Frasier finale tops ratings despite Friends send-off decline
Nielsen figures show Frasier final episode drew 25.2 million viewers on NBC, leading a week in which CSI 22.5 million and ER 23.9 million trailed. CBS edged NBC overall with 11.8 million average viewers, while ABC, Fox, WB, UPN and Pax planted mixed results across the week.
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Frasier Leaves Top 10 Prime Time List May 16
Frasier drops or exits the top ten prime time shows for the week ending May 16 as networks reshuffle lineup. Nielsen rankings track viewers across key demographics and time slots, highlighting shifts in audience favorites.
ABC WB hope comeback with new fall series
ABC plans 11 new series eight in the fall with only two comedies. The WB adds six new series led by Drew Carey and Jeff Foxworthy sketch shows and Mark Burnett’s first scripted series. Both networks seek hits after slipping in ratings and reshuffling top executives.
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Fantasia Barrino Eyes Idol Fame From North Carolina Roots
Addie Collins recalls foreseeing national attention for Fantasia Barrino, a 19 year old from High Point now on American Idol. Barrino has faced early parenthood and church singing roots as she advances toward the May 26 finale on Fox amid public opinion and competition.
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Jill Scott Readying Second Album Beautifully Human
Jill Scott unveils her second studio set Beautifully Human Words and Sounds Vol 2 to follow her platinum debut. The project arrives August 31 after a brief live release and time away to tend personal life and household.
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Martha Stewart Living to Go On Hiatus Amid Legal Woes
Martha Stewart is facing a 10 to 16 month prison sentence on felony obstruction charges related to ImClone stock sales. Omnimedia will end the show with current season reruns, 40 staffers laid off, and Stewart continuing to work at her Westport studio while the program airs in limited markets.
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