And if you happen to be cute, buxom and blond you will definitely be named homecoming queen . . . I mean, make it to the final three on "American Idol," even though you demonstrate week after week that you have absolutely no curiosity about -- and can't even remember the words to -- any music except twangy country tunes you can sing in the shower.
Poor Anthony Fedorov learned this last night on "American Idol."
But not until he got to harmonize one more time with the Idolettes, this time doing an Abba-esque interpretation of "Islands in the Stream."
Bye-bye, sweet Anthony.
Another CNBC show has bitten the dust.
The cable network is pulling the plug on "Dennis Miller," the nightly talk show hosted by the comedian turned political commentator. Despite format changes during its 16 months on the air, the show never attracted an audience. This year, it has been averaging a paltry 115,000 viewers in its 9 p.m. time period.
Still, that's a substantially bigger audience than that enjoyed by Tina Brown's CNBC series "Topic A," which is ending its run this month; Brown says she's too busy working on a new book. Her show is only clocking an average of 74,000 viewers on Sunday nights.
The last original "Dennis Miller," which was taped Tuesday, ran last night; CNBC will air repeats tonight and tomorrow.
Starting Monday, the cable network will re-air the Jim Cramer-hosted "Mad Money" in place of Miller at 9 p.m. "Mad Money" has its first run at 6 p.m. In July, CNBC will introduce a business program at 7 p.m., replacing repeats of "Late Night With Conan O'Brien" as the network tries to firm up a more business-oriented prime-time lineup.
CNBC had hoped Miller would stay through early summer as it moved to the new schedule.
But Miller "has let me know that his strong preference is to leave his program immediately," CNBC President Mark Hoffman wrote in a memo to staffers released yesterday.
