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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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.
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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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Television advertising is back at the Masters. Martha Burk and her campaign against the all-male membership at Augusta National might not be too far behind.
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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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The annual cheesecake parade has been dropped by ABC, leaving it without a TV home for the first time in its history. ABC has been airing the pageant since 1997 through a series of one-year agreements with the Miss America Organization.
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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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Sometimes metrics are employed to create an impression that may be inaccurate or incomplete.  Typical marketing favorites include horsepower in automobiles, watts per channel of stereo equipment, and, more recently, megapixels for digital cameras.
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Promo controversy has overshadowed the fact that &#39;Monday Night Football&#39; isn&#39;t grabbing the ratings. By Chris Isidore, CNN/Money senior writer.
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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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Don't let the so-called experts fool you.
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Whether it's the latest miracle ab exerciser, a get-rich-quick scheme or a weight-loss supplement, many of those call-now-and-order products hyped on infomercials and TV shopping networks are nothing more than tacky junk. Separating the rip-offs from the useful gadgets isn't always easy.
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Victoria Beckham&#39;s bid to woo  Americans has backfired with damning reviews of a reality TV  show that she hoped would overturn her image here as a  sour-faced diva.
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Controversial reality programme Who's The Daddy fails to make an impact on the US TV ratings.
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The "cheap chic" retailer's results are hit-or-miss.
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In the first big shows since it tried to address the problem of stick-thin models, the U.S. fashion industry seems to have cast the issue off like last season's styles and the models still looked emaciated.
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A campaign for sunglasses carries a theme â âNever hideâ â that seems counterintuitive when you consider the product.