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Television (TV) is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. Additionally, the term can refer to a physical television set, rather than the medium of transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, entertainment, news, and sports. The medium is capable of more than "radio broadcasting", which refers to an audio signal sent to radio receivers.
Television became available in crude experimental forms in the 1920s, but only after several years of further development was the new technology marketed to consumers. After World War II, an improved form of black-and-white television broadcasting became popular in the United Kingdom and the United States, and television sets became commonplace in homes, businesses, and institutions. During the 1950s, television was the primary medium for influencing public opinion. In the mid-1960s, color broadcasting was introduced in the U.S. and most other developed countries.
In 2013, 79% of the world's households owned a television set. The replacement of earlier cathode-ray tube (CRT) screen displays with compact, energy-efficient, flat-panel alternative technologies such as LCDs (both fluorescent-backlit and LED), OLED displays, and plasma displays was a hardware revolution that began with computer monitors in the late 1990s. Most television sets sold in the 2000s were flat-panel, mainly LEDs. Major manufacturers announced the discontinuation of CRT, Digital Light Processing (DLP), plasma, and even fluorescent-backlit LCDs by the mid-2010s. LEDs are being gradually replaced by OLEDs. Also, major manufacturers have started increasingly producing smart TVs in the mid-2010s. Smart TVs with integrated Internet and Web 2.0 functions became the dominant form of television by the late 2010s. (Full article...)
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"A Rugrats Chanukah" is a special episode of Nickelodeon's animated television series Rugrats. The first episode of the show's fourth season, it tells the story of the Jewish holiday Chanukah through the eyes of the Rugrats, who imagine themselves as the main characters. The idea of a Rugrats Chanukah special was pitched by Nickelodeon executives in 1992, but the concept was revised and became the 1995 special, "A Rugrats Passover". After production of the Passover episode wrapped, the crew returned to the Chanukah idea. Nickelodeon broadcast "A Rugrats Chanukah" on December 4, 1996; the episode received a Nielsen rating of 7.9 and positive reviews from television critics. Along with other Rugrats episodes featuring Grandpa Boris and his wife, the special attracted controversy when the Anti-Defamation League compared the character designs to anti-Semitic drawings from a 1930s Nazi newspaper.
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A newscast typically consists of the coverage of various news events and other information, either produced locally in a radio or television station newsroom, or by a broadcast network. It may also include such additional material as sports coverage, weather forecasts, traffic reports, commentary and other material that the broadcaster feels is relevant to their audience.
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- ... that before pursuing a career in music, Lauren Jenkins was the host of a wrestling television show?
- ... that when the founder of New Mexico television station KBIM-TV was told on the morning of April Fools' Day that his station's tower had collapsed, he initially wrote it off as a joke?
- ... that when acting in HBO television series Big Little Lies, Darby Camp received suggestions from Reese Witherspoon, who plays her onscreen mother?
- ... that Svalbard Minute by Minute, a 221-hour-long television broadcast, is credited with increasing tourism in Svalbard by 25 percent?
- ... that Lifetime Medical Television, "the network for physicians only", charged the highest advertising rates on cable?
- ... that Ukrainian actress Oksana Shvets, who was killed in the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, starred in the 2013 joint Ukrainian–Russian television family saga House with Lilies alongside Russian actors?
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It is pretty amazing to go from being a print cartoonist to having a hit animated television show, although I secretly expected it [The Simpsons] do well. |
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- ...that copies of the 1982 biopic Will: G. Gordon Liddy, about a Watergate co-conspirator, are stored in the Nixon Presidential Materials collection at the U.S. National Archives?
- ...that Anne Montgomery, who has been a sportscaster for several local television stations as well as SportsCenter, was the first female football referee in Arizona?
- ...that an advertising spot immediately following Xinwen Lianbo, a daily news programme shown by most terrestrial television stations in mainland China, can sell for an estimated US$100,000?
- ...that Tomorrow's Pioneers, a television program for children produced by Hamas, features a mascot similar to Mickey Mouse?
- ...that Dr. Andrew Rochford, a presenter on the popular Australian television show What's Good For You, got his break after he won the popular show The Block?
