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Disney’s Craig Erwich Looks To Settle Linear Vs. Streaming Debate, Shares Stats On ‘The Rookie’, ‘OMITB’, ‘Abbott’ & ‘Golden Bachelor’


In his opening remarks at TCA Saturday, Disney's Craig Erwich argued about the value of programs running across platforms.

Pre-empting perennial questions about how he and his team decide what goes on linear vs. streaming, Erwich said, “I had one resolution this year, and it’s to get people thinking differently on this topic. For Abbott Elementary, ABC’s #1 current series on Hulu whose audience grew over 30% in its second season, viewing is evenly split between linear and streaming, Erwich said, adding, “This is a show for everyone. Erwich then spoke of the recent ABC run of Season 1 of Hulu’s hit mystery comedy series Only Murders In the Buildin g, calling the results “fantastic.”

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