Problem is you assumed $45M was their entire tax debt. Doubtless it was many times more than that. Being as production of a show doesn’t generate much in the way of taxes, it’s SELLING the show that generates the taxes and that all happens in LA and NYC. That $45M was free money they gave them to defray costs, the only taxes locations generally get out of filming is sales taxes from them buying supplies, and salary taxes. Nashville probably came out of that deal behind at least $35M.
totally wrong.