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...Zucker acknowledged as much in a filmed skit, about his efforts to secure "Friends" for its 10th and last season, in which he imagined himself as the show's famous Ugly Naked Guy, dancing in a window nude, save for a candle strategically covering a sensitive area. And the reporters who cover wars think they have it rough...
...Somewhere in the medley, to the tune of "Pinball Wizard," they referred to NBC president Jeff Zucker as "that tiny hairless genius / who made Must-See TV." If only Zucker were so lucky. NBC does continue to dominate Thursday nights with its Must-See lineup, but its biggest linchpins - "Friends" and "E.R." - not only predate his taking the job in 2000, but went on the schedule in the era of grunge rock...
...aged 18 to 49. The bad news: many of the shows that draw in those viewers - not just the aforementioned Thursday shows but "Law & Order" and "Frasier" - are, collectively, older than the Earth's core. And with "Friends" and "Frasier" most likely retiring at the end of next season, Zucker is under the gun to find new hits to replace his very reliable, very old ones...
...Keaton Zucker scored on a breakaway midway through the period to keep Brown within two goals, and the Bears remained competitive until McAuliffe’s shorthanded goal at 16:24 of the second period shifted the tide for good...
...knew [Kingpin] would be risky and different and potentially controversial," says NBC entertainment president Jeff Zucker. "All of those things appeal to us." Risky, yes--enough so that NBC ordered only six episodes. Controversial, maybe. But different? Kingpin follows Miguel Cadena (Yancey Arias), a Mob boss who prefers to think of himself as a captain-of-industry type, who gets both support and agita from a headstrong wife and who wants to shield his son from his bloody business. If you infringed this closely on one of Tony Soprano's construction scams, your head would end up in a bowling...