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John Le Mesurier (/lə ˈmɛʒərə/, born John Elton Le Mesurier Halliley; 5 April 1912 – 15 November 1983) was an English actor. He is probably best remembered for his comedic role as Sergeant Arthur Wilson in the BBC television situation comedy Dad's Army (1968–1977). A self-confessed "jobbing actor", Le Mesurier appeared in more than 120 films across a range of genres, normally in smaller supporting parts.
Le Mesurier became interested in the stage as a young adult and enrolled at the Fay Compton Studio of Dramatic Art in 1933. From there he took a position in repertory theatre and made his stage debut in September 1934 at the Palladium Theatre in Edinburgh in the J. B. Priestley play Dangerous Corner. He later accepted an offer to work with Alec Guinness in a John Gielgud production of Hamlet. He first appeared on television in 1938 as Seigneur de Miolans in the BBC broadcast of The Marvellous History of St Bernard. During the Second World War Le Mesurier was posted to British India, as a captain with the Royal Tank Regiment. Following the war, he returned to acting and made his film debut in 1948, starring in the second feature comedy short Death in the Hand, opposite Esme Percy and Ernest Jay. (Full article...)General images
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Image 1RCA 630-TS, the first mass-produced television set, which sold in 1946–1947 (from History of television)
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Image 2Philo Farnsworth in 1924 (from History of television)
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Image 3Smart TVs on display (from Smart TV)
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Image 5Family watching TV, 1958 (from History of television)
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Image 6Ad for the beginning of experimental television broadcasting in New York City by RCA in 1939 (from History of television)
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Image 7An early Smart TV from 2012 running the discontinued Orsay platform (from History of television)
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Image 9LG Smart TV using the Web browser (from Smart TV)
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Image 10The Nipkow disk. This schematic shows the circular paths traced by the holes, which may also be square for greater precision. The area of the disk outlined in black shows the region scanned. (from History of television)
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Image 12The first mass-produced Czechoslovak TV-set Tesla 4001A (1953–57) (from History of television)
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Image 14Color bars used in a test pattern, sometimes used when no program material is available (from History of television)
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Image 15First television test broadcast transmitted by the NHK Broadcasting Technology Research Institute in May 1939 (from History of television)
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Image 16This live image of actress Paddy Naismith was used to demonstrate Telechrome, John Logie Baird's first all-electronic color television system, which used two projection CRTs. The two-color image would be similar to the basic Telechrome system. (from Color television)
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Image 17RCA CT-100 at the SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention playing Superman. The RCA CT-100 was the first mass-produced color TV set. (from Color television)
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Image 18A color television test at the Mount Kaukau transmitter site, New Zealand in 1970.
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Image 19DBS satellite dishes (from History of television)
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Image 20The Philco Predicta, 1958. In the collection of The Children's Museum of Indianapolis (from History of television)
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Image 21Comparison of image quality between ISDB-T (1080i broadcast, top) and NTSC (480i transmission, bottom) (from Digital television)
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Image 22Baird in 1925 with his televisor equipment and dummies "James" and "Stooky Bill" (right) (from History of television)
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Image 23Public television in France uses 819 line b&w high definition, from 1959 until 1983 (TF1). (from History of television)
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Image 24LG Electronics smart TV from 2011 (from Smart TV)
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Image 25Samsung's discontinued Orsay platform (from Smart TV)
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Pop Idol was a British television talent show that ran for two series, in 2001 and 2003. The show was produced for ITV in a reality television format and aimed to unearth a previously undiscovered singer who could become an international success. Will Young was the winner of the first series and was awarded with a £1 million music recording contract. Young became the most successful contestant with a series of top-five hits, including his debut single "Anything Is Possible" / "Evergreen", which peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart in 2002 and broke chart sales figure records. During the next seven years he recorded two further number-one singles ("Light My Fire" and "Leave Right Now"), while two of his four albums were number-one in the UK Albums Chart. In the second series, Michelle McManus emerged victorious. Her debut single "All This Time" charted at number one in January 2003. Her second single, "The Meaning of Love", charted at a peak of number 16 and an album of the same name reached number three in the UK Albums Chart.
