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ABC recently announced that it had canceled a special called "Oliver Stone's Declassified" that was to include a segment that would show evidence that TWA Flight 800 was downed by missiles.
ABC News coverage of the controversy had strongly supported the official line that the crash was caused by a spontaneous explosion of the plane's center wing fuel tank.
David Westin, president of ABC News, sent an e-mail to Ian Goddard, one of the critics of the official investigation, in which he said that ABC News had thoroughly considered all the evidence available and had concluded that there was no credible evidence that a missile was involved.
As television network executives prepare to unveil their fall lineups to advertisers this week, ABC's 800-pound programming gorilla, "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," is impacting the business as perhaps no show in history has.
An added bonus for ABC this time around: By boosting the show's ad rates up to $500,000 per 30-second spot, the four celebrity-themed episodes are expected to generate more than $40 million in revenue.
If you accept ABC's research that says most of the show's viewers are exclusive each night (meaning they don't tune in on either of the other "Millionaire" nights), roughly 50 million different people watch one of the episodes each week counting all three telecasts.
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