Article: "Arrested Development" funny but clobbered by "Law & Order".

Byline: Gail Shister

It vexes Ron Howard that "Arrested Development" can't get arrested.

The season's funniest new sitcom, Fox's "Arrested" is clobbered at 9:30 p.m. Sundays by NBC's "Law & Order: Criminal Intent," among others. It ranks 110th on Nielsen's Hit Parade, with just 6.3 million viewers a week.

"It concerns me a great deal," says Oscar-winning director Howard ("A Beautiful Mind"), an executive producer of "Arrested." "I don't know enough about it to vie for a different time slot. Fox has been nothing but supportive. ... This is where we're going to be finally judged."

Fox will give "Arrested" a one-shot boost tomorrow at 9 ...

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