THIS WEEK IN THE XENA NEWS....
TWXN #10
07/06/96


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Tentative [321] 06-30-96
   THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE. Page 1. 1162 words. "A
Woman Warrior Against Crime". By Patricia Holt.
   COMMENTARY: In a book review of "Cause of Death" by
Patricia Cornwell, reviewer Patricia Holt compared the
character Kay Scarpetta as a "modern-day Xena the
Warrior Queen."


Tentative [322] 07-02-96
   THE VANCOUVER SUN. Page C11. 1079 words. "TV and the
Ratings Game: News sells is just one of the signposts
indicating U.S. viewer trends in the high-tech Nielsen
surveys.: Dysfunctional Voyager manages a fall return"
By Alex Strachan.
   COMMENTARY: A Canadian perspective of the US Nielsen
game. This article reported the final ratings for the
1995-96 television season in the U.S. Overall a
fascinating article about how an outsider interpreted
the data, Mr. Strachan reported that XWP was ranked
14th, while HTLJ earned an 11th rating and Star Trek:
Deep Space Nine ranked 8th.


Tentative [323] 07-02-96
   THE BUFFALO NEWS. Page 7C. 951 words. "Ch. 29 Ax
Fells 'Hercules,' 'Xena'; TV Guide Poll About; Kathie
Lee Is Flawed" By Alan Pergament.
   COMMENTARY:  Channel 29 of Western New York state
has pulled the plug on airing HTLJ and XWP. The station
had the rights to extend airings through September, but
pulled them because of the low ratings earned in the
May sweeps.  Channel 29's history of inconsistent
scheduling was blamed for the low ratings earned by the
station.  In September, airing rights for HTLJ and XWP
will go to Channel 49, currently a religious channel
which will become a WB affiliate when it swaps it's
license with Channel 26, a new channel which may not be
functional until early 1997. This meant that the area
will not get HTLJ and XWP until Channel 26 will be able
to swap licenses with Channel 49.
   Graphic is of Kevin Sorbo.


Tentative [326] 07-05-96
   THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL (Memphis). Page 1C. 1361
words. "Oases in TV's dry season, Olympics,
conventions, and undiscovered gems" By Tom Walter.
   COMMENTARY: In yet another article about what to
check on on TV during the re-run season, Mr. Walter
actually offered HTLJ and XWP. Gracious enough to
mention Renee O'Connor, give Ms. Lawless a graphic, and
to cover the show in a paragraph of a healthy length,
Mr. Walter ended his offering discussing the special
appeal of XWP to 14 year old boys.


Non-XWP [X044] 07-01-96
   OMAHA WORLD HERALD. Page 11. 452 words. "College
Notes". 
   COMMENTARY: My 44th reference found to a Xena who
has nothing to do with XWP.
   EXCERPT:
   "The following Iowans have been chosen as recipients
of a $ 2,500 Christina Hixson Opportunity Awards from
Iowa State University in Ames:...
   ...Xena Jolly, Cherokee..."


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