It also loves right now to talk about its present numbers in comparison with those of a year ago.

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When VanDerWerff talked to CNN about the article, he also said that the present generation that grew up on "Friends" and "Everybody Loves Raymond" grew weary of the copycat versions that networks churned out.

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