# Whither "The Practice" ?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whither-the-practice/157362>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 25, 2003, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whither-the-practice/157362 "2003-02-25T06:41:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2003, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whither-the-practice/157362/1 "2003-02-25T06:41:23Z")

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They moved this show to Monday nights a few weeks ago, but tonight and last week it wasn’t on at all, despite being ballyhooed on the radio and listed in the TV program. ABC keeps pre-empting it with Bachelorettes or Wacko Jacko specials.  
Is it time for an irate letter to the network?

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**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2003, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whither-the-practice/157362/2 "2003-02-25T08:58:00Z")

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It’s on ABC? DirecTV broadcasts it through Fox.

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**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2003, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whither-the-practice/157362/3 "2003-02-25T22:32:06Z")

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It’s most definitely on ABC here.

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**Author:** ![Opus1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/858c86/32.png) [@Opus1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Opus1)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2003, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whither-the-practice/157362/4 "2003-02-26T02:22:39Z")

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ABC can’t schedule its way out of a paper bag. The only two shows I watch on their network–Alias and The Practice–have both been victims of low ratings due to bad programming. I’d write a letter if I felt there was a chance in hell it would do anything.

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**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2003, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whither-the-practice/157362/5 "2003-02-26T03:11:57Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Opus1 \*  
> \*\*ABC can’t schedule its way out of a paper bag. The only two shows I watch on their network–Alias and The Practice–have both been victims of low ratings due to bad programming. I’d write a letter if I felt there was a chance in hell it would do anything. \*\*

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Boy, ain’t it the truth. They’re almost as bad as FOX.