A number of artists who did not win either series of Pop Idol have also had success in the British charts. Gareth Gates, who finished as the runner-up behind Young in the first series, scored a number-one hit with a cover of "Unchained Melody" in March 2002, replacing Young's debut single at the top of the charts. Gates' subsequent releases "Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake)" and the double A-side "The Long and Winding Road" / "Suspicious Minds" both reached the top of the charts in 2002. After "What My Heart Wants to Say" ended this run of number-one singles, Gates was joined by The Kumars to record the Comic Relief single for 2003, "Spirit in the Sky". He achieved several more top-20 hits in 2003. After three years away from the music industry, Gates briefly returned in 2007 with a new album – Pictures of the Other Side, which charted at number 23 – and two top-40 singles. (Full article...) -
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Sam Waterston is an American actor and producer best known for his portrayal of district attorney Jack McCoy in the long-running police procedural and legal drama television show Law & Order.
Waterston made his film debut in the 1965 drama film The Plastic Dome of Norma Jean. Waterston went on to appear as bond salesman Nick Carraway in the 1974 feature film version of The Great Gatsby, earning Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actor and New Star of the Year. Waterston also portrayed Old West figure Frank Canton in Heaven's Gate (1980). Two years later, Waterston played American journalist Sydney Schanberg in the 1984 British drama The Killing Fields, opposite Haing S. Ngor and John Malkovich. For his performance, Waterston was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. (Full article...) -
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Sir Ralph Richardson (1902–1983) was an English actor who appeared on radio, film, television and stage. Described by The Guardian as "indisputably our most poetic actor", and by the director David Ayliff as "a natural actor ... [who] couldn't stop being a perfect actor", Richardson's career lasted over 50 years. He was—in the words of his biographer, Sheridan Morley—one "of the three great actor knights of the mid-twentieth century", alongside Laurence Olivier and John Gielgud.
After seeing a production of Hamlet starring Sir Frank Benson, Richardson decided to become an actor and made his stage debut, playing a gendarme in The Bishop's Candlesticks in December 1920. After touring and appearing in rep, he made his London debut in July 1926 as the stranger in Oedipus at Colonus. In 1930 he joined the Old Vic where he first met Gielgud, staying with the company until the following year. After service during the Second World War with the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, he returned to acting, preferring the works of the more modern authors Luigi Pirandello, Joe Orton, Harold Pinter, George Bernard Shaw and J. B. Priestley to the classic plays of Shakespeare. A radio career ran in parallel to that on the stage, and Richardson was first broadcast in The City in 1929. (Full article...)Image 5
Brooklyn Nine-Nine is an American police procedural comedy television series created by Dan Goor and Michael Schur. The series revolves around Jake Peralta (Andy Samberg), a detective for the New York City Police Department (NYPD) in Brooklyn's fictional 99th Precinct, who often comes into conflict with his new commanding officer, the serious and stern Captain Raymond Holt (Andre Braugher). The rest of the cast features Stephanie Beatriz as Rosa Diaz, Terry Crews as Terry Jeffords, Melissa Fumero as Amy Santiago, Joe Lo Truglio as Charles Boyle, Chelsea Peretti as Gina Linetti, Dirk Blocker as Michael Hitchcock, and Joel McKinnon Miller as Norm Scully.
Throughout its run, the series has been acclaimed by critics for the performances of its cast, especially Samberg and Braugher, who have both been nominated for fourteen awards each. While Samberg has won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy, Braugher has been nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series and has won two Critics' Choice Television Awards for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. In addition, Beatriz has received six award nominations, winning an Imagen Award for Best Supporting Actress – Television and two Gracie Awards for Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role – Comedy or Musical. Furthermore, stunt performer Norman Howell has been nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Comedy Series or Variety Program six times, winning twice. (Full article...)Image 6
American entertainer Justin Timberlake has released four video albums and has been featured in thirty-seven music videos, seventeen films, fifteen television shows, and six commercials. He achieved early fame when he appeared in the Disney Channel television series The All-New Mickey Mouse Club, alongside singers Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera and actor Ryan Gosling. Timberlake rose to fame in the late 1990s as the lead singer of the boy band NSYNC. In 2002, he launched his solo career and released his solo debut single "Like I Love You", the music video for which was directed by Bucky Chrome. Francis Lawrence directed the video for "Cry Me a River". The video features Timberlake's character as he spies on a former lover, who according to the director portrays his former romantic interest Spears. At the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards, the video won the accolades for Best Male Video and Best Pop Video.
