STATION MARKET HH RATINGS (+/- LAST WEEK)
RSN Los Angeles: 7.4 (+0.1)
RSN Indianapolis: 7.1 (+0.6)
RSN Santa Fe: 0.9 (+0.3)
RSN Bridgeport: 0.4 (-0.1)
RSN Anchorage: 0.2 (=)
SETTING: RSN corporate office. Everyone is in the conference room.
SASHA
Alright everyone, I apologize for taking you away from your work, but I got a serious issue on my hands.
Everyone stares at SASHA blankly.
SASHA
Oh come on, don’t act like you don’t know.
BENNY
We know! But why don’t you tell us in your own words.
SASHA sighs.
SASHA
Baseball season started for the Santa Fe Primitives and we have hardly any new viewers.
TREVOR
You sure about that? I heard Opening Day did well.
SASHA
Yeah, because it was on national TV and their streaming service. The games on RSN Santa Fe are…not going well.
DEVIN
Isn’t the team losing?
SASHA
The team is not doing great either. 3 wins and 4 losses.
NICOLE
Well that’s not good. I never had that problem. The Indianapolis Primitives would win, like, all their games and we’d hardly have to do anything to get people to watch.
NICOLE INTERVIEW
I’m not exaggerating. Great pitching, great batting, and a bullpen that unintentionally kept viewers entertained. I don’t think the Santa Fe Primitives have any of that so…yeah I’m not surprised about this. But it’s nice RSN Indy got a ratings boost from people still thinking the Primitives are playing in Indianapolis!
DEVIN
I think the problem’s the team. The organization gutted the bullpen and now nobody wants to watch.
SASHA
No, that’s not it. Santa Fe just doesn’t like sports.
DEVIN
Trust me, I was part of it. Have you spoken to Manny about this?
SASHA
I mean…no. Not yet.
NICOLE
I gotta agree with Devin here, this team are the Primitives in name only. It’s no wonder people aren’t watching.
SASHA
But people ARE watching, just not on RSN Santa Fe!
KYLIE
Not everyone can do it like me.
BLAKE
Kylie, that’s not helping, this is serious.
SASHA
Thank you Blake.
BLAKE
If the Santa Fe Primitives flopped, imagine a Bridgeport women’s baseball team! I am beyond screwed!
SASHA
Oh, so I see you’re gonna make this about yourself?
AUSTIN
Guys! There’s no reason to take this out on each other. This news is obviously the worst for me.
SASHA
What?
AUSTIN
Yeah. Anchorage will never get a sports team at this rate.
KYLIE
Anchorage was never getting a sports team.
BENNY
Look Sasha, the RSN business is just a tough business right now. But we’ll get through this.
SASHA keeps looking at BENNY, waiting for him to say more.
BENNY
Good meeting.
DEVIN rolls his eyes.
DEVIN
If none of you are gonna say it, I will. You guys need a streaming service. That’s how I liked to watch the games. You know, if I felt like it.
SASHA
I thought you said you were on the team?
DEVIN
I was. The bullpen has a terrible view of the field.
SASHA
I don’t know, it might not be worth the risk.
DEVIN
Can RSN Santa Fe sustain these ratings?
BENNY
No. But we’re stretched thin already.
TREVOR
I literally do nothing. I mean, I can make some time.
BENNY
You wanna spearhead RSN+?
TREVOR
Uh…sure?
BENNY
Then it’s all yours!
SASHA
Hold up, this is gonna take months to launch, isn’t there anything we can do for RSN Santa Fe now?!
BENNY
Just ride out the storm. Again, good meeting.
Everyone leaves the conference room.
BENNY INTERVIEW
See that? That’s what a good boss does. Everything’s under control because of my composure and my ability to motivate my employees.