May I speak? Watcher doesn’t make “television caliber” shows.
They make high-budget YouTube content. The only show that could work on television is Ghost Files, and that’s only because it’s been a proven formula.
Don’t get me wrong. I am a fan of the content and have been for a long time. However, making this move and justifying it by claiming your content is too good for YouTube is just wrong. If anything, once the shows started being over-produced they became less entertaining.
It might not feel great, but if Watcher can’t afford their current model they might need to let go of their producers and show runners and just get back to the basics.