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...coveted 18-to-49 viewer-age category. But creator Marc Cherry's dark-comic soap was rejected by six networks before ABC bought it. Cherry actually describes himself as a big fan of the CSI and L&O franchises--at least, until they each hit their second spin-off. "Certainly," he says, "ABC's experiment with Who Wants to Be a Millionaire taught everyone something about killing the goose who lays the golden...
...pepper sauce that’s faintly reminiscent of a sloppy joe. Rotate the platter for asmara tibsy, one of the house specialties. The small sautéed cubes of beef melt in your mouth amid a swirl of onions, green peppers, chilies and unidentifiable spices. Spin it again for some alitcha ahmilti, a brightly-colored vegetable stew in yellow curry-esque sauce, or for chicken marinated in garlic and herbs and bathed in a flavorful red pepper stew...
...know many Radcliffe alums are rolling their eyes (or rolling in their graves) as I breach the “sex is power” argument. But, let’s face it. Sex is power. One of the final club men I spoke with put a nice spin on the female advantage: “Women generally have a pretty free usage of the properties because the final clubs want as many women as possible at their parties. So, in a sense, the average woman is better off than the average male who isn’t even allowed...
...audience coveted by Madison Avenue has dropped by double digits, according to Nielsen Media Research. For the first time since 1987, the Peacock is no longer No. 1 on Thursdays, its signature night of "Must See TV." Even The Apprentice is off slightly in its sophomore year, while Friends spin-off Joey and the costly, much hyped animated series Father of the Pride haven't delivered as much as had been hoped...
...background in prime-time entertainment, Zucker was dispatched in late 2000 to Burbank, Calif., to help re-energize the network, which had failed to recognize the explosive appeal of reality TV. Within a short time, Zucker was doing what many observers say he does best: putting a new spin on a proven concept and promoting the heck out of it. He generated two hits in the gross-out fest Fear Factor and The Apprentice. "NBC thought reality TV was beneath them," says Steve Friedman, Zucker's producing predecessor at Today. "[He knew] that you can never be above the people...