This protest comes as the networks face criticism for what some have called the harmful effects of violence on television.
After its first anniversary, the network faced low ratings and higher financial losses than expected.
Each network faces the same choice: pay more to keep the show or see it sold to a rival.
Meanwhile private contributions have fallen off, and the network now faces a deficit of about $237,000.
However, the station was sold off the next year as the network faced financial problems.
Part of the problem the networks face with mini-series is that the shows do poorly when they are repeated.
The network already faces a probable loss on the Games, for which it paid $243 million.
The change occurs as networks are facing many other key decisions on news programming.
The network had faced the possibility that one or more of the shows could have been sold off to another network.
It is here that the established networks may face yet another danger.