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More 1/2-Hours in your future

As in "The 1/2 Hour News Hour," the mock-comedy show from the creators of "24," which had a recent experimental run on the Fox News Channel. It was nearly-universally panned by critics, but the viewers tuned in, so Fox announced today that it has ordered an additional 13 episodes. And if this feels like vindication for those readers who weren't fond of my review...well, so be it.
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Matthew Gilbert is the Globe's TV critic.

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