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Originally Posted by Stuart
They are doing this because they don't want to risk losing viewers.. Coronation Street's viewing figures are down on what they were at their peak, but they are still considerably higher than those achieved by any imported series (and certainly higher than Lost, Heroes or the X files, all of which struggled to break the million viewer barrier, even on Sky). They know that a high percentage of the viewers that like modern episodes of Corrie will happily watch old episodes..
I like Lost, Heroes and the X files (early seasons at least - I think all three lost their way), but they aren't mainstream TV.
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There's also things like who has the rights to the shows in the UK. I'm sure Sky has the rights to Grey's Anatomy and Lost. It's not just a matter of putting a show on because they ran out of episodes of something.