Article: A season without turkeys; Networks give viewers reason to be thankful: Few fall losers.(SHOW)(ON THE EDGE)

Byline: Christian Toto, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Turkey leftovers will be the dish of the day for most of us, but it's not too late to give thanks for a fall TV season that didn't live down to the usual low expectations. Every year, the networks bombard us with new shows, out of which just a lucky few survive. Some leave us scratching our heads over how they ever made it on the air in the first place.

"A Minute with Stan Hooper," anyone?

The fall of 2005 should go down as one of the better season starters in recent memory.

The strong fall might reflect the networks' need to compete with cable programming from the likes of HBO and FX. It's ...

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