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Another unhappy citizen of TV land is Della Reese. The co-star of Touched by an Angel held a press conference to convey her dismay at the size of her raise compared with her co-stars'. She asked fans to contact CBS president Leslie Moonves--"Write him, call him, catch him by his car." CBS says it's "puzzled by her comments" and notes that it reduced her work hours at her request. Incidentally, Reese's book, Angels Along the Way, is out this week...
...particularly terrible, and some are reasonably good, but despite an extravagant effort to promote them, they are not bringing in the viewers. During the first week of the 1993-94 season, 75% of all TV sets in use were tuned to one of the Big Four networks--NBC, CBS, ABC and Fox. By last fall, that figure was down to 65%. During last month's premiere week, the network share took another startling drop--to 61% of the viewing audience. The measure of success has fallen accordingly: Dharma & Greg is considered a "hit" this season with a rating...
...many more shows, even those with big stars and critical acclaim, have been disappointments. The Gregory Hines Show, a perfectly appealing family sitcom on CBS starring the talented song-and-dance man, is struggling. So is Jenny, the NBC vehicle for Jenny McCarthy, babe of all media. Nothing Sacred and Cracker, ABC's Thursday-night duo, though winning good reviews, are among the lowest-rated shows on TV. A USA Today study published last week shows that of the 26 new shows that debuted in the first two weeks of the season, 15 failed to attract the audience guaranteed...
...three-man teams lurk outside the Oval Office so much that White House officials barely notice them after a while. They look like any network news crew--a sound man, maybe a camerawoman and a guy toting a portable light--but they don't work for CBS or NBC. Instead they toil long hours behind the scenes, roaming from the East Room to the West Wing, waiting for Bill Clinton to arrive, shake hands and say a few words. They turn their tapes over to the White House Communications Office, which uses the videos for p.r., as favors for Administration...
Sources: NBC, CBS, IRS, The Physician and Sportsmedicine, College Board...