I don't think you can really make television based on what you think audiences want. You can only make stories that you like, because you have to watch it so many times.
Dick WolfThe story drove the book. That had a very seminal effect on the way I saw writing and storytelling. If you can set a character in a story that is compelling and has a backbone, you draw people in.
Dick WolfThe environment doesn't change that radically. You are still going to go home at night and NBC is going to be there, ABC and CBS will still be there.
Dick Wolf