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Americans like 'redneck reality' more than shows about Richie Riches

The stars of the Kardashian and "Real Housewives" reality shows should be shaking in their stilettos, because Americans apparently prefer beer bellies over taut tummies, and pickup trucks over Porches. A&E's "Duck Dynasty," starring men who catch squirrels with their bare hands and skin frogs in a split second, brought in a record-breaking 9.6 million viewers on its recent Season 3 finale, and averaged a whopping 8.4 million viewers for the season.In comparison, the Season 8 premiere of "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" brought in 3.2 million viewers last week, while its Season 7 average hovered around 2.6 million pairs of peepers.History Channel's "Swamp People," showcasing Cajuns living in the swamps of the Atchafalaya River Basin and hunting alligators, averages an impressive 4.5 million per show. Meanwhile, the much-hyped Ryan Seacrest creation "Shahs of Sunset," centered on uber-rich Iranian Americans living in Beverly Hills, has averaged 1.72 million viewers in its sophomore swin...

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  1. Rangers' Derek Boogaard Died of Alcohol, Oxycodone Mix

    MINNEAPOLIS -- A medical examiner in Minnesota ruled the death of Rangers enforcer Derek Boogaard was an accident, due to mixing alcohol and oxycodone.The Hennepin C...

  2. Should MTV cancel 'Buckwild' following star Shain Gandee's death?

    One of the stars of MTV's controversial reality series "Buckwild" was found dead along with his uncle and another unidentified person on Monday, presumably from carb...

  3. DA: Tenn. victims shot after drugs handed over

    A former police officer, accused of killing two people during a robbery at an east Tennessee pharmacy, gunned down his victims after they complied with his demands f...

  4. Heavy use of pain pills increases risk for erectile dysfunction

    Men taking prescription pain pills in high doses and over long periods of time are more likely to experience erectile dysfunction (ED), according to new research.  I...

  5. Column: Boogaard a sad example for hockey goons

    The lawsuit doesn't read nearly as well as the story, which laid bare the life of an NHL enforcer for all to see. The way John Branch wrote about Derek Boogaard in t...

  6. Report: Derek Boogaard's family sues NHL for wrongful death

    The family of the late Derek Boogaard reportedly filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the National Hockey League on Friday.According to the New York Times, the fam...

  7. Officials: N.Y. Ice Cream Truck Sold Oxycodone Pills

    Authorities say a New York City man sold highly addictive black-market prescription painkillers out of his ice cream truck.Louis Scala is accused of being one of the...

  8. NYC Child Almost Eats Oxycodone Snack

    A New York mom is facing criminal charges after her 3-year-old daughter accidentally gave a painkiller-and-jelly sandwich to another girl as an afternoon snack, SILi...

  9. FDA cracks down on unapproved painkillers

    The Food and Drug Administration says it will begin cracking down on companies that market versions of the painkiller oxycodone which have not undergone federal revi...

  10. US revoking 2 CVS stores' controlled substance licenses

    The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is revoking the controlled substance licenses of two CVS Caremark Corp drugstores in Florida as part of a government crackdo...

  11. FDA bans generic version of OxyContin

    U.S. health regulators announced on Tuesday that they will not approve any generic versions of the original form of the pain medication OxyContin, which was widely a...

  12. 'Buckwild' star Shain Gandee died of carbon monoxide poisoning, authorities say

    "Buckwild" star Shain Gandee, 21, was found dead, along with two other bodies, in a Ford Bronco at the end of a long dirt road in Sissonville, Ky.The three men died ...

  1. NYC doctor charged in $10M oxycodone -trafficking ring

    A New York City doctor was charged with running an interstate smuggling ring that trafficked $10 million worth of oxycodone across several states, including Pennsylv...

  2. Man sues after plastic surgeon allegedly removes his entire nose

    A New York man living in Tulsa went to get a nose job from a well-established Tulsa plastic surgeon and five years later does not have a nose.Dr. Angelo Cuzalina is ...

  3. New York Doctor Accused of Illegally Selling Oxycodone Out of His Car

    A physician accused of illegally selling prescriptions for the powerful painkiller oxycodone out of his car surrendered Thursday to face federal drug conspiracy char...

  4. Victims shot after drugs handed over at Tennessee pharmacy, DA says

    Prosecutors say a Tennessee pharmacy owner killed during a robbery had handed over several bottles of oxycodone before he was shot to death.Grainger County District ...

  5. New York Doctor Accused of Illegally Selling Oxycodone Across From School

    Police in Nassau County on have arrested a doctor who they say was illegally selling prescription Oxycodone out of his Massapequa office, right across the street fro...

  6. Oxycodone Among 14 'Unapproved' Narcotic Painkillers FDA Pulls Off the Market

    The government ordered 14 unapproved narcotic painkillers off the market Tuesday, prescription versions of potent morphine, hydromorphone and oxycodone. The Food and...

  7. Rangers' Boogaard died of alcohol, oxycodone mix

    The death of Rangers enforcer Derek Boogaard was an accident, due to a toxic mix of alcohol and the powerful painkiller oxycodone.The Hennepin County Medical Examine...

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