NBC also ran a repeat program, an episode of "Frasier" that earned a rating of 9 and a share of 13.
That way, Mr. Levin said, it would be able to broadcast all 22 episodes of the series in a row, without ever throwing a repeat program into the run.
In addition, TRedD should contain repeats that are inherently evolutive; those repeats are not found by a consensus-repeat program.
Table 3 shows that of the 63 students who enrolled in the decompressed program 58.7% (37 students) graduated compared to those 44 students in the repeat program where only 27.2% (12 students) graduated.
Further, of those students in the decompressed program 46% (29 students) graduated in five years compared to the 12 students in the repeat program in which 18% (8 students), finished in five years.
Whether new or repeat programming, the other networks did poorly against the Super Bowl.
Mr. Ancier said this might be the only way to make repeat programming viable for most programs.
In response, from 1997 to 2003, he was cycled through various placements for sexual offenders, often repeating programs at the same or other institutions, according to court documents.
The network has managed a weekly win in the 18-34 measeveraltimeseral times before, especially in the summer months, when, like last week, the English-language broadcast networks mostly turn to repeat programming.
Despite the added publicity surrounding the legal action, "The Glass House" was the lowest-rated of six reality shows on network television Monday night, and was able to beat only repeat programming on CBS.
Some competitors suggested USA might be disappointed because the days of repeat programs driving cable ratings are over (except for "Big Bang") and only all original lineups now make sense.
