I wonder how bad the numbers were; if it was losing money, or they just didn't make all the money like they wanted. Sometimes you have to give things time to find the audience.
Prodigy is a bit of a weird one, and I'm not surprised it didn't catch on right away. IMO, it could've been profitable(if it isn't already), with the audience slowly and steadily increasing.
FTR, I'm old, and I love it. I was disappointed I didn't see someone, but you can't have everything
ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 2 months ago
To be honest, I have no idea how they even calculate what “makes money” in the streaming era. With ad-supported TV, I can see how you could calculate the relative value of each viewer, but for a streamer? I’m baffled as to how you would even do that math.
If Paramount had better infrastructure for a tween audience, and/or if the original plan to air it on Nickelodeon had come to fruition, maybe things would be different.