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ABC passes on Miss America (Network won't carry the show in 2005 after record low ratings this year)
CNN Money ^ | 10/20/2004 | Reuters

Posted on 10/21/2004 3:09:25 PM PDT by Unknown Freeper

ABC television, which has hosted the annual beauty pageant telecast from Atlantic City, New Jersey, since 1997, has decided not to renew its option to carry the show in 2005, a network spokesman said.

No further details were immediately available, including whether another television network would pick up the event.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bertparks; clayaiken; lbfca; missamerica; pageant; scholarship; trump; victimofpc
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Someone will pick it up next year, right? Or the live thread will be very quiet.
1 posted on 10/21/2004 3:09:26 PM PDT by Unknown Freeper
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To: Howlin; Hillary's Lovely Legs

Ping for your comments...


2 posted on 10/21/2004 3:10:33 PM PDT by Unknown Freeper
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To: Unknown Freeper
"There she goes..Miss America..."
3 posted on 10/21/2004 3:11:28 PM PDT by ken5050
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To: Unknown Freeper

Why did I read this?


4 posted on 10/21/2004 3:11:34 PM PDT by Captiva (DVC)
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To: Unknown Freeper

Pictures please....


5 posted on 10/21/2004 3:13:24 PM PDT by misterrob
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To: Captiva
Why did I read this?

The possibility of pictures? ;o)

6 posted on 10/21/2004 3:13:59 PM PDT by In_25_words_or_less (It's more a guideline than a rule.)
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To: Unknown Freeper

Cosmo Kramer will host it.


7 posted on 10/21/2004 3:14:05 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (EEE)
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To: BigWaveBetty; YaYa123; RedBloodedAmerican; sinkspur; Miss Marple

Miss America ping


8 posted on 10/21/2004 3:16:16 PM PDT by Unknown Freeper
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To: Unknown Freeper

How about a Swimsuit,Sun dress and Panty competition.That would increase veiwership.


9 posted on 10/21/2004 3:16:57 PM PDT by HP8753 (Bypass Online News Sites Registration>>>> www.bugmenot.com)
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To: misterrob

I just posted it. lol. The pictures will come.


10 posted on 10/21/2004 3:17:00 PM PDT by Unknown Freeper
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To: Unknown Freeper

I will bet if they aired Stoen Honor their ratings would go up


11 posted on 10/21/2004 3:18:30 PM PDT by RogerRabbit
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To: Unknown Freeper

Bill Clinton passes at Miss America.


12 posted on 10/21/2004 3:18:44 PM PDT by counterpunch (The CouNTeRPuNcH Collection - www.counterpunch.us)
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To: Unknown Freeper
I only watched it 'cause I'm a lecherous broad for Clay Aiken.
He sang on this and last years shows.

Here's a mp3 of Clay singing "Mary Did You Know"
13 posted on 10/21/2004 3:19:39 PM PDT by MaryFromMichigan (We childproofed our home, but they are still getting in)
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To: HP8753
How about a Swimsuit,Sun dress and Panty competition.That would increase veiwership.

I wouldn't invest in sun dresses for the next 20 years or so. Not until a non-tattooed generation comes along who can wear them and look pretty. ;o)

14 posted on 10/21/2004 3:20:49 PM PDT by In_25_words_or_less (It's more a guideline than a rule.)
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To: MaryFromMichigan

Um, Clay is as gay as a duck in orange sauce.


15 posted on 10/21/2004 3:22:03 PM PDT by Xenalyte (And then I says, "Tell me I'm wrong!" and he says, "I can't, baby, 'cause you're NOT!")
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To: Unknown Freeper

Well, I for one liked the old style of the pageant. The ones way back when with the talent, 1 piece swimsuit, and someone like Bert Parks were more interesting. They changed everything for the "skin" look and families did not like that. I can remember when Jan and I would watch it together. We even liked the baton twirling! When they got rid of the old routines, the pageant went downhill. They did it to get younger viewers but that did not happen as the ratings showed. I guess we were more pageant people since Jan was into them when she was a toddler-6 years old. She was also a Winnie the Pooh model for our local Sears store. Actually, both girls were WTP models. The older one loved the mannequin modeling where the girls were put in a scene looking like a mannequin. It really changed over the years and we were not as interested in the new hosts, etc.


16 posted on 10/21/2004 3:22:20 PM PDT by MamaB (mom to an angel)
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To: Unknown Freeper

pictures....
please!


17 posted on 10/21/2004 3:26:08 PM PDT by housedeep
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To: Xenalyte
That was my first impression too, but I don't think so any more.
And, even if he is, the guy has a great voice, tries to live a good Christian life and does a lot of charitable work.
I think he's cute!
18 posted on 10/21/2004 3:30:40 PM PDT by MaryFromMichigan (We childproofed our home, but they are still getting in)
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To: In_25_words_or_less; misterrob; housedeep; Unknown Freeper; All
You mean almost no one watched this???


You're all very welcome.

19 posted on 10/21/2004 3:34:10 PM PDT by Argh
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To: In_25_words_or_less

They need to decide if they want it to be a beauty pageant or a scholarship pageant and market it accordingly. (Of course, we all know that women can have brains and beauty.)


20 posted on 10/21/2004 3:45:37 PM PDT by Unknown Freeper
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