Tv shows that broke out.(Book of Tens)(List)

Advertising Age, December, 2007 by Steinberg, Brian

Byline: Brian Steinberg

`The Office'

Ask five people about their favorite episode of NBC's dysfunctional-workplace classic and you'll get five different answers. That's part of the magic of this comedy series, which is fast becoming a sort of viral "Seinfeld.''

`Samantha Who?'

While the premise of this ABC sitcom is razor-thin (a horrible single woman gets amnesia and is much the better for it), it found a home in viewers' hearts. ABC could have stuck half an hour of ants crawling over a picnic table between "Dancing With The Stars'' and "The Bachelor'' and done well this fall, but Christina Applegate is far more interesting, and her show has more potential than most of this season's entries.

`Pushing Daisies'

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