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...world in which profanity has become such a ubiquitous cultural prop--where children are routinely exposed to casual swearing in PG movies, in online chat rooms and on prime-time TV--perhaps I should not have been so surprised. Last year an ABC News survey found that 42% of Americans had cursed in public in recent months. And while Clementine does not watch The Sopranos (regularly), she lives with two elder sisters who can recite the racier lines from the latest Austin Powers film...
These two shows are the latest imports from Europe. ABC scored a huge ratings boost with England's "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" CBS hopes to match this with Sweden's "Survivor" and the Netherlands' "Big Brother," which has finished its run there and is currently filming in Germany...
...will air the show not one, but five nights weekly (following ABC's lead with "Millionaire" last summer). If that's not enough, streaming video will broadcast over the Internet 24 hours a day. The inhabitants have yet to be cast, but the application (which can be downloaded from the CBS website) is due soon...
Simpson encouraged audience members to set high goals for themselves and said she herself was eyeing the top position at ABC...
...always have to set a goal, or else you get complacent and satisfied," she said. "Now I want to be president of ABC News...