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Sports spices up reality TV

By D.J. Gallo
Special to Page 2

Wednesday, May 26, 2004

Wednesday evening brings to an end the fifth season of "The Bachelor," as Jesse Palmer confronts the women he rejected with his new love, Jessica, in tow. Palmer, a New York Giants backup quarterback, has given new life to "The Bachelor" franchise -- if not to his own career -- as he has attracted sports fans who wouldn't normally watch a romantic reality series. Television executives have taken notice. When the networks unveiled their 2004-05 lineups to advertisers last week, reality shows we ...

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