'Kojak' Gets More Votes Than 'FDR'

  • April 20, 2005
Franklin Delano Roosevelt won the presidency an unprecedented four times, but The History Channel's "FDR" was still no match for USA Network's "Kojak." The first installment of cable network's two-part special on the nation's 32nd president on Sunday garnered 3 million total votes - er, viewers, that is - and scored a 2.6 household rating, making it the network's most-watched and highest-rated program of the year. Nevertheless, it was still No. 2 among ad-supported cable nets right behind "Kojak, starring Ving Rhames as the lollipop sucking crime-buster. -- D.K.
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