After Ratings Slip, Animal Planet Turns to Its Wilder Side
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Animal Planet, long regarded as a gentle wildlife channel, is shedding its cute and cuddly image.
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Three new broadcast network shows that most media agencies and TV critics did not expect to last very long produced solid ratings last week, proving that audience viewing patterns are unpredictable.
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How a weird cult show that should have been canceled helped TV into the new-media era
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People are more interested in reality TV and the world of celebrities than the real world and the challenges it faces.
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The different directions of Fox networkâs âHouseâ and âPrison Breakâ demonstrate some of the difficulties that television producers face as a successful series begins to age.
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Competition makes for a dreary outlook for the company.
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CBS and ABC fell to their  lowest ratings among the coveted adults 18-49 demographic in  two decades last week, as reruns and summer alternatives drove  viewers from their couches.
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The broadcast companyâs loss stemmed from write-downs, breakup costs and weak advertising sales.
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A reality TV series about the A.S.P.C.A. police unit that rescues animals from abuse overstates its effectiveness, critics say.
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Television networks are learning a harsh lesson in reality -- too many reality shows are a turn-off for viewers.
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Toy retailers across the country have largely pushed sleds and toboggans off their shelves and out of their catalog pages, victims of warmer weather and the changing taste of children.
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By The Baltimore Sun  Feb. 9--Last year, the threat facing Maryland's diamondback terrapin was as plain as the little noses on their faces. Demand for them as food or pets had skyrocketed.
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In the animal kingdom, a capacity for trends could mean the difference between life and death.
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Low-budget movies that were once readily sold to foreign film distributors have fallen victim to a push for more star-studded offerings.
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LOS ANGELES  - Benji is back, which is good news for youngsters and pet-loving families. Film lovers perhaps should steer clear, however, as hokey melodrama and sloppy comedy fill the gaps between neat dog tricks.
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PBSâs childrenâs show, where animals talk and have humanlike jobs, is  intermittently interesting, and itâs served up with eye-catching computer-generated animation.
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By Lynn Elber THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  The show was smart and intriguingly spiked with supernatural and sci-fi twists. It featured hot new stars who graced glossy magazine covers -- until the ratings tumbled.