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What a cool option for those going to the Austin convention. I hope those who can attend the tour take lots of pictures!

I'm also guessing that Creation's going to add a number of Walker actors to the guest list...

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More Detective Luna! Oh, and look, there's work going on at the ranch!

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Walker "Insane B.S. and bloodshed"

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Walker 4.03 | Lessons from the Gift Shop | Cordell Walker Appreciation

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Well 😏

JIB14 | Jared Padalecki & Ricky Whittle

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I have a question about licensing fee vs the cost of making an episode. I saw the deadline article on CW renewal speculation that the licensing fee for Walker is just over $500k per episode. I cannot imagine that covers the full cost of making an episode, so if that is the case, where does the rest of the money come from. Also is there a "standard" for setting the licensing fee (ie a % of cost per episode, or a % of anticipated revenue etc etc)

Thanks in advance!

First, don't confuse the license fee with the budget. 

Walker costs about $3.5 million per episode. Networks pay 50% of the show's budget so CW is paying $1.75 million per episode on top of the $500K license fee, plus the Austin grant of  $245,471 brings the total to $2.5 million. The remainder $1 million is financed by CBS studio and Rideback by selling license fees to foreign distributors, anywhere from 30 to 80 countries for a minimum of $100K per episode.

The bare minimum number of international license fees easily cover the entire cost to produce Walker, but you and I know that most of that money is going towards keeping the lights on at CBS studios as well as pay for new tv shows that have 98% chance of failing. Just like Supernatural financed many of your favorite CW shows, it also paid for plenty of WB studios' failed tv shows.  The then-WB network had spent at least $50 million on the 2005 pilot season and SPN was the only show to survive to season 5 to be syndicated.

I know most media says one-hour dramas cost $5 million per episode, but they actually cost $3.3 million.  I'm guessing the $5 million is the average due to sci-fi/fantasy/period dramas can cost up to $10 million per episode.  So Walker is not being produced on the cheap at $3.5 million, it's the norm. 

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https://tvline.com/ratings/not-dead-yet-finale-viewers-renewed-cancelled-season-3-1235221062/

THE CW | Walker (548K) and Sight Unseen (350K) both rose to their second-best audiences of their young seasons.

Yea! I know the demo looks low, but the most recent Deadline article mentioned the CW's not necessarily looking at demos, just overall viewers.

Here's the ratings so far for the season:

Remember that next week, Chicago Med comes back in the same timeslot with new episodes so the live viewer numbers may drop.

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Walker 4x05 “We’ve Been Here Before” Promo - HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF - Walker, Trey, Cassie and Detective Luna are all hands on deck with their case. Geri is presented with an interesting offer, and Liam jumps in to help. Meanwhile, Stella and August help Abby and Bonham and stumble upon some interesting information. Lastly, James tries to make amends. Bola Ogun directed the episode written by Geri Carillo. Original airdate 5/1/2024.

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Head on over to IMDB to rate tonight's episode! I agree with what other's are saying, best episode of the season! I can't wait to see where the show goes from here!

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It's official! If you've live-tweeted Walker with Jared, you can now say you've been on a date with Jared Padalecki! LOL!

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That's awesome! She did a great job! Here's wishing Cecilia the best going forward!

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