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<\/p>\nAs
\n the ratings have rolled in for the first three weeks of the new television
\n season, one question has dominated the conversations inside the industry’s
\n executive suites: what the heck is going on? <\/p>\n
Network executives are baffled by a season unlike any seen before. Returning
\n hit shows like "Friends" and "E.R." are losing significant
\n numbers of viewers from previous years. New shows have performed far worse
\n than almost anyone expected, a result capped off Monday night when the
\n Fox network started two shows that had received huge promotional pushes
\n during the baseball playoffs, "The Next Joe Millionaire" and "Skin," and
\n they posted crushingly disappointing numbers. And men between 18 and 24
\n are apparently deserting television in droves. So far this year nearly
\n 20 percent fewer men in that advertiser-friendly demographic are watching
\n television during prime time than during the same period last year.<\/p>\n
Video games? On-line porno? Blogging?<\/em><\/p>\n from the New York Times<\/a> As the ratings have rolled in for the first three weeks of the new television season, one question has dominated the conversations inside the industry’s executive suites: what the heck is going on? Network executives are baffled by a season … Continue reading
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