The broadcast networks are making Friday nights a little more interesting this season. Once home to some of TV’s biggest shows—think “Dallas” or ABC’s “TGIF” comedy hits—Friday has fallen out of favor at the networks in recent years. The night has become home to cheap reality fare, newsmagazines and...
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The Writers Guild of America’s strike released its grip on Hollywood more than eight months ago, but its effects still are trickling through television. Several sophomore series whose first seasons were cut short by the work stoppage late last year are feeling the aftershocks of the strike now. Among...
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