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Article: Dropped Jerry Springer Bounces Back; Fox Picks Up Show Chicago Outlet Dumped

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Proving that the market for sleaze is alive and well despite the misgivings of a few, "The Jerry Springer Show" was picked up for broadcast in Chicago a day after the station that hosts its taping decided to drop the high-rated lowbrow talk show.

Chicago's NBC affiliate, WMAQ, announced Wednesday that it would ask to be released from its contract to air the show, saying in a statement that the decision came after "long and careful analysis." But "Springer" was not homeless for long. The show's owner, Studios USA, announced today that it had made a deal with Fox affiliate WFLD to air the show twice a day, after a number of

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