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| Mediaweek.com - -Yesterday's Winners:
Survivor: Gabon (CBS), CSI (CBS), Grey's Anatomy (ABC) |
| Mediaweek.com - Three weeks into the November 2008 sweeps, leadership is mixed between CBS and ABC. CBS remains the most-watched network, with 1.43 million more viewers than second-place ABC. And ABC and CBS are tied for No. 1 among adults 18-49, with losses for both networks in both categories from the comparable year-ago period. The five broadcast networks, in fact, are down from one year earlier, with an average loss of 3.63 million viewers (42.62 to 38.99 million) and 12 percent among adults 18-49 (14.5 to 12.7 rating). The biggest loser is Fox, with erosion of 1.30 million viewers (8.05 to 6. ... |
| Mediaweek.com - What has been rumored for weeks is now officially confirmed, with ABC's sophomore Private Practice and recently introduced Life on Mars heading into new time periods. Private Practice will move into the Thursday 10 p.m. hour (out of parent Grey's Anatomy) on Dec. 11, with repeats scheduled until Jan. 8. Life on Mars, which has been picked-up for four additional episodes, will debut Wednesday at 10 p.m. (out of Lost) on Jan. 28, one week after the two-hour season-premiere of Lost. Former NBC sitcom Scrubs, meanwhile, will premiere on ABC on Tuesday, Jan. ... |
 Reuters - The BBC's supervisory body said prank telephone calls by TV host Jonathan Ross and comedian Russell Brand were "so grossly offensive" they should never have been broadcast, but did not call for Ross to be sacked.
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 Reuters - Described in publishing circles as America's answer to Harry Potter, the teen-age vampires of "Twilight" may reach a wider audience when the movie of the book comes out Friday with the publisher hoping for a surge in book sales.
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