Gimmicks Can't Help Miss America Ratings
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Skimpy swimsuits, a shortened telecast and a last-woman-standing talent competition couldn't help Miss America's TV ratings. A record-low 9.8 million people watched Saturday's pageant, about 500,000 fewer than last year, continuing a trend that threatens the event's future on network television.
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This year, the beauty contest that people love to hate is adding elements of reality TV.
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-Ratings Breakdown:  NBC inched past CBS in the overnights on this final Wednesday of December, with a mere 5.6 rating/10 share from 8-11 p.m. Third overall was Fox, followed by a barely visible ABC and lowly the CW, which has not benefited by absurd reality/competition Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants. If you have not seen Crowned yet, check it out. You'll get a good laugh.
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By Laura Petrecca  The conventional wisdom is that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. But in the digital age, that's often not the case for high-profile professionals being targeted on MySpace.com.
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Miss New Jersey can keep her crown despite photos that show her acting "not in a ladylike manner."
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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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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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Two decades after a nude photo  scandal helped cost a Miss America her title, Americans may be  adopting a more ho-hum attitude toward people who bare it all  for the cameras.
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Do you ever get completely fed up with being sucker-baited by the Great American Celebrity Machine? Do you ever get frustrated to the point that youâd like to blackjack
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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.  - 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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It is typically easier to weave a product into an episode of a reality show like âAmerican Idolâ than into a scripted series like âGreyâs Anatomyâ or âTwo and a Half Men.â
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If you want American Idol exposure, you have to pay the   price.
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The high ratings for the program have come at a high price for NBC, as some advertisers say they are wary of being associated with the showâs content.
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If some people thought traveling to Iraq and Syria was a ratings stunt for Katie Couric, it didn't work out that way.
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Fashion isn't irrelevant, the argument goes: All that runway fantasy and foolery really does end up in the malls and eventually in women's closets. USA TODAY checks in on the trends that fashion watchers say are likely to be a hit with the crowd that wields the credit cards.
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LOS ANGELES - The Internet was abuzz Friday over a series of racy photos linked to an &quot;American Idol&quot; contestant.
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Drawing an average of 24.6 million viewers, âAmerican Idolâ on Fox dominated Wednesday nightâs ratings.