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For the networks, season didn't rate


May 22, 2008 The 2007-08 season, where a perfect storm of a WGA strike, rocketing DVR penetration and the rapid expansion of the video marketplace resulted in the lowest-rated season on record. "The season got off to a very good start, but what ended up happening was like a car that started picking up speed and then ran into a wall," said Bill Carroll, director of programming at Katz Television Group. Couples, a celebrity edition of The Apprentice and the debut of American Gladiators initially proved effective counter-strike programming.

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