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Moonves: 'American Idol' a 'monster'


March 14, 2008 With CBS close to losing the total viewers race for the first time in five years, CEO Leslie Moonves called Fox's ratings hit "American Idol" a "monster" and urged somebody to "kill that show." "While we're in repeats, 'American Idol' continues to be a monster," Moonves said Thursday at the McGraw-Hill Media Summit in New York City. Fox has won the past three broadcast seasons among the adults 18-49 demographic and is expected to win this season as well.

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