THIS WEEK IN THE XENA NEWS....


TWXN #07


06/14/96








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[   ] 06-03-96


   VARIETY. Page 37. 184 words. "Nielsen Syndication Ratings".   


COMMENTARY:  The numbers for "Callisto", episode no. 22.  Star


Trek: Deep Space Nine tied for 7th in rank with 5.6, and placed


first in the action hours. XWP ranked 13th with 5.1, and placed


2nd. HTLJ tied for 14th with 4.7, and placed 3rd. No other action


hours made it to the top twenty.








[  ] 06-05-96


   THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT (Norfolk, VA). Daily Break. Page E2. 512


words. "'Homicide' Tops the List of TV Critics' Favorites: By


Larry Bonko.


   COMMENTARY: Reporting on the Electronic Media's poll of TV


critics, Mr. Bonko stated that the critics voted XWP as the 2nd


highest show "that people watch religiously but are shamed to


admit it".








[  ] 06-06-96


   CAPITAL TIMES. Pg. 3A. 619 words. "PSSSST!" 


   COMMENTARY: Warning: This has nothing to do with XWP. I have


no idea where this is from but it's a notice of a male brown


Tabby named Xena available for immediate adoption at the Dane


County Humane Society. 








[   ] 06-07-96


   The Toronto Star. LIFE; Pg. D1. 599 words. "Reforming ways to


use The Star" By LINWOOD BARCLAY


   COMMENTARY: In a tongue-in-cheek commentary on a political


organization's internal contest on the best three uses for the


Toronto Star, the reporter offers as the second choice: "Check


the TV listings to make sure they haven't changed the times for


The Equalizer or Xena: Warrior Princess."  Proof the even Canada


is having pre-emption problems with XWP.








[   ]  06-07-96


   DAILY VARIETY. Page 16. 198 words. "For week ended May 26,


1996"


   COMMENTARY: Numbers for "A Fistful of Dinars" (episode #14).


This was a re- release of an episode first release 02/16/96 (see


XMR170). The original showing earned a 5.5, but XWP placed 4th in


action hours. Illustrating how much viewership lessens in the


summer, this weeks numbers show XWP taking the 3rd place, with


5.1.  Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ranked 6th with a 6.0 share and


took 1st place for action hours. HTLJ ranked 8th with a 5.4 and


took 2nd. XWP did a three way tie for 10th with "Inside Edition"


and "The Simpsons".








[   ] 06-07-96


   DAILY VARIETY. Page 1. 489 words. "For 90, It's Black Day at


MCA; TV unit cut across the board in L.A., N.Y., Chitown" By


Anita M. Busch


   COMMENTARY: Even with the popular HTLJ and XWP, the MCA


Television Group is still in financial trouble.  They pink-


slipped 90 staffers on Thursday June 6th, 1996 by being "informed


in the morning to cancel their lunches for the day." "[T]hose let


go will be given 'comprehensive outplacement support and generous


severance packages.'" 


   The article mentioned that while XWP and HTLJ "have garnered


good ratings, both carry large production budgets and, despite


success in the international markets, are still in the red."  


[   ] 06-09-96


   THE TAMPA TRIBUNE. Television. Page 7. 1037 words. "Some TV


shows, movies don't deserve to be in reruns" By Larry Bonko   


COMMENTARY: In a May sweeps month review, Mr. Bonko gave his


choices for "examples of the best, worst, least and most of the


past season".  He mentioned XWP with "Worst impression of Wonder


Woman: Xena, the Warrior Princess."








[   ] 06-09-96


   THE BUFFALO NEWS. Page 19A. 111 words. "David Duchovny Voted


Twice"


   COMMENTARY: In a quick blurb about the People On-Line poll for


the most beautiful people (see XMR267), the article noted that


the different sites on Compu-Serve and Pathfinder had different


results.  Lucy Lawless is mentioned as 8th in the Pathfinder


poll. Kevin Sorbo is mentioned as 4th at the same site. They did


not make the Compu-Serve listed. Only David Duchovny of "X-Files"


made it on both lists.








[   ] 06-14-96


   DAILY VARIETY. Page 22. 395 words. "Mags, Sitcoms up in Syndie


Ratings" By Jenny Hontz


   COMMENTARY: Repeat of "Warrior...Princess" (episode #15). The


first release of "Warrior...Princess" was 02/05/96, where it


earned a 5.7 share and placed 3rd in action hours.  This time


around, XWP earned a 4.4 share and placed 3rd again. Star Trek:


Deep Space Nine earned a 5.7, and HTLJ earned a 5.0.








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