What podcasts say about David Rosenthal

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What David Rosenthal has said on podcasts

21 statements · 18 positive · 1 negative · 2 neutral

on Jerry Seinfeld stand-up touringPositiveOct 19, 2026· Acquired
Jerry Seinfeld earned about $25,000 weekly from stand-up clubs in the mid-1980s.
“he was making on average about $25,000 a week from the clubs that he was playing across the country.”
Listen at 15:14
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on Seinfeld ownershipPositiveOct 19, 2026· Acquired
Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David each reportedly owned 15% of Seinfeld.
“It's reported that Jerry and Larry each own 15% of the show, which is huge.”
Listen at 50:35
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on Seinfeld syndication profitsPositiveOct 19, 2026· Acquired
Seinfeld would generate billions, with Jerry and Larry receiving 15% each.
“Seinfeld is going to make billions and billions and billions of dollars, and Jerry and Larry are going to get 15% each of that.”
Listen at 50:46
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on Seinfeld syndication profit splitNeutralOct 19, 2026· Acquired
Seinfeld syndication profits were roughly split among Sony, creators, managers, and Castle Rock.
“you can essentially think of the water flow of Seinfeld's billions of dollars of syndication profits as 15% to Sony, 15%-ish, a little less because of the Sony dilution, each to Jerry and Larry, 5%-ish to West Shapiro, and then 50%-ish to Castle Rock and its successors”
Listen at 52:20
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on NBC late-night and specials departmentNeutralOct 19, 2026· Acquired
NBC's late-night department approved a sitcom pilot for the first time.
“NBC's late night and specials department okays a sitcom pilot. This had never happened before.”
Listen at 56:10
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on SeinfeldPositiveOct 19, 2026· Acquired
Seinfeld remains watchable and relevant because it rejects sentimental sitcom conventions.
“And it's why Seinfeld is still so watchable and relevant today.”
Listen at 1:19:25
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on Home Improvement versus Seinfeld ratingsNegativeOct 19, 2026· Acquired
Home Improvement outperformed Seinfeld in their Wednesday time slot.
“Home Improvement is pulling 28% share of audience in its time slot, and Seinfeld is down at 17%.”
Listen at 1:47:53
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on NBC Thursday night lineupPositiveOct 19, 2026· Acquired
NBC's Thursday lineup generated more profit than its other nights combined.
“the Thursday night lineup on NBC was more profitable than all of the other nights combined.”
Listen at 2:01:20
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on Seinfeld ratingsPositiveOct 19, 2026· Acquired
Seinfeld's ratings rose 57%, moving it from 45th to fifth place.
“the show's ratings rise 57%, and it goes from the 45th most popular TV show on air to the 5th in one week.”
Listen at 2:03:55
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on SeinfeldPositiveOct 19, 2026· Acquired
Seinfeld is exceptionally well suited to syndication because episodes are self-contained.
“Seinfeld is basically the most perfect syndication show ever created”
Listen at 2:16:38
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on Seinfeld first syndication cyclePositiveOct 19, 2026· Acquired
Seinfeld’s first syndication cycle generated over $500 million in 1995.
“that generated an aggregate sum of $500 million in revenue, actually over $500 million in revenue in a single event here in 1995”
Listen at 2:22:06
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on Seinfeld principal cast salariesPositiveOct 19, 2026· Acquired
Each principal cast member received $600,000 per episode for season nine.
“$600,000 per episode for each cast member for one season”
Listen at 2:36:58
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on Jerry Seinfeld salaryPositiveOct 19, 2026· Acquired
Jerry Seinfeld became television’s highest-paid actor at $1 million per episode.
“Jerry's $1 million per episode salary made him the highest paid TV actor in history at that point here in season 9.”
Listen at 2:38:50
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on Netflix Seinfeld licensingPositiveOct 19, 2026· Acquired
Netflix paid approximately $1 billion to Seinfeld’s ownership group during the 2020s.
“Netflix has paid $1 billion to the cap table of Seinfeld this decade”
Listen at 2:51:05
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on Seinfeld syndicated viewershipPositiveOct 19, 2026· Acquired
Seinfeld’s syndicated viewership has remained consistently very high since ending.
“Seinfeld never gone off the air, interest, viewership basically has remained constant, as in like very, very, very high.”
Listen at 2:52:04
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on Seinfeld second syndication cyclePositiveOct 19, 2026· Acquired
Seinfeld’s second syndication cycle generated reported revenue of $1.1 billion.
“It brings in a reported $1.1 billion of total revenue here in 1998.”
Listen at 2:57:25
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on NBC Seinfeld advertising profitsPositiveOct 19, 2026· Acquired
NBC earned approximately $2 billion in advertising profit from Seinfeld’s first run.
“NBC in total made about $2 billion in cumulative advertising profit from Seinfeld during its run.”
Listen at 3:03:16
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on Seinfeld syndication revenuePositiveOct 19, 2026· Acquired
Seinfeld generated $2.7 billion in syndication revenue by 2010.
“By 2010, the show had done $2.7 billion in total syndication revenue for off-network and cable.”
Listen at 3:05:15
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on Seinfeld streaming rightsPositiveOct 19, 2026· Acquired
Seinfeld could generate over $1 billion in streaming rights revenue each decade.
“you can reasonably expect another billion plus in streaming rights to get stacked on top of that every decade.”
Listen at 3:16:07
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on SeinfeldPositiveOct 19, 2026· Acquired
Seinfeld is a major retention asset not owned by a streaming service.
“it's the last of these huge retention tools left that is not captively owned by a streamer.”
Listen at 3:30:47
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on Seinfeld endingPositiveOct 19, 2026· Acquired
Seinfeld’s long-term value depended on ending before its perceived quality declined.
“if they'd milked it for a few more years and quality had gone downhill This thing is so hypersensitive to the aggregate cultural assessment and impression of it that if at the end it didn't have that, like, greatest show of all time vibe in the culture,”
Listen at 3:37:01
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