21.   Chase has created a cast of characters for his smash hit show who are completely idiosyncratic and unforgettable.

22.   Dolan wants the Yankees for the same reason that television networks want to own their hit shows.

23.   Ever since his first prime-time lineup in September had no hit shows, there had been reports that he would be replaced.

24.   Everybody knows what everybody else can do.The pressure of a hit show is to perform more than to impress.

25.   From the start they depended on Broadway and Tin Pan Alley talent, including Rodgers and Hart, all of whose hit shows were turned into movies.

26.   He said he would like to move the four-year-old hit show to Los Angeles to get away from the moisture.

27.   He noted that networks were routinely buying third and fourth runs of hit shows rather than just two.

28.   In a kind of war-of-attrition strategy, NBC placed hit shows against strong shows on other networks, cutting into their audience.

29.   Invariably, the key to making money from television series is to find hit shows that will eventually make hundreds of millions in fees from syndication.

30.   It is rare for a star in a hit Broadway show to receive an ovation from his fellow cast members.