'ME AND THE BOYS' GETS AX
HOLLYWOOD-On paper, the ABC sitcom "Me and the Boys" looked like a sure renewal-if you went by network TV's old rules. The ratings were good in its first season-it finished 21st among 142 shows, averaging 20 percent of the audience. It did well not only in total TV homes, but also wit...
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| Published in | The Columbian (Vancouver, Wash.) |
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| Format | Newspaper Article |
| Language | English |
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Vancouver, Wash
Columbian Publishing Company
23.05.1995
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| Summary: | HOLLYWOOD-On paper, the ABC sitcom "Me and the Boys" looked like a sure renewal-if you went by network TV's old rules. The ratings were good in its first season-it finished 21st among 142 shows, averaging 20 percent of the audience. It did well not only in total TV homes, but also with kids-and even with the 18-to-49-year-old viewers favored by advertisers, ranking 27th with this desired group, according to a network source. The answer, if you go by the new priorities of ABC-a longtime proponent of family shows- is that competitors NBC and Fox now are setting the agenda, offering more adult-oriented series in TV's early prime-time hours to appease 18-to-49-year-olds. |
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| ISSN: | 1043-4151 |