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AVP picks the worst time to go on the cheap
Pro beach: Corvino and Co. reportedly could have sprung for a bigger venue in Central Park but balked at paying the city's fee
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Nothing screams 'major-league sports' to TV viewers like junior-high football stadium metal bleachers
Pro beach: The venue in Central Park represents another botched opportunity for the embattled AVP League
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Slow build in AVP League ratings on The CW
Pro beach: Audience for Week 5 improves to 167,000; Launch's Smith and Webber provide big drama show
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Geena Urango's adaptability factor
Pro beach: In the last two weeks of AVP play, veteran displays a remarkable capacity to thrive with new partners
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AVP League at the midway point
Pro beach: After four regular-season events, the ill-conceived series has generated minimal momentum, remains the target of well-deserved criticism
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Modest TV ratings recovery for AVP League on The CW
Pro beach: Third installment grows its overall audience by 6.79% over last week, but shows no uptick in the important 18-49 demo
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Unmitigated TV ratings disaster for AVP League's second installment on The CW
Pro beach: Audience for controversial series plummets 50.5% from its debut and 90.9% in the key demo. Yikes!
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Huge attrition during AVP League broadcast on The CW
Pro beach: Audience for premiere plummets 58% from first half-hour to last
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AVP League's premiere on The CW is a disaster
Pro beach: Boondoggle broadcast hits all the wrong notes for a casual audience
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Inauspicious 2025 debut for AVP League
Pro beach: Empty seats spur less-than-desirable initial look for TV viewers
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Thoughts about the Big Beach Dance
National Collegiate Beach Championship: TCU's title-dual victory over Loyola Marymount was groundbreaking, but at what cost?
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