11.   Before it came on, it promised to be the afternoon equivalent of the morning network shows.

12.   Both men campaigned on Oprah, Leno, and Letterman as vigorously as they did on the network news shows.

13.   Both networks offer a mix of reruns of popular network television shows, movies and sports, though TNT has also ventured into original programming.

14.   Both organizations have decried the lack of minority actors in network shows and criticized the use of negative stereotypes to portray minorities on television.

15.   A certain sameness is characterizing network shows, and viewers hold the off button.

16.   A professional paid campaign is putting the ads in prime time during popular network shows, sports events and on cable.

17.   ABC could still gain revenue to help pay the costs if the stations are willing to give up some of the commercials they sell locally in network shows.

18.   Albright started her day in Nashville, giving interviews with two radio stations and two network television morning shows.

19.   But now that the pay cable is hooked in, more people are realizing what massive holes there are in network shows that try to deal with relationships.

20.   But Paramount, which has some of the strongest old network shows to sell, has been a heated opponent of changing the rule.