Both networks have lost huge amounts of cash so far, estimated at more than $500 million between them.
That means the networks lost viewers in about 1,356,000 homes.
The network lost a reported $55 million during its existence.
This network has lost control of the design process.
Each network was losing money on its own, he pointed out.
But unless the Series lasts for six or seven games, the executives said, the network will lose money.
During 1986, the network lost $70 million on an operating basis.
The networks lost about what they always lose: 10 percentage points off their regular season share of the television audience.
Several advertising executives have suggested that the network will lose $50 million or more.
The network lost part of its audience this television season.