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To: mhking
"This was my point last night - this is not a true "win" for us; the crap will still air, just on a "sister" network -- one without sponsors that can be influenced. By shifting to Showtime, Viacom still gets to have their cake and eat it too."

Not really. Even if the show had aired on See BS and had been the lowest-rated of all broadcast network shows for the week, it would still have been seen by several million pipple. And it would have appeared on a "rated network."

Now, it's going to appear on what is, largely, an "un-rated" network where its eventual audience will likely be only a few hundred thousand, if that. This is a very large victory for the Rebel Alliance and a big defeat for the Dark Side of the Force.

Remember that Showtime is a "Preemie" - a network one must pay to receive. The vast majority of "Murrican Households" don't pay to get Showtime.

This is all VERY good news.

Michael

29 posted on 11/04/2003 6:26:29 AM PST by Wright is right! (Never get excited about ANYTHING by the way it looks from behind.)
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To: Wright is right!
Freeped!
32 posted on 11/04/2003 6:34:27 AM PST by sr4402
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