NBC Wolf Shows to Cut Back Cast Appearances

[Mark Jeffries]

NBC agreed to renew the One Chicago Wednesday and "L&O" Thursday franchises for 22 episodes each--but the regular cast members will be doing 18-to-20 out-of-22 next season (with perhaps some exceptions like, uh, Mariska--gotta have Olivia Benson on every "SVU")--"Organized Crime" is only renewed for 13 and it's assumed the regular cast will appear in every episode--meanwhile at CBS, Chuck Lorre's "Bob Heart Abishola," produced by WB like the other Lorre shows, got a fifth season renewal, but only for 13 eps (just barely making enough for syndication) and with only title characters Billy Gardell and Folake Olowofoyeku working the entire season--the other 9 regulars will be recurring in only 5 episodes each and be allowed to take other gigs:

https://deadline.com/2023/04/dick-wolf-nbc-series-cast-reduce-episodes-chicago-law-order-bob-heart-abishola-pay-cuts-1235324737/

[Tom Wolper]

I guess this assumes there will be no writers’ strike. And while I’m sure there is some money in syndication now, the days of it being a cash bonanza are long over.

On Fri, Apr 28, 2023 at 12:02 PM Mark Jeffries <spotl...@gmail.com> wrote:

NBC agreed to renew the One Chicago Wednesday and "L&O" Thursday franchises for 22 episodes each--but the regular cast members will be doing 18-to-20 out-of-22 next season (with perhaps some exceptions like, uh, Mariska--gotta have Olivia Benson on every "SVU")--"Organized Crime" is only renewed for 13 and it's assumed the regular cast will appear in every episode--meanwhile at CBS, Chuck Lorre's "Bob Heart Abishola," produced by WB like the other Lorre shows, got a fifth season renewal, but only for 13 eps (just barely making enough for syndication) and with only title characters Billy Gardell and Folake Olowofoyeku working the entire season--the other 9 regulars will be recurring in only 5 episodes each and be allowed to take other gigs:

https://deadline.com/2023/04/dick-wolf-nbc-series-cast-reduce-episodes-chicago-law-order-bob-heart-abishola-pay-cuts-1235324737/

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