Originally posted by: pallawi1803
they are here to do the business..I m sure they aren't a fool to just implement something without testing...the long running shoes have some loyal audience ND once the show ends there is no guarantee that they will stick to finite series show...also the finite series won't be able to get that many audience as by the tym audience will get attached it will end...it works best on web bcoz mostly viewers are youth ..but trp audience still aren't at that level so sp will surely do a pic first with 1/2 such shows...n if I m not wrong they are ending one ek shows and replacing it with it's spin off which isn't a finite shows...
There are arguments both for and against finite series, Pallawi.
In favour of finite series, although I don't have proof or any reliable statistics thereof, I'd like to believe that the prime time audience do not have patience to watch the same characters, and same rona dhona for a prolonged period of time. Viewers won't want to suffer with self inflicted emotional atyachar!!!🤣 Hence, finite series with crisp execution and fast-moving story is what audience want today. However, how well they will be received and how well they earn is still not sure. There will be a huge fixed cost at the beginning for any Show. Whether the maker(s) and production house would be able to recover that cost within short period, in my opinion, will be the biggest challenge for a finite series.
On the flip side, long running series are what have made the channels like SP what they are today. And as you have rightly said, as there is no guarantee that all the finite series will work. especially if the rival channels also adopt the same strategy. Hence it will be better to test the waters and move entirely to the finite series gradually. In the meantime, it will be a better strategy to have a mix of both, IMO.