ABC, NBC Find Summer Success with Cable TV Shows (Reuters)

Life Imitates Art (Forbes.com)
... but for a five-year period starting in 1971 when he became a Buddhist monk and shaved his head, is more pragmatic th...

Fox’s ’Idol’ Still in Overdrive (Variety)
..."Monk," which aired for a third time on ABC and delivered its best numbers yet (9.17 million,......

Fox’s "Idol" still in overdrive (Variety)
..."Monk," which aired for a third time on ABC and delivered its best numbers yet (9.17 million,......

Primetime Metered Market Ratings: Fox’s American Idol Reaches a New Ratings High (Mediaweek.com)
... Frasier (6.0/9) falling to third, 9 percent below ABC’s second-place and surprisingly potent Monk (...

National Ratings in Primetime: Week of August 19, 2002 (Mediaweek.com)
...In cable programs airing on the broadcast nets, USA’s Monk on ABC Tuesday at 9 p.m. ranked second in the hour w...

’Idol’ worshipers give Fox a 1-2 punch (USA TODAY)
...Meet My Folks and Dog Eat Dog, made up most of the rest of the top 10. Monk, which runs on ABC after origina...