In 2005, Timberlake starred in the thriller Edison alongside Morgan Freeman and Kevin Spacey. The film received negative reviews from film critics and was a box office bomb. He then portrayed Frankie Ballenbacher in the crime drama Alpha Dog (2006); it received mixed responses from critics and attained box office success. The same year, Timberlake released his second studio album FutureSex/LoveSounds—four music videos for singles from the album were shot. Samuel Bayer directed the music video for "What Goes Around... Comes Around" (2007) in which American actress Scarlett Johansson plays Timberlake's love interest. From 2007 until 2009, he appeared in the music videos for his collaborations with other artists including 50 Cent ("Ayo Technology"), Madonna ("4 Minutes") and T.I. ("Dead and Gone"). (Full article...)Image 7No.
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(millions)36 1 "Stark Raving Dad" Rich Moore Al Jean & Mike Reiss September 19, 1991 (1991-09-19) 7F24 22.9 37 2 "Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington" Wes Archer George Meyer September 26, 1991 (1991-09-26) 8F01 20.2 38 3 "When Flanders Failed" Jim Reardon Jon Vitti October 3, 1991 (1991-10-03) 7F23 22.8 39 4 "Bart the Murderer" Rich Moore John Swartzwelder October 10, 1991 (1991-10-10) 8F03 20.8 40 5 "Homer Defined" Mark Kirkland Howard Gewirtz October 17, 1991 (1991-10-17) 8F04 20.6 41 6 "Like Father, Like Clown" Jeffrey Lynch & Brad Bird Jay Kogen & Wallace Wolodarsky October 24, 1991 (1991-10-24) 8F05 20.2 42 7 "Treehouse of Horror II" Jim Reardon Al Jean & Mike Reiss October 31, 1991 (1991-10-31) 8F02 20.0 Jeff Martin & George Meyer Sam Simon & John Swartzwelder 43 8 "Lisa's Pony" Carlos Baeza Al Jean & Mike Reiss November 7, 1991 (1991-11-07) 8F06 23.0 44 9 "Saturdays of Thunder" Jim Reardon Ken Levine & David Isaacs November 14, 1991 (1991-11-14) 8F07 24.7 45 10 "Flaming Moe's" Rich Moore & Alan Smart Robert Cohen November 21, 1991 (1991-11-21) 8F08 23.9 46 11 "Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk" Mark Kirkland Jon Vitti December 5, 1991 (1991-12-05) 8F09 21.1 47 12 "I Married Marge" Jeffrey Lynch Jeff Martin December 26, 1991 (1991-12-26) 8F10 21.9 48 13 "Radio Bart" Carlos Baeza Jon Vitti January 9, 1992 (1992-01-09) 8F11 24.2 49 14 "Lisa the Greek" Rich Moore Jay Kogen & Wallace Wolodarsky January 23, 1992 (1992-01-23) 8F12 23.2 50 15 "Homer Alone" Mark Kirkland David M. Stern February 6, 1992 (1992-02-06) 8F14 23.7 51 16 "Bart the Lover" Carlos Baeza Jon Vitti February 13, 1992 (1992-02-13) 8F16 20.5 52 17 "Homer at the Bat" Jim Reardon John Swartzwelder February 20, 1992 (1992-02-20) 8F13 24.6 53 18 "Separate Vocations" Jeffrey Lynch George Meyer February 27, 1992 (1992-02-27) 8F15 23.7 54 19 "Dog of Death" Jim Reardon John Swartzwelder March 12, 1992 (1992-03-12) 8F17 23.4 55 20 "Colonel Homer" Mark Kirkland Matt Groening March 26, 1992 (1992-03-26) 8F19 25.5 56 21 "Black Widower" David Silverman Story by : Thomas Chastain & Sam Simon
Teleplay by : Jon VittiApril 9, 1992 (1992-04-09) 8F20 17.3 57 22 "The Otto Show" Wes Archer Jeff Martin April 23, 1992 (1992-04-23) 8F21 17.5 58 23 "Bart's Friend Falls in Love" Jim Reardon Jay Kogen & Wallace Wolodarsky May 7, 1992 (1992-05-07) 8F22 19.5 59 24 "Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?" Rich Moore John Swartzwelder August 27, 1992 (1992-08-27) 8F23 17.2
