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Cogent Complexity Reigns on TV's Quality Tabloid

By ALBERT AUSTER

We've been barraged recently by headlines and hoopla about so-called reality TV shows like Survivor and Big Brother, and the ratings tsunami Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. Lost in the hype was the news that the producers of the Emmy Award-winning series Law & Order had signed a new contract through 2005 with NBC.

So what? you ask. Programmers...

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