ABC Affiliates Balk at 'Ryan' Airing
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LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON  - Fearful of  the FCC crackdown on indecent broadcasts, at least 18 ABC  affiliates plan to pre-empt the network's unedited broadcast of  the film "Saving Private Ryan" at 8 Thursday night.
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Two "CSI" reruns rendered  Thursday's reality battle among Fox, NBC and ABC somewhat moot,  as CBS won all three hours in viewership and adults 18-49.
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Michael Powell, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, said yesterday he was disappointed with ABC for airing a sexually suggestive opening to its &quot;Monday Night Football&quot; telecast this week.
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By The Associated Press  ABC has turned off the lights for "Day Break" and "Show Me the Money." The low-rated series airing back-to-back on Wednesday have been pulled by the network.
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After further review, the ABC promotion for last week's Eagles-Cowboys &quot;Monday Night Football&quot; was over the top.
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âHollywood Weekâ on âAmerican Idolâ had a promising start on Tuesday as a two-hour edition of that Fox talent competition trounced its competitors in the ratings, drawing 29.9 million viewers, according to Nielsenâs estimates. Although Tuesdayâs âIdolâ audience grew by 2 million compared with last weekâs, the first installment of âHollywood Weekâ last year attracted 31.2 million viewers. Trailing far behind Fox in the nightâs ratings, CBS drew the second most viewers, earning a solid 11.7 million at 8 p.m. for a rerun of âNCIS.â Later in the night, however, a more modest 7.3 million viewers tuned in at 9 for the premiere of âBig Brother: âTil Death Do You Part,â the first winter edition of that CBS summer mainstay. At 10 the second season debut of âJerichoâ attracted 7.2 million viewers, tying ABCâs âBoston Legal,â but trailing a repeat of NBCâs âLaw & Order: Special Victims Unitâ (8.3 million). NBC finished third for the night while edging past CBS for second place among adults 18 to 49 thanks to âThe Biggest Loser,â from 8 to 10 (7.5 million). ABC was a distant fourth overall.
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On Christmas afternoon, ABC will air a special episode of its hit series âLost.â Only this one will star the Indiana Pacers and the Detroit Pistons, two teams desperately trying
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Nearly one-third of US TV stations affiliated to the ABC network dropped Oscar-winning film Saving Private Ryan for fear of facing indecency fines.
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After complaints from viewers, ABC television and the NFL apologized yesterday for a racy opening to &quot;Monday Night Football&quot; that featured &quot;Desperate Housewives&quot; star
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Under the heading &quot;strange bedfellows,&quot; a staunch critic of the networks yesterday came to the defense of ABC, whose airing of last night&#39;s &quot;Saving Private Ryan&quot; was boycotted by a handful of affiliates.
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WASHINGTON  Will the scheming ABC prove sexy enough to sweep lonely soap-opera fans off their feet while NBC is out of town, making time with an Olympic temptress? Tune in to find out ...
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Sixty-six ABC affiliates, covering nearly one-third of the country, ultimately decided not to air the movie &quot;Saving Private Ryan&quot; on Veterans Day due to skittishness over whether the Federal Communications Commission would deem it indecent.
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The head of the Federal Communications Commission has recommended it reject indecency complaints against ABC television stations that recently aired the film "Saving Private Ryan," an FCC official said on Monday.
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The Oscars and a new  episode of "Grey's Anatomy" helped ABC to its best week in the  ratings since it carried the Super Bowl in February 2006,  though it wasn't enough to beat the three-night-a-week  juggernaut that is Fox's "American Idol."
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ABC&#39;s telecast of the 56th annual Primetime Emmy Awards proved to be one of the least watched editions of the show in years, with 14 million viewers tuning in, according to preliminary figures on Monday.
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Millions of television viewers Thursday watched Saving Private Ryan, which ABC aired in celebration of Veterans Day. If you live in the Phoenix area, you weren&#39;t one of them.
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NEW YORK  - With CBS putting up a "CSI" repeat, ABC and "Grey's Anatomy" ran away with Thursday's primetime ratings race.