV representative, a viewer can cancel HBO online with just a click, according to Rich Greenfield, an analyst at BTIG Research. As one Twitter user wrote, “The only good thing about Game of Thrones ending is that I can finally cancel my HBO subscription.
HBO has faced doubters before after a popular show ended. Over a decade ago, “The Sopranos” and “Sex and the City” finished their runs, and entertainment journalists were saying the network’s cupboard looked bare. Some HBO rivals even called the channel “HB-Over.” Then came “Girls,” “Veep” and “Game of Thrones” – and enough Emmys to silence the critics. “Thrones” has accounted for 47 of them.
AT&T’s commitment to boosting HBO’s budget is allowing the network’s programmers to try new shows that reach younger audiences. Bloys cited “Euphoria,” a series that follows a group of high school students. It’s among the youngest-skewing shows HBO has ever made, he said.
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