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What are the names of the two largest Spanish language television networks in the United States?

UNIVISION, TELEMUNDO

Who plays Carrie Heffernan, Doug's wife, in the CBS sitcom "The King of Queens"?

LEAH REMINI

The television series Candid Camera premiered in 1948 after a long run on radio, where the show went by what name?

CANDID MICROPHONE

Once ranked #1 on the greatest television episodes of all time by TV Guide was an episode titled "Chuckles Bites The Dust," which first aired in October of 1975, and featured the death of Chuckles the Clown by elephant-crushing (and much subsequent black humor). "Chuckles Bites The Dust" was an episode of what popular television sitcom?

THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW

The character played by Chris Noth in the television series "Sex and the City" was referred to in the series by what name?

MR. BIG

What was the infamous favorite beverage of Laverne De Fazio on the television sitcom Laverne & Shirley?

MILK AND PEPSI

Of the ten daytime soap operas currently airing on major American network television, three are on the ABC network. Name any two of the three.

ALL MY CHILDREN, GENERAL HOSPITAL, ONE LIFE TO LIVE

Identify the comic who hosts the NBC prime-time game show 1 vs. 100.

BOB SAGET

On Seinfeld, at one point Elaine is dating a person who has the same name as what serial killer?

JOEL RIFKIN

Name the last three women (including the current one) who have served as principal co-anchor of the NBC morning show Today.

MEREDITH VIEIRA, KATIE COURIC, DEBORAH NORVILLE

Name the show, which ran from 1974-79, that was a spinoff of a show that was a spinoff of All in the Family.

GOOD TIMES

From 2001 to 2003, this Desperate Housewivesstar appeared on the soap opera The Young and the Restless.

EVA LONGORIA

Who plays Andy Millman in the BBC/HBO comedy series Extras?

RICKY GERVAIS

"As the Stomach Turns", "Went with the Wind", and "The Family" were all famous recurring sketches from what television variety show?

THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW

This country crooner played the title character in the Pax television network series Doc.

BILLY RAY CYRUS

What was Elaine's last name on Seinfeld?

BENES

Russell Johnson and Dawn Wells achieved their greatest fame playing what characters from what television show of the 1960s (name the characters and the show).

THE PROFESSOR AND MARY ANN, GILLIGAN'S ISLAND

This man is currently slated to replace Jay Leno as the host of NBC's The Tonight Show when Leno retires from the show in 2009.

CONAN O'BRIEN

This is a photograph of the cast of what police drama television series?

21 JUMP STREET

Bunim/Murray Productions is a company which primarily produces television shows which can be categorized into which genre of TV programming?

REALITY

Name two of the three children of Giovanni and Livia Soprano on the HBO drama The Sopranos.

TONY, JANICE, BARBARA

What is the name of the sitcom currently running on the Disney Channel which stars a former member of the cast of The Cosby Show?

THAT'S SO RAVEN

This television series about a dysfunctional Chicago family, whose run concluded in 1997, remains today the longest-running live-action sitcom ever to appear on the FOX network (surpassed only by The Simpson among all FOX sitcoms).

MARRIEDŠ WITH CHILDREN

On the game show The Price is Right, twice per show contestants who have played pricing games face off by spinning a big wheel having twenty sections marked $0.05 to $1.00, with the player closest to $1.00 after two spins (without going over) moving on the the final portