The Naked Truth about
Téa Leoni and NBC's New Power Play (Los Angeles Magazine 1997)
The naked truth about Téa Leoni is a tale of one very
powerful producer, two rival networks and 30 million viewers. Now, she's
been handed the hottest time slot in TV history. Pressure? What Pressure?
It's late Wednesday afternoon - run
through day in televisionland - and Soundstage 20 on NBC's Burbank lot is
packed. A run-through is usually an intimate affair among the show's cast,
crew and staff, but more than twice the usual number of people have
squeezed onto the set for this preview of The Naked Truth, which will
determine the fate of the series. Millions of dollars, three years of work
and the reputations of several very powerful people are riding on the next
30 minutes.