• TV by the Numbers, Monday, May 9, 2011 2:16 PM

Despite Netflix CEO Reed Hastings telling All Things D's Peter Kafka  that the company is open to extending the runs of network shows in the fashion of DirectTV and NBC's "Friday Night Lights," TV by the Numbers' Robert Seidman cautions fans of such on-the-fence shows as NBC's "Chuck" to stop rubbing their hands together.  And hold off on that letter-writing campaign, he says. For one thing, "Chuck" hasn't even been canceled yet. For another, "Chuck" production company Warner Bros. "does not play nicely with Netflix as far as recent shows. Those shows can't be ‘doing well on Netflix' since they are not available for streaming on Netflix."

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