sgavary OP t1_iwzxwx6 wrote on November 19, 2022 at 5:49 PM

Reply to comment by mugenhunt in Why do animated action shows need to sell tons of merch to stay afloat? Isn’t the ad revenue enough? by sgavary

Then how are shows like Yellowstone able to thrive off of it when every episode costs 3.5 million?

mugenhunt t1_iwzyeam wrote on November 19, 2022 at 5:53 PM

Different expectations for different genres of shows. No one is expecting a drama aimed at adults to be selling lots of toys.

It's not that a show can't make enough money to support itself through advertising or streaming subscription fees alone. But that if a network has to choose between paying for a show that isn't selling a lot of merchandise, and one that is, they will pick the one that makes them more money.