dᵻspˈaɪt ðə wˈɪlɪŋnəs ʌv stˈeɪʃən mˈænɪdʒɚz tə bˈaɪ ðə ʃˈoʊ, pˈæɹəmˌaʊnt dəmˈɛstɪk tˈɛlᵻvˌɪʒən pɹˈɛzɪdənt stˈiːv ɡˈoʊldmən ɛkspɹˈɛst dˈaʊt ðæt θˈɪŋz wʊd wˈɜːk ˈaʊt æz wˈɛl æz ðə kˈʌmpəni hˈoʊpt, sˈɪns ðə tˈaɪmslɑːts ðeɪ wɜːɹ ˈeɪmɪŋ fɔːɹ wɜː hˈaɪli kəmpˈɛɾᵻtˌɪv.
Despite the willingness of station managers to buy the show, Paramount Domestic Television President Steve Goldman expressed doubt that things would work out as well as the company hoped, since the timeslots they were aiming for were highly competitive.