Cable, HBO and The Hitchhiker: How Cable TV became the place for excellence in drama

In an article on deadline.com, dated October 18, 2013, the writer noted the biggest thing on TV after NFL football was the AMC drama “The Walking Dead.” The show drew 20.2 million viewers to its premiere making it the most watched non-sports telecast in cable history to date.[1] In the comments section below the article a reader noted, “This is the future of dramatic television. Broadcasters get on board or get the hell out of the way.”[2] Indeed this seems to be the future of dramatic works and how we came to this point was not accomplished overnight. “The Hitchhiker” series on HBO was one of the first dramas made for cable. The evolution of cable from that point on has presented itself as the most viable and commercially effective format for presenting unabashed dramatic works... For more please check out the blog - Aoi Aloha Film.

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