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...people are watching. According to Nielsen ratings, World Series (ESPN, Tuesdays, 9 p.m. E.T.) has averaged 1,248,000 viewers during its eight-week run, which ends with a grand finale at 8 p.m. Aug. 26 (watch for repeats in the fall). A year ago, the same time slot averaged 408,000 viewers. Series' two-hour rival, World Poker Tour, pulled in 844,000 viewers through July on the Travel Channel, nearly triple what the channel drew last year. Imagine how many people might have tuned in if they knew there was a Travel Channel...
...quite. After Friends finishes its 10th and final season next year, NBC will launch a sitcom starring Joey Tribbiani, the lazy, lovable lunk played by MATT LEBLANC. (What, Gunther wasn't available?) The new show will premiere in the fall of 2004 in that same old comfy Friends time slot, Thursdays at 8 p.m. E.T. Joey won't be going on his own: the three executive producers who created Friends will be there for him too. The title of the show? Joey. This must be after they rejected How You Doin'? and Joey Loves Chandler...
After a candidate garners enough number one votes to hit quota, all additional ballots with that candidate’s name in the number one slot are “transferred” to the candidate whose name is listed in the number two slot. The transferring continues down the line until a full slate of nine candidates are elected...
...love your digital camera but wouldn't dare take it to the beach--the surf, the sand, the horror! Now there's hope: Sony's 2-megapixel Cyber-shot U60 ($250) is certified for use at depths of up to 5 ft. And it has autofocus, a memory-stick slot and MPEG movie mode--but no optical zoom. For more info, go to www.time.com/gadget --By Wilson Rothman
This growth, along with the new economics of sports TV, brought the AFL and NBC together. After losing $300 million on the last two years of its NBA contract, the network exited the major-sports business last summer. To fill the weekend space, NBC offered the AFL a slot in its schedule, on the condition that the league waive a rights fee and let NBC broadcast games in perpetuity. Under the arrangement, NBC this year got the initial $10 million in advertising revenues to cover its production and promotion costs. The next $3 million went to the AFL. Both figures...