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...contributed to CBS's ratings woes, but so have some overly aggressive scheduling moves. The network launched an unusually large slate of 11 new shows this fall, tried to attract younger viewers and made a risky schedule shift by moving Murder, She Wrote from its longtime Sunday-night time slot and replacing it with two sitcoms. Nearly every move backfired. Murder, She Wrote (now on Thursdays) has dropped from ninth in the ratings to 59th; Sunday-night viewership has fallen 25% (60 Minutes has dropped from sixth place in the ratings to 13th); and not a single new show--young...
Only freshman Lindsay Wilber, playing in the No. 6 spot, and sophomore Rachel Barenbaum, playing in the No. 9 slot, lost. But even in defeat the Crimson's strength is betrayed, as the youth of this squad should only get better with experience. Barenbaum is a sophomore, and Wilber is joined by three other freshman who played in the top nine--Herlihy, Teaford and Leah Ramella...
Harvard's dominance is typified by its top three players: Ben-Shachar, sophomore Daniel Ezra and second-semester sophomore Kirsch. Ezra actually played in the top spot against Brown, while Ben Shachar who beat Ezra to win last year's individual national championship--played in the No. 2 slot. The order of the spots is determined by intra-team challenge matches...
...while, Powell's fax machine, mailbox and home mail slot were flooded with unsolicited resumes, offers of volunteers and policy papers. Journalists faxed over speech ideas; several volunteered to quit their jobs and join the campaign. Fund raisers drew up financial timetables. ceos called, urging Powell to run. Congressmen pledged their silent support; some sitting Democratic lawmakers quietly pushed Powell to jump into the race, even as a Republican, because the Democratic Party, they said, was beyond repair. Governors indicated they were ready to endorse. Duberstein's rabbi pulled him aside before service one Saturday morning in September and asked...
Viewers apparently agreed: "Paranoia" earned a 21 share rating in the first half hour and a 23 share in the second. It came out on top of the other programs in its time slot...