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Fox KO's 'Next Great Champ's Friday repeats, schedules two week hiatus after fourth episode
September 23, 2004
Oscar de la Hoya found himself helpless against a bigger and stronger opponent in the ring this weekend. After three weeks, his Fox reality series The Next Great Champ is finding itself in similar straits in the ratings wars.
Ratings: Fox's 'Next Great Champ' gets KO'd in premiere
September 9, 2004
Fox might have won its battle with Mark Burnett and gotten its The Next Great Champ reality boxing series on the air well before NBC's The Contender, but if the ratings for Tuesday's premiere episode are any indication, it doesn't look like it emerged from the fight with much of a prize.
NBC accelerates 'The Contender' to November debut, matching Fox's copycat show
July 14, 2004
If you can't beat them, don't let them beat you. That appears to be NBC's new motto for dealing with the reality-TV copycats at Fox.