On (and on and on) TV

From the New York Times:

Bereft of any new hit shows, Fox has filled a full quarter of its prime-time lineup with "American Idol."

Um, guys, you might want to tap ABC on the shoulder and ask what happened when they filled most of their entire prime-time lineup with "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire." They're still trying to recover from it. (NBC seems to have done okay showing "Law and Order" a dozen times a week, but in that case a) they have three nominally different shows, b) they have plots, and c) they have actual actors. [Except that Elisabeth Röhm chick. Isn't it time for her to fall down an elevator shaft?] [Her character, I mean, not her personally. As long as she promises never to act again.])