On Feb 4, 6:00=A0pm, Harv <hdaye...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Feb 1, 6:19=A0pm, web...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > By Nellie Andreeva
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> > Fox picked up 13 more episodes of "The Moment of Truth" on Thursday, a
> > day after the breakout reality hit passed its moment-of-truth
> > second-airing test with flying colors.
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> > On Wednesday, "Truth" drew 17.6 million viewers and a 7.8 rating/19
> > share among adults 18-49, dropping a modest 24 percent from its
> > blockbuster premiere and retaining 77 percent of its "American Idol"
> > demographic lead-in. "Truth," which features contestants answering
> > embarrassing personal questions for a cash prize, also showed a
minimal
> > ratings drop-off between the first and second half-hour in the younger
> > demographics.
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> > "That means that the people who came to see it liked it," said Fox
> > reality guru Mike Darnell, his voice hoarse after weeks of media blitz
> > surrounding the launch of his pet project. "I feel thrilled and
> > confident."
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> > Darnell is not planning any changes in the format for the next cycle,
> > but there are tweaks being made in editing the existing footage.
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> > A lot was written after the "Truth" premiere about the way-too-long
> > pauses between a contestant's answer and the announcer's response on
> > whether the answer was true or false according to the lie detector.
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> > "People were not used to the rhythm of the show," Darnell said, noting
> > that the pauses were needed to give family members time to react.
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> > Still, the pauses in the second episode were shortened by two minutes,
> > and the trimming will continue throughout the initial order of 12
> > episodes.
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> > Casting already is under way for the new batch of episodes, and
> > production is slated to begin February 11.
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> > Darnell said that a lot of people who had signed on to appear on the
> > show had pulled out after seeing the first two episodes. Still, he
said
> > the producers have a full roster of contestants for the 13 additional
> > episodes.
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> > Two weeks into its run, "Moment" is the top new series this season and
> > the No. 3 series overall, behind the Tuesday and Wednesday editions of
> > "Idol."
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> > --
> > It is simply breathtaking to watch the glee and abandon with which
> > the liberal media and the Angry Left have been attempting to turn
> > our military victory in Iraq into a second Vietnam quagmire. Too bad
> > for them, it's failing.
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> Gonna be interesting to see what happens with all these game shows
> that have been produced, it sounds like the effing strike is almost
> over. Million Dollar Password sounds like the best bet of the bunch,
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