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New TV Season Disappoints

First set of debuts get lukewarm reception

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(Newser) – The fall TV season isn't wowing audiences so far, Variety reports. Four fresh shows hit the small screen last night, but none made a big splash. Fox's "Back to You" was tops among 18- to 49-year-olds and attracted 9.4 million viewers overall. But it won by a slim margin, and none of the newbies lived up to last fall's hits.

CBS's controversial reality show "Kid Nation" brought in 9.1 million viewers in the 8 o'clock hour, yet it didn't outperform "Jericho," the show that occupied the same time slot for CBS last year. Other shows like Fox's "Kitchen Nightmares" and CW's 'Gossip Girl" were also hyped up but failed to deliver.

This photo released by NBC Universal shows contestant Tammy Fuller, left, and
This photo released by NBC Universal shows contestant Tammy Fuller, left, and "Deal or No Deal" host Howie Mandel on the set of the show. Colorful contestants like these have helped make "Deal or No Deal"...   (Associated Press)
"Back to You" cast members, actress, Patricia Heaton, left, reacts to actor Kelsey Grammar, as he fields questions during the Television Critics Association's, Summer FOX meeting sessions, Sunday, July...   (Associated Press)
This 2007 photo, supplied by CBS, show children identified by CBS, left to right, as Divad, Kelsey and Zach cooking up a meal on an episode of
This 2007 photo, supplied by CBS, show children identified by CBS, left to right, as Divad, Kelsey and Zach cooking up a meal on an episode of "Kid Nation," the new reality series which premieres on...   (Associated Press)
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