Word: shows
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Part of the problem is hubris. Gannett so raised expectations among television stations, that the show signed on a record 156 affiliates--the highest ever for a start-up. Among the very few naysayers was New York's WCBS which, after early test runs, balked and aired the program after...
...face, the program looked good. Modeled on a highly-successful national newspaper, the show boasted great graphics and a computer-generated nightly weather map that would make the American Meteorological Association blush with pride. Add this to a sharp team of anchors, including rising star Kenneth Walker, formerly...
Unfortunately, pyrotechnics are no substitute for substance. The anchors don't get a chance to show their stuff with miniscule spots, and they spend so much time introducing each other that the "news" gets lost in the shuffle. Inane interviews rarely last beyond a few awkward prefatory sentences before the anchors snatch back the mike and move...
...told, the show's aversion to controversy, or even issues, is more spirit-crushing than a mid-afternoon look at the Jerry Lewis telethon. One redeeming feature: you actually get to hear them use "USA" as an adjective. (As in, "USA" mah jong players are gearing up for another exciting season...
...early to tell whether producers are going to be able to change the TV program enough to prevent additional fallout. If not, USA Today: The Television Show is going to get clobbered by the very criterion its print twin finds so irresistible: national surveys...