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ABC dumps Miss America, show likely to go to cable if it continues
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ABC has dropped Miss America, leaving the famous beauty pageant without a TV outlet for the first time in 50 years.
The move, which comes after the Sept. 18 pageant drew a record low 9.8 million viewers, could jeopardize the foundation of a program that grew from an Atlantic City publicity stunt into a highly rated TV staple, largely on the strength of the contest and crowning beamed into millions of living rooms each September.
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More details and history in the full article at Yahoo TV news
http://tv.yahoo.com/news/ap/20041020/109831626000.html
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