Article: The Buffalo News, N.Y., Alan Pergament column: MyNetwork's latest losers bring more bad news to WNYO.

Byline: Alan Pergament

Dec. 6--Things have gone wickedly bad for WNYO-TV, which this fall became an affiliate of MyNetworkTV after years carrying the now-defunct WB Network. The broad telenovelas, "Fashion House" and "Desire," weren't desired or fashionable in Western New York. "Desire" averaged a .6 rating on weeknights in November and "Fashion House" a .5. That's a dramatically unfunny 79 percent ratings decline from the WB shows that WNYO carried a year ago. On a good night, the MyNetworkTV shows were lucky to get a 1 rating, and things didn't pick up much steam as the 13-week run neared its finale. Now Tatum O'Neal ("Rescue Me"), Casper Van Dien ...

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