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  What's hot these days: Home and hearth
Food Network and HGTV have seen their ratings climb over the summer, and it surely relates to these tough times (charts)

  Reality craze may at last be waning
Seven of the top 10 new cable shows this summer are scripted. Last summer it was the reverse, with reality tops (charts).

  For Bravo, no less sass in its strut
Ratings are well up even without 'Project Runway,' thanks to gains by returning shows and its ability to extend franchises (charts)

  Kourtney and Khloe take Manhattan, too
Critics' fave 'Mad Men' returns to big numbers, but the low-brow E! reality series premiere beats it on a number of fronts (charts)

  One hefty final season debut for 'Monk'
USA series averages 5.14 million viewers, off 8 percent from last season opener. Helps boost network to best week ever. (charts)

  For TNT, a triple-play summer
Goes from one night of original programming to three, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, and it's pulling in solid ratings (charts)

  Third for Lance, a big win for Versus
Sees a surge in ratings with Armstrong's return to the Tour de France from retirement, even though he didn't win (charts)

  Fox News soars on anti-Obama fervor
Draws twice the total audience of CNN and MSNBC, as well as 25-54s, last week, as debate intensifies over healthcare (charts)

  On Lifetime, promising debut for 'Diva'
Sunday premiere averages a 1.6 in women 18-49, the best first outing for an original on the network since 'Army Wives' (charts)

  Cable nabs ever-bigger share of viewers
Attracts 51 percent of 18-49s in primetime over second quarter, up from 49 percent a year earlier, at broadcast's expense (charts)




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