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...beginning of this fall season, there were two things everyone in TV knew: 1) the key to success was to develop shows that were as much like CSI as possible, and 2) ABC was deep in the ratings toilet. The alphabet network finished last season in fourth place, without a major hit sitcom or drama or, above all, a big crime franchise...
Attendees enjoyed free pizza, Häagen-Dazs ice cream and sodas, as they listened to commentary from Washington Editor of the New York Times Richard L. Berke, Political Director of ABC News Mark Halperin and former IOP Director David H. Pryor, a former Arkansas governor...
...always stood out for his cockiness and competitive fire. There was the time near the end of his tenure as Today executive producer when Zucker, who was only 26 when he made the show the morning leader, hired a helicopter to buzz over an outdoor concert for ABC's Good Morning America. Then there was his recent quip to an industry trade publication that "most of the viewers of [CBS] are in nursing homes." At last spring's network up-front presentation, where advertisers decide how to spend their billions on the upcoming fall schedule, Zucker made the bold claim...
...choosing alternatives like cable, video games and the Internet, the challenge faced by NBC and Zucker is their most serious in at least a decade. Not only has the once geriatric CBS raced to the top of the network pack with its powerful CSI franchise, but perennial also-ran ABC has the season's sole breakout hits, Lost and Desperate Housewives, a steamy evening soap that Zucker passed on. If the ratings slide continues, it could put a dent in NBC's well-cultivated image as the upscale network of choice for Madison Avenue and make it hard...
DROPPED. MISS AMERICA, from ABC, leaving the iconic beauty pageant without a network home for the first time since its first televised pageant 50 years ago. The move, a result of sinking ratings, has the potential to devastate the 84-year-old nonprofit organization, which was financially dependent on its income from the annual broadcast. Pageant officials say they are optimistic that the show will appear on another channel...