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    Ad Age Video So You Think You Know The Upfronts Hit TV Shows That Almost Weren't

    Hit TV Shows That Almost Weren't
    By Nathan Skid | May 09, 2017

    The Upfronts are where the networks try to pitch advertisers on their next hit show, but as history shows, picking winners in TV is a gamble at best.   

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