31.   A network executive said it planned to broadcast the show, though no date has been set.

32.   A number of industry officials said the network executives, with these criticisms, were trying to create separate Emmy categories for the cable channels.

33.   A number of senior network executives said the success of the special showed that audiences were hungry for the most basic kind of diversion.

34.   A powerful network executive?

35.   ABC has featured three socially conscious documentaries on family issues this spring, although network executives say this is just a coincidence.

36.   Agents, managers and network executives troll the comedy clubs in Los Angeles and New York.

37.   All other ABC stations beginning digital broadcasts next month have bought the high-definition equipment, network executives said.

38.   Broadcasters and network executives contend that they can maintain acceptable programming standards without congressional intervention.

39.   Broadcast network executives dismissed the high cable numbers, saying they would drop off dramatically once the trial was over.

40.   Bush had said he would appear solo if Gore did not accept, but network executives refused to invite him, saying both candidates would have to be present.