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CRITICS WE POLLED

The list of leading national critics we polled for our survey:Joe Amarante, New Haven Register; Ed Bark, The Dallas Morning News; Chuck Barney, Contra Costa (Calif.) Times; Robert Bianco, USA Today; Hal Boedeker, The Orlando Sentinel; Larry Bonko, The Virginian-Pilot;…

Editorial: 2004 Will Challenge TV News Operations

With a presidential election and a Summer Olympics on the calendar for 2004, the new year holds the promise of a welcome infusion of new advertising dollars into media coffers. But 2004 also promises to be a year of challenges…

Keeping an Eye on ‘According to Jim’

ABC’s hit sitcom “According to Jim” has frequently made fun of the habits of males, but it’s those habits that Buena Vista executives are counting on as the show prepares to enter the syndication marketplace.Now in its third time slot…

Nets Ready to Hit Campaign Trail

As presidential primary season kicks into high gear, ABC News and CNN are set to prove that in TV news you can take it with you-if you take the bus to the 2004 elections. ABC News has leased three concert…

Rival Cable Nets Offer Differing Views of Reality

From a programming and company perspective, Reality TV and Reality Central appear to be two networks with very little in common.Reality TV is a 4-year-old channel owned by the U.K.-based Zone Vision Group that’s distributed to about 38 million homes….

ABC Gets a Kick Out of Bowls

Whether or not you agree with the BCS choice of the national champion of college football, there is one thing everyone can agree on-the Bowl Championship Series was a bonanza for ABC. In the wake of the controversy, which allowed…

‘Arrested’ Locks Up Top Spot

The Bluths may have lost their fortune, but they’ve gained a lot of fans. TV critics named Fox’s freshman series “Arrested Development” the best show on television, according to the 39th installment of TelevisionWeek’s semiannual critics poll. “Arrested’s” win marks…

The Last Remote You Will Ever Need?

Among the thousands converging on Las Vegas this week for the International CES consumer electronics show, where there will be acres of gadgets and gizmos on display, will be Universal Remote Control of Harrison, N.Y., whose customers include everyone from…

High-Profile Media Cases Head to Court

2004 will begin with a number of high-profile legal cases. Some involve entertainment industry players, while others are simply so important, they will command time and attention on news and information shows for months. For those in show business, the…

Breaking News Archives

Norville to Host MSNBC Show MSNBC is expected to announce next week that Deborah Norville, who has anchored King World’s “Inside Edition” since 1995, will host an hour-long weeknight show starting sometime in January. A source familiar with Ms. Norville’s…