'All My Children' and More Fall Victim to Cheap Reality Shows; Erica Held Captive

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Networks Order Bumper Sitcom Crop;
'Anemic' Genre Now 'Reheated'?

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Edgar Allan Poe as a Private Investigator?
Hill Street Hocus-Pocus?

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(The Wall Street Journal, Jan. 27, 2011) (PDF of original; link)

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Two Groups Hold Rival Championships;
'All Hell Broke Loose'

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The Queen of Daytime Is Becoming Nocturnal;
A Big Bet for Her Network

Watch the WSJ “News Hub” segment on the story:

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Apple Supplied Tablets for Secret Shoot;
'They Asked Us Not to Tweet About It'

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(The Wall Street Journal, Feb. 10, 2009)
(PDF of original; Link to story on wsj.com)

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Broadcasts of Political Debates
That Include Live Audience Feedback
Can Influence What You're Thinking
-- Hecklers Can, Too

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Homemade 'Fusors' Glow,
But Don't Produce Power;
Joining the 'Neutron Club'

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Stations Add Staff,
as Industry Swoons;
Making a 'Mega Map'

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Eco-Channel Chases Ads,
While Fleeing Backlash;
Consoling the Composter

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Scientists are probing why some married couples can maintain the spark for years.

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Winfrey, Discovery to Launch New Network in Her Likeness, But Without Her TV Show

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New Technology Is Still
Big Issue, and Viewers
Could Be Lost Forever

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Philanthropists Drive Doc Boom;
But Demand May Flag;
'Terrors of the Moment'

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Crafting a Seven-Figure Novel;
Starting Over in Third Person

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Thriller's Debut Will Test
  Online-Fan Marketing

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To Fill New Dramas, TV Casting Directors
  Tussle Over Hot Guys Who Can Act;
  Taking the Search to Edmonton

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How does Ali G keep conning famous guests?

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The mighty German cockroach once threatened world domination. Where did it go?

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Becoming a subway motorman one multiple choice question at a time.

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On foodstuffs that look oddly human.

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