Archive for January, 1996

ALLEN REIGNS AS KING OF TV COMEDY `HOME IMPROVEMENT’ STAR KEEPS AUDIENCES, DISNEY SMILING BIG

Wednesday, January 17th, 1996

It’s good to be the king.And Tim Allen, despite a recent slide in the ratings for “Home Improvement,” is still the reigning King of ABC. Call it the synergy of the mouse.Disney unloaded bags of money to buy Cap Cities/ABC in the most spectacular mega-media merger of the past year. And “Home Improvement” just happens […]

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HIGHS, LOWS FOR `HOME IMPROVEMENT’ RATINGS

Friday, January 12th, 1996

For “Home Improvement,” this has been the best of seasons and the worst of seasons.On the plus side, the hit sitcom was launched in syndication last fall and instantly became a huge success across the country. In Utah, it’s not only beating Ch. 2 and Ch. 5’s newscasts at 6 p.m., but it’s also beating […]

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