Trouble Again In TV's Africa

ATLANTA–Once again, trouble is brewing in TV’s Africa, it was reported Monday on CNN, the network that airs the long-running continent. “In last night’s episode of Headline News, there was major civil unrest in Mozambique,” said viewer Larry Cronin of Peekskill, NY. “One of the characters, this insane guy called General Abuye, was waving this huge machete in front of a burning village. It was crazy. But then there was this really sad part, where this whole refugee camp full of AIDS-infected orphans were starving. I wonder what’ll happen tonight.” Africa, TV’s 17th-rated geographic area this season, has not been number one in the News Nielsens since 1985, the year the Bob Geldof-hosted “Live Aid Airlift” season finale drew a record 45 million viewers.