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Article: 'Insider' Tops Freshman Strips; 'CSI' Opens to Huge Numbers; / Syndication / 'Jane Pauley' Improves Despite Time-Slot Downgrades.(TV Currents)
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- TelevisionWeek
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- October 4, 2004
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Byline: Christopher Lisotta
Entertainment newsmagazine "The Insider'' and talkers "The Jane Pauley Show'' and "The Tony Danza Show'' scored the highest national household ratings among new syndicated strips for the week ended Sept. 19.
During the same week, the off-net debut of "CSI'' more than doubled its nearest competitor in the ratings.
Paramount's "Entertainment Tonight'' spinoff "The Insider'' scored a 2.4 household rating, the highest number for any of the first-run strips premiering Monday, Sept. 13, according to Nielsen Media Research. It was the highest-rated debut for a newsmagazine in syndication since "Access Hollywood'' in 1996. ...