Tough luck for PBS — Julian Fellowes, the creator of the network’s hit ”Downton Abbey,” has decided his next project will go to...NBC.
NBC and Universal Television announced Tuesday that they have signed a deal with Fellowes to create and produce his next drama series. Titled “The Gilded Age,” the show takes place in late 19th-century New York, and is an “epic tale of the princes of the American Renaissance.”
The deal with NBC makes sense, given that “Downton” is co-produced by Carnival/Masterpiece, in association with NBCUniversal.
“Downton Abbey” has been a big ratings-getter for PBS, as the second season finale averaged 5.4 million viewers in February. That’s about how many people some NBC dramas tend to attract, right around the same numbers for audiences watching “Parenthood” and “Grimm,” and slightly lower than the current season average of “Law & Order: SVU.”
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