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(millions)127 1 "Road to the Multiverse" Greg Colton Wellesley Wild September 27, 2009 (2009-09-27) 7ACX06 10.11 128 2 "Family Goy" James Purdum Mark Hentemann October 4, 2009 (2009-10-04) 7ACX01 9.86 129 3 "Spies Reminiscent of Us" Cyndi Tang Alec Sulkin October 11, 2009 (2009-10-11) 7ACX03 8.97 130 4 "Brian's Got a Brand New Bag" Pete Michels Tom Devanney November 8, 2009 (2009-11-08) 7ACX02 7.26 131 5 "Hannah Banana" John Holmquist Cherry Chevapravatdumrong November 8, 2009 (2009-11-08) 7ACX05 8.00 132 6 "Quagmire's Baby" Jerry Langford Patrick Meighan November 15, 2009 (2009-11-15) 7ACX04 8.50 133 7 "Jerome Is the New Black" Brian Iles John Viener November 22, 2009 (2009-11-22) 7ACX08 7.48 134 8 "Dog Gone" Julius Wu Steve Callaghan November 29, 2009 (2009-11-29) 7ACX07 8.50 135 9 "Business Guy" Pete Michels Andrew Goldberg & Alex Carter December 13, 2009 (2009-12-13) 7ACX11 7.66 136 10 "Big Man on Hippocampus" Dominic Bianchi Brian Scully January 3, 2010 (2010-01-03) 7ACX09 8.16 137 11 "Dial Meg for Murder" Cyndi Tang Alex Carter & Andrew Goldberg January 31, 2010 (2010-01-31) 7ACX12 6.19 138 12 "Extra Large Medium" John Holmquist Steve Callaghan February 14, 2010 (2010-02-14) 7ACX14 6.44 139 13 "Go, Stewie, Go!" Greg Colton Gary Janetti March 14, 2010 (2010-03-14) 7ACX15 6.66 140 14 "Peter-assment" Julius Wu Chris Sheridan March 21, 2010 (2010-03-21) 7ACX16 6.67 141 15 "Brian Griffin's House of Payne" Jerry Langford Aram Spencer Porter March 28, 2010 (2010-03-28) 7ACX13 7.32 142 16 "April in Quahog" Joseph Lee John Viener April 11, 2010 (2010-04-11) 7ACX18 6.96 143 17 "Brian & Stewie" Dominic Bianchi Gary Janetti May 2, 2010 (2010-05-02) 7ACX20 7.40 144 18 "Quagmire's Dad" Pete Michels Tom Devanney May 9, 2010 (2010-05-09) 7ACX19 7.22 145 19 "The Splendid Source" Brian Iles Based on a short story by : Richard Matheson
Teleplay by : Mark HentemannMay 16, 2010 (2010-05-16) 7ACX17 7.71 146 20 "Something, Something, Something, Dark Side" Dominic Polcino Kirker Butler May 23, 2010 (2010-05-23) 6ACX21 6.31 6ACX22 147 21 "Partial Terms of Endearment" Joseph Lee Danny Smith June 20, 2010 (2010-06-20) (BBC Three)
September 28, 2010 (2010-09-28) (DVD)7ACX10 1.04 (BBC Three)
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(millions)104 1 "Bart of Darkness" Jim Reardon Dan McGrath September 4, 1994 (1994-09-04) 1F22 15.1 105 2 "Lisa's Rival" Mark Kirkland Mike Scully September 11, 1994 (1994-09-11) 1F17 16.7 106 3 "Another Simpsons Clip Show" David Silverman Jon Vitti September 25, 1994 (1994-09-25) 2F33 13.5 107 4 "Itchy & Scratchy Land" Wes Archer John Swartzwelder October 2, 1994 (1994-10-02) 2F01 14.8 108 5 "Sideshow Bob Roberts" Mark Kirkland Bill Oakley & Josh Weinstein October 9, 1994 (1994-10-09) 2F02 14.4 109 6 "Treehouse of Horror V" Jim Reardon Bob Kushell October 30, 1994 (1994-10-30) 2F03 22.2 Greg Daniels & Dan McGrath David X. Cohen 110 7 "Bart's Girlfriend" Susie Dietter Jonathan Collier November 6, 1994 (1994-11-06) 2F04 15.3 111 8 "Lisa on Ice" Bob Anderson Mike Scully November 13, 1994 (1994-11-13) 2F05 17.9 112 9 "Homer Badman" Jeffrey Lynch Greg Daniels November 27, 1994 (1994-11-27) 2F06 15.5 113 10 "Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy" Wes Archer Bill Oakley & Josh Weinstein December 4, 1994 (1994-12-04) 2F07 14.1 114 11 "Fear of Flying" Mark Kirkland David Sacks December 18, 1994 (1994-12-18) 2F08 15.6 115 12 "Homer