Network Midseason Shows Declines

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Midseason has not been much kinder to the broadcast networks than the season?s premiere month last October. So far, most midseason fare has viewers tuning out. “A midseason show may get better sampling, but then the viewers? traditional instincts take over,” said John Rash, chief broadcast negotiator for Campbell Mithun Esty. “They quickly decide whether it is worthwhile watching or not, same as in the fall.”

NBC?s Three Sisters, which premiered in January, has averaged an 8.2

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