Posted AT 3:47 AM EST on 25/04/08
Changing channels
1 Higher bills, new revenue for TV networks
A decade ago, the average audience for a top-rated network show such as ER or Seinfeld was at least twice as big as the number of viewers contemporary prime-time hits like CSI and House now attract. Where have all the couch potatoes gone? To specialty channels and the Internet, which are stealing away viewers from network TV at a rate that is alarming the big broadcasters such as CTV and Global.
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