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> On Feb 4, 6:00 pm, Harv <hdaye...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > On Feb 1, 6:19 pm, web...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(Ubiquitous) wrote:
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> > > By Nellie Andreeva
> >
> > > 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.
> >
> > > 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.
> >
> > > "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."
> >
> > > Darnell is not planning any changes in the format for the next
cycle,
> > > but there are tweaks being made in editing the existing footage.
> >
> > > 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.
> >
> > > "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.
> >
> > > Still, the pauses in the second episode were shortened by two
minutes,
> > > and the trimming will continue throughout the initial order of 12
> > > episodes.
> >
> > > Casting already is under way for the new batch of episodes, and
> > > production is slated to begin February 11.
> >
> > > 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.
> >
> > > 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."
> >
> > > --
> > > 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.
> >
> > 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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Moment of truth? Is that the show where George Bush sneaks into
buildings at night and places explosives to blow up skyscrapers?
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