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Broadcasting & Cable, January, 2007 by Grossman, Ben; Eggerton, John

By Staff Ratings Race Begins Anew Ben Grossman Battle in 18-49 is likely to heat up beginning now By Ben Grossman The networks' return to new programming this week kicks off the back stretch of what should be another hotly contested race for the adult 18-49 ratings crown.

And this month, the industry finds out the answer to the annual question of whether Fox's ratings behemoth American Idol will finally slow down. ABC got some modest early returns last Wednesday, when it debuted two comedies. Knights of Prosperity averaged a 3.0 rating/8 share and In Case of Emergency pulled a 2.7/7. Both were up against a Louisiana State-Notre Dame college football bowl game on Fox that did a 5.2/14. "We wanted the [ratings] number...

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