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Fox, CBS and CW fall lineups show promise

Fox, CBS and CW fall lineups show promise

TV executives like to say that you can't judge anything by a couple of weeks' worth of ratings. Or at least that's what they like to say when those ratings don't look so hot. But we're going to throw such caution to the wind here.

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Don't be angry with Mad Men

October 5, 2008

Tom Brokaw wrote a book, The Greatest Generation, about the World War II folks, who are about the same age as the characters in Mad Men. In the AMC series, we see many negative traits of that generation, including sexism, racism and anti-Semitism. In one episode, the Drapers were shown throwing a beer can in a lake and leaving garbage on the lawn at a picnic site. The impression was that people in 1962 had yet to see the ads, "Give a Hoot, Don't Pollute" and "Don't Be A Litterbug." They didn't even see the commercial with the Native American crying over the pollution of his land. Perhaps one of the values of MadMen is that it offers an unvarnished view of that generation, one which Brokaw saw through rose-colored glasses. — D.W., Parkland

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Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for Sept. 22-28. Listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses. An "X'' in parentheses denotes a one-time-only presentation.

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