Fall Showdown: Survivor's Moment of Hell

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Will Survivor survive The Moment of Truth?
Published 5/18/2008 by Allison Waldman at TV Squad
... or Fox's The Moment of Truth? According to Hollywood Reporter, Fox is taking aim at CBS. When asked at the upfront about positioning The Moment of Truth -- and Hell's Kitchen right behind it -- on that night was a strategic move, the executive was diplomatic at first. He said Fox isn't looking for a battle; they're doing their own thing. But then said of Survivor, "Look, it's eroding. It's an older show. Its eventually going to give up and were trying to accelerate that." ...

Fox will try to "accelerate" Survivor's demise by airing Moment of Truth, Hell's Kitchen against it
Published 5/19/2008 by Andy Dehnart at reality blurred
... The Hollywood Reporter's James Hibberd reports that "Fox is gunning to finally take down CBS' 'Survivor.' Fox has lined up its second and third-highest rated reality shows to air head-to-head against CBS' veteran hit." While "'Survivor' has owned its Thursdays at 8 p.m. time period the last couple years," and networks "keep their more significant reality shows out of its way," "Thursdays command the highest ad rates" and "Fox routinely comes in fourth place on the richest night of the week." ...