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Weak Shows Don't Make Sweeps Cut
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Weak shows don't make sweeps cut Television's November sweeps begins tonight, touching off a period in which the networks stuff their schedules with major programs designed to inflate ratings and advertising rates. In the coming days, look for your TV set to be infested with plenty of special guest stars, overhyped movies and miniseries and other kinds of programming shenanigans. On the other hand, bid a temporary good-bye to several underperforming regular series. The networks don't want them dragging down their ratings, so they'll get benched during sweeps. Among the bottomfeeders not making the cut this time around are "Suddenly Susan" (NBC), "Family Guy" (Fox), "Wasteland" and "It's like you know ..." (both ABC). I won't shed a tear for any of them. But I will mourn the absence of "Action" (Fox) and "Sports Night" (ABC), two shows that deserve bigger audiences.
Hosted by Chuck Woolery, "Greed" sounds like the perfect program for our selfish times. It starts with a team of five, but after an initial round, players get the chance to go after each others' share of the cash. A press release from Fox says "tune in to see if teamwork or greed will prevail," but something tells me we aren't going to see a lot of teamwork. Guys like NBA bad boy Latrell Sprewell should love it.
Thanks to all the readers who competed in the pool. We hope to build it into abigger -- and more rewarding -- contest next year.
Fink says she "loves UFO stories" and shows like "The X-Files", even though she's convinced the infamous Roswell flying saucer was just a weather balloon. Her first date was in a downtown theater that now houses Roswell's UFO museum. So where does Fink work? At Lawrence Livermore Laboratory. "I know what you're thinking," she said, "but it's just a coincidence!"
Speaking of KRON, I continue to get a lot of inquiries into the whereabouts of Suzanne Shaw. As previously reported, the anchor is on a sabbatical and is scheduled to return in early January. Shaw's relatives can stop calling. Just kidding. I miss her, too. When she's around, KRON's newscasts are even better. Chuck Barney can be reached at 925-952-2685 or cbarney@cctimes.cm. |