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Thursday, May 15, 2003  TV  No, no, dear God, no: Fox Brings Back 'Joe Millionaire' in Fall. (You know, to find women who will fall for that again, they're really going to have to scrape the bottom of the intellectual barrel.) On the bright side, according to the same article, Fox is developing two sitcoms with Latino leads. (Well, I'm assuming "The Ortegas" has a Latino lead.) If they both make it into the fall lineup, that'll bring the number of prime-time network shows with Latino leads to...um...three. (Four if "Greetings from Tucson" is renewed, which it hasn't been yet; and five if you count "The West Wing," starring Ramon Estevez...no, wait, he changed his name to Martin Sheen. [So does that make him a closeted Latino?]) Fact of the day: Hispanics and Latinos make up about 13% of the U.S. population, but only about 5% of the roles on prime-time network TV (according to this article in Hispanic Magazine). (And it seems like about 80% of those are played by Hector Elizondo.) For more on ethnic characters on TV, from 1947 to 2003, go here: TV Acres: Ethnic Groups. [ at 3:41 PM • by Abby • permalink •   ]

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