Teens Flock to ‘The N’

Though MTV Network's N cable channel only reaches 48 million households, new episodes of its hit show Degrassi: The Next Generation - a high school chronicle now in the second half of its fifth season - continue to dominate the 8 p.m. slot on Fridays among teenagers, writes the New York Times. Between 2004 and 2005, the N's ratings saw an increase of 35 percent among teenagers.