Warner Bros Discovery US Networks Group chair and chief content office Kathleen Finch, recently spoke with the Hollywood Reporter.
One of the topics Finch discussed about is how scripted programming on TBS and TNT is still a focus of the company, even though scripted shows like Snowpiercer have been cancelled.
Finch went into say a goal is to find more programming which can hold men viewing their networks for sports and part of that strategy is creating shoulder programming off those sports.
“We really play in the sports space. One of the things that we’re doing around sports is creating shoulder programming to hold onto those fans. AEW pulls huge numbers, so we are working with the wrestling team to figure out what new kind of content can we build that’s not in a wrestling ring.”
Finch also discussed about having some of their popular crossover stars appear on other shows, such as Charles Barkley and Guy Fieri. She also alluded that AEW talent could be an option for that as well.