Program Production Costs

12 Months Ended

Dec. 30, 2018

Program Production Costs [Abstract]

Program Production Costs

(7)Program Production Costs

Program production costs are included in other assets and consist of the following at December 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017:

		2018		2017
Television programming
	Released, less amortization	$	30,800		40,386
	In production		42,768		31,596
	Pre-production		489		326
Theatrical programming
	Released, less amortization		71,339		16,027
	In production		9,503		—
	Pre-production		2,452		4,526
Total program production costs		$	157,351		92,861

Based on management’s total revenue estimates at December 30, 2018, $42,389 of the $102,139unamortized programming costs relating to released productions are expected to be amortized during fiscal 2019. Based on current estimates, the Company expects to amortize all of the programming costs relating to released productions during the next four years.