Networks admit 2010 was kind of a crap year for TV

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By Meredith Woerner May 16, 2011 10:38 AM 15,074

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Networks admit 2010 was kind of a crap year for TV

Networks admit 2010 was kind of a crap year for TV In an interview with the New York Times ABC's Paul Lee and NBC's Bob Greenblatt (both new studio presidents) admit that 2010's new TV shows were completely devoid of any fresh ideas.

Which is why they're reaching further afield for 2011, giving us fairytale cops and time-traveling colonists meeting dinosaurs. We can't wait!

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