More and more of us are (1)_____ the TV networks. That's not news, of course; there have been countless stories on their (2)_____ audiencE.But I didn't realize how far out! had dropped (3)_____ I glanced at the Nielsen ratings of the top 71 shows. Of those 71 programs, I had not watched (4)_____ onE.(5)_____, I could count only five that I had ever seen in my entire lifE.And of those five, there isn't one I watch (6)_____.
Despite its popularity, I don't like happy family shows. They're (7)_____. If I watch a family show, I prefer something lifelike, such as 'Death' of a Salesman.'
(8)_____ the second-rated program, 'A Different World,' I've never heard of it. If I want to see a different (9)_____, I'll drive to the west side of Chicago.
I (10)_____ watch' Cheers,' which is still (11)_____ the top ten, but gave it up after Diana left and Sam began lusting after a career-crazed yuppiE.Am I the only person in America who has never watched a segment of 'Dallas'? A while ago, I recall somebody important was killed on the 'last (12)_____ of the season and almost everybody in America was caught up in the hypE.I watched wrestling that night; I'll bet the acting was (13)_____.
It's not (14)_____ I'm snobbish—I enjoy TV (15)_____ as much as the next sloB.But the (16)_____ of truly trashy trash has declineD.I was one of the first writers in America to recognize the greatness of Robin Leach's 'Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous.' So, what do I watch? I still turn to the networks, (17)_____ I have learned to exploit and cheat them. For example, I like football, but seldom watch it (18)_____. In stead, I (19)_____ it and later play it back an my VCR, fast-forwarding through all the commercials, the announcers' babble, the half-time drivel and even the huddles. I also watched movies, but only on some cable channels, (20)_____ the networks.
A.turning out
B.turning into
C.turning down
D.turning up