51.   This month is the first time HBO has ever opened a fall season with original programming, challenging the big premieres on the broadcast networks.

52.   This swing to original programming has been forced on Sci Fi for several reasons.

53.   Typically, a new channel airs reruns and then slowly adds original programming.

54.   Turner South is supposed to be television with a Southern feel, featuring well-worn movies, sitcom reruns, original programming and live sport events including Atlanta Braves games.

55.   Ultimately, Kellner said, he intends to use his Hollywood connections, getting producers and writers to create original programming on cable.

56.   What Bravo wants out of this marriage is a popular series giving it reason to air more original programming and decrease its dependence on films.

57.   POP.com will solicit original programming from viewers, with the best of that material being aired on the Web site.

58.   And on basic cable, original programming, other than live sportscasts, was almost nonexistent.

59.   Another notable failure was Digital Entertainment Network, a site that tried to create original programming for the Internet.

60.   Most companies that have tried to attract viewers and advertising revenue with original programming on the Internet have struggled.