Cost-cutting efforts are affecting scripted TV, with more and more shows reducing screen time for main cast members due to budget reasons. NBC’s Law & Order and One Chicago franchises have become known for various cast exits across the franchise over the years. As Chicago Fire, Chicago Med and Chicago P.D. lose fan-favorite characters, NBC’s president of program planning Jeff Bader explained why he wasn’t concerned about the franchise’s revolving door of cast members. “Cast comes in, cast goes out,” Bader told TVLine in an interview published in July 2024. “It’s interesting. Because every...

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