NBC Series Hopes to Get the Bounce, Not the Jinx
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In what may give NBC executives some pause about "Father of the Pride," the history of shows promoted with gusto during the Olympics is one of consistent, abysmal failure.
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Glitzy cable news network vows to be patient as it hopes recent viewership gains continue. By Kevin D. Thompson. SECAUCUS, NJ -- When you first walk into MSNBC&#39;s massive 5,600-square-foot studios, you&#39;re not
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At first glance, the new TV season looks less than heroic.
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Prime-time TV seems more and more like a carnival. It's not so much a schedule of shows as, well, a sideshow hawking reality fare.
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Television networks face an increasingly competitive landscape to attract new viewers, so channels are seeking innovative new ways to promote their primetime series.
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LOS ANGELES  - Three nights -- Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday -- will be getting a makeover on NBC this midseason.
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NBC, struggling through its first season without powerhouse sitcom "Friends," has fallen to third place in the ratings for its target audience and could slip to No. 4, the network's top executive acknowledged on Friday.
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For NBC, currently ranked dead last in  U.S. television's Nielsen ratings, success in the new broadcast  season may just mean merely rising to third place as the  once-dominant network draws closer Wall Street scrutiny.
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Minus "Friends" or any big breakout hits, NBC has stumbled out of the starting gate this TV season. The once proud peacock lost again last week in the only ratings battle it cares about, among the 18-to-49-year-old demographic that advertisers seek, Nielsen Media Research said Tuesday.
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By TIM CUPRISIN  One of the interesting little footnotes to the new TV season is the way the networks are getting some of their new shows out to potential viewers before their actual premiere dates.
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Despite its critical  drubbing, Victoria Beckham&#39;s NBC special pulled in OK numbers  Monday night.
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Finally, beleaguered NBC has something to sing about.
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Despite the Hollywood writers' strike, the big TV networks have more than a hundred episodes of scripted series ready to roll out over the next few months. The bad news for viewers: Few are fan favorites.
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Networks hope to rejuvenate the genre by experimenting with new formats and unconventional storylines.
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The old adage that there is no such thing as bad publicity for a celebrity is getting a workout these days -- and so far appears to be holding true.
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LOS ANGELES  - NBC's boxing reality  series "The Contender" may not get in the ring until midseason.
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One week into its coverage of the  Athens Olympics, television network NBC has mounted a comeback  in viewership worthy of U.S. gold-medal gymnasts, reversing an  early slump to post ratings well ahead of four years ago.