Summer Test Yields Mixed Results For Fox

摘要

THE FOX TV STATIONS are concurrently testing two new syndicated shows: Dish Nation and Father Albert. As for the results—well, there's good news and then there's not-so-good news. The stations will likely go forward with Dish Nation, an entertainment/talk hybrid in which morning drive-time radio DJs chat about the day's news and pop culture. "Dish Nation gives voice to what everyone around thecountry is thinking," says Stephen Brown, senior VP of programming and development for Twentieth Television, who gets to work at 2 a.m. each day to start planning the show. "If you look at the new census numbers, we are a true melting pot. We are completely changed from what we were 20 years ago, and our programming has to reflect that."