Its bottom-of-the-barrel ratings, he says, "are as much Fox's fault for not giving them a strong lead-in and enough promotional push."

This, he hopes, will give "The Amazing Race" a strong lead-in to help hold its own against "Fear Factor."

All three news magazines remain, with "60 Minutes II" and "48 Hours" both getting potentially stronger lead-in shows ahead of them.

That move also paid off, by providing "Murphy Brown" with the first strong lead-in it ever had.

It makes a strong lead-in to braised shrimp, plump and firm, in a delicate chilled consommé spiked with horseradish, which adds a subtle sting.

The Super Bowl provides an extremely strong lead-in to programming following it on the same channel, the effects of which can last for several hours.

After all, where else did they have a better chance of finding a strong visual lead-in for the eleven o'clock news?

The station made this change in the early 1990s to give its noon and 5 p.m. newscasts a strong lead-in.

This season, "Thunder Alley" is shown at 8 P.M. on Wednesdays, a tougher time slot without a strong lead-in.