the Great" Jim Reardon John Swartzwelder January 8, 1995 (1995-01-08) 2F09 20.1 116 13 "And Maggie Makes Three" Swinton O. Scott III Jennifer Crittenden January 22, 1995 (1995-01-22) 2F10 17.3 117 14 "Bart's Comet" Bob Anderson John Swartzwelder February 5, 1995 (1995-02-05) 2F11 18.7 118 15 "Homie the Clown" David Silverman John Swartzwelder February 12, 1995 (1995-02-12) 2F12 17.5 119 16 "Bart vs. Australia" Wes Archer Bill Oakley & Josh Weinstein February 19, 1995 (1995-02-19) 2F13 15.1 120 17 "Homer vs. Patty and Selma" Mark Kirkland Brent Forrester February 26, 1995 (1995-02-26) 2F14 18.9 121 18 "A Star Is Burns" Susie Dietter Ken Keeler March 5, 1995 (1995-03-05) 2F31 14.4 122 19 "Lisa's Wedding" Jim Reardon Greg Daniels March 19, 1995 (1995-03-19) 2F15 14.9 123 20 "Two Dozen and One Greyhounds" Bob Anderson Mike Scully April 9, 1995 (1995-04-09) 2F18 11.6 124 21 "The PTA Disbands" Swinton O. Scott III Jennifer Crittenden April 16, 1995 (1995-04-16) 2F19 11.8 125 22 "'Round Springfield" Steven Dean Moore Story by : Al Jean & Mike Reiss
Teleplay by : Joshua Sternin & Jennifer VentimiliaApril 30, 1995 (1995-04-30) 2F32 12.6 126 23 "The Springfield Connection" Mark Kirkland Jonathan Collier May 7, 1995 (1995-05-07) 2F21 12.7 127 24 "Lemon of Troy" Jim Reardon Brent Forrester May 14, 1995 (1995-05-14) 2F22 13.1 128 25 "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)" Jeffrey Lynch Bill Oakley & Josh Weinstein May 21, 1995 (1995-05-21) 2F16 15.0
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(Full article...)Image 10The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom that debuted on December 17, 1989, on the Fox network. The show is the longest-running prime time scripted television series in the United States. It has won many different awards, including 36
Emmy awards, 34 Annie Awards, nine Environmental Media Awards, twelve Writers Guild of America Awards, six Genesis Awards, eight People's Choice Awards, three British Comedy Awards, among other awards. Episodes of the show have won 12 Emmys in the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming less than One Hour) category. However, The Simpsons has never been nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series, although the show was submitted in the category in 1993 and 1994. James L. Brooks, an executive producer on the show, won twelve Emmys for The Simpsons as well as ten for other shows and holds the record for most Primetime Emmys won by a single person, with 22, The Simpsons was the first animated series to be given a Peabody Award, won a second Peabody in 2020, and in 2000 the Simpson family was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. As of 2022, The Simpsons have received a total of 100 Emmy nominations.
The Simpsons Movie, released in 2007, was nominated for several major awards, including a Golden Globe Award, while The Longest Daycare, a short film released in 2012, became the franchise's first production to be nominated for an Academy Award. (Full article...)Image 11Psych is an American comedy-drama television series which was broadcast from 2006 until 2014. Created by Steve Franks, the series aired on USA Network for eight seasons with a total of one-hundred and twenty one episodes. Psych stars James Roday, Dulé Hill, Maggie Lawson, Timothy Omundson, Kirsten Nelson, and Corbin Bernsen, with Roday and Hill earning award nominations for their respective roles.
