Television: They Report, You Decide

A series returns from the dead with a timely (if flawed) take on the real drama of cable news

It's crunch time at one of the competitors in the cable-news wars. The network is under pressure from its corporate bosses. The news execs are throwing young, nubile talent on the air in a desperate attempt to look hip. And the network's high-priced new star anchor is getting so-so ratings at best. No, it's not that network--or either of the other two. I-24 is the fictional network at the center of Breaking News (Bravo, Wednesdays, 8 p.m. E.T.), a new drama whose subject is especially relevant during the summer of the 8 p.m. joust among Bill, Phil and Connie (O'Reilly, Donahue...

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