Gimmicks Can't Help Miss America Ratings
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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Skimpy swimsuits, a shortened telecast and a last-woman-standing talent competition couldn't help Miss America's TV ratings...
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"American Idol," for all its success, is not above tinkering Â especially after last year's revolving door of celebrity mentors and Sanjaya Malakar's improbable run.
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Your singing voice might make Simon  cringe and your two left feet might not endear you to Paula,  but the chance to look like an American Idol could still be in  the stars.
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How to wear autumn makeup shades without looking as exaggerated as a female impersonator is an annual problem.
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A campaign for sunglasses carries a theme â âNever hideâ â that seems counterintuitive when you consider the product.
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Your singing voice might make Simon cringe and your two left feet might not endear you to Paula, but the chance to look like an American Idol could still be in the stars.
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So much for Hollywood and the NFL being shocked -- shocked! -- over Janet Jackson&#39;s &quot;accidental&quot; breast nudity. Just when you thought it was safe to go back to watching football, now ABC has decided to cash in on the MTV sleazy-surprise formula.
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Drawing an average of 24.6 million viewers, âAmerican Idolâ on Fox dominated Wednesday nightâs ratings.
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil  - If not for poor-quality  tattoos on the ankles of some contestants, lack of air  conditioning and the presence of uniformed female guards around  the doors, it would seem like a normal beauty pageant.
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Can using a TV reality show to pick two stars for a musical revival really be bad for Broadway? Hardly
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Can they really call it an awards show if most of the winners don't turn up?
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Trendy unofficial marketing has professionals puzzling over whether to quash or harness the pretenders.
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Recently, there's been a bit of a brouhaha in the news about a Miss Teen USA 2007 contestant stumbling over what should have been a simple geography/education question (watch the video in all its schadenfreude glory).  This kind of slow news day reporting is not terribly interesting in and of itself, but it got me thinking about Mike Tyson.
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The pretty young women battling to become Miss America may have college degrees, artistic talent, and high-minded ideals -- but they're also showing more skin than ever before.
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The celebrity lure of the MTV awards was called a contributing factor to one event not being as flashy as promised.
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Skimpy Speedos, a telecast shortened by one hour, and even the virtual elimination of all electric-fiddle playing in hot pants couldn&#39;t save Miss America from getting pink-slipped by ABC.
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If you want American Idol exposure, you have to pay the   price.