Psych received awards from: the Independent Investigations Group, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, the People's Choice Awards and the Imagen Foundation. The series also received nominations for several other awards, including four ALMA Awards, two Creative Arts Emmy Awards, eight Image Awards, one People's Choice Award, and one Satellite Award. In total, Psych received thirty-one award nominations in its eight-year tenure. The show has been recognized in terms of awards for its first episode, "Pilot"; its musical team; the series itself; and actor James Roday. Roday and Hill also lead in nominations, with nine. (Full article...)Image 12The anime series Buso Renkin is based on the manga series of the same name written by Nobuhiro Watsuki. The series is directed by Takao Kato and produced by Xebec. The episodes follow Kazuki Muto who becomes an Alchemic warrior in the battle against Alchemic monsters known as Homunculi.
The production of the Buso Renkin anime was announced by the release of a minute-long internet trailer. Buso Renkin aired between October 5, 2006, and March 29, 2007, on TV Tokyo. The episodes were later released in nine DVD compilations between January 25, 2007, and September 21, 2007 by Geneon Universal Entertainment. A DVD box set containing the whole series was released on November 26, 2009. (Full article...)News
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(millions)60 1 "Kamp Krusty" Mark Kirkland David M. Stern September 24, 1992 (1992-09-24) 8F24 21.8 61 2 "A Streetcar Named Marge" Rich Moore Jeff Martin October 1, 1992 (1992-10-01) 8F18 18.3 62 3 "Homer the Heretic" Jim Reardon George Meyer October 8, 1992 (1992-10-08) 9F01 19.3 63 4 "Lisa the Beauty Queen" Mark Kirkland Jeff Martin October 15, 1992 (1992-10-15) 9F02 19.0 64 5 "Treehouse of Horror III" Carlos Baeza Al Jean & Mike Reiss October 29, 1992 (1992-10-29) 9F04 25.1 Jay Kogen & Wallace Wolodarsky Sam Simon & Jon Vitti 65 6 "Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie" Rich Moore John Swartzwelder November 3, 1992 (1992-11-03) 9F03 20.1 66 7 "Marge Gets a Job" Jeffrey Lynch Bill Oakley & Josh Weinstein November 5, 1992 (1992-11-05) 9F05 22.9 67 8 "New Kid on the Block" Wes Archer Conan O'Brien November 12, 1992 (1992-11-12) 9F06 23.1 68 9 "Mr. Plow" Jim Reardon Jon Vitti November 19, 1992 (1992-11-19) 9F07 24.0 69 10 "Lisa's First Word" Mark Kirkland Jeff Martin December 3, 1992 (1992-12-03) 9F08 28.6 70 11 "Homer's Triple Bypass" David Silverman Gary Apple & Michael Carrington December 17, 1992 (1992-12-17) 9F09 23.6 71 12 "Marge vs. the Monorail" Rich Moore Conan O'Brien January 14, 1993 (1993-01-14) 9F10 23.0 72 13 "Selma's Choice" Carlos Baeza David M. Stern January 21, 1993 (1993-01-21) 9F11 24.5 73 14 "Brother from the Same Planet" Jeffrey Lynch Jon Vitti February 4, 1993 (1993-02-04) 9F12 23.8 74 15 "I Love Lisa" Wes Archer Frank Mula February 11, 1993 (1993-02-11) 9F13 25.2 75 16 "Duffless" Jim Reardon David M. Stern February 18, 1993 (1993-02-18) 9F14 25.7 76 17 "Last Exit to Springfield" Mark Kirkland Jay Kogen & Wallace Wolodarsky March 11, 1993 (1993-03-11) 9F15 22.4 77 18 "So It's Come to This: A Simpsons Clip Show" Carlos Baeza Jon Vitti April 1, 1993 (1993-04-01) 9F17 25.5 78 19 "The Front" Rich Moore Adam I. Lapidus April 15, 1993 (1993-04-15) 9F16 20.1 79 20 "Whacking Day" Jeffrey Lynch John Swartzwelder April 29, 1993 (1993-04-29) 9F18 20.0 80 21 "Marge in Chains" Jim Reardon Bill Oakley & Josh Weinstein May 6, 1993 (1993-05-06) 9F20 17.3 81 22 "Krusty Gets Kancelled" David Silverman John Swartzwelder May 13, 1993 (1993-05-13) 9F19 19.4 Main topics
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