ESPN: How an unfinished TV deal led to an unexpectedly hectic first month for the new Big Ten commissioner

[2nd Degree Gopher]

Ain't nobody tuning into NBC for a single damned thing, other than sports and news.

They know this.


This is very largely what live TV is morphing into: a live sports and live news broadcasts distribution service.

Every other show/program can be, maybe should be delivered through some other on-demand type of service, where you can optionally pay a bit more to opt out of commercials.

You obviously haven't seen the Night Court reboot.