EXCLUSIVE: This is why so many Hollywood creatives don't understand the decisions of�the networks and the Big Media corporations who run them. Because here's a show that's doing well in its primetime�slot. And just a few days ago freshman drama Blue Bloods was praised by Armando Nunez, president of CBS Studios International. ?It?s perhaps not as sexy to talk about, but it has proven a success both on the network and in terms of global distribution,?�he praised.�It tops the charts of how this season's freshman shows have performed, with Blue Bloods�sold around the world�not just to tiny channels but to big ones like Sky Atlantic in the UK, Australia?s Network Ten, and Discovery Latin America. 
So what do CBS and CBS Studios�and its executive producer Leonard Goldberg, who also happens to be a�CBS Corporation board member, do?�They�exit the show's creators Mitchell Burgess and Robin Green. Because�I'm told Goldberg�and the network think the show needs be "more procedural". As if CBS doesn't already have�procedural shows coming out of its wazoo. And this latest firing comes�9 months ago after�then showrunner Ken Sanzel exited the CBS series�because of�creative tensions with Tom Selleck over scripts that the actor felt were too procedural.� Of course, it's a ridiculous conflict of interest for Goldberg to both be on the CBS Corp board and to be running one of its shows. (His official ... Read More »Source: http://www.deadline.com/2011/04/more-turmoil-blue-bloods-creators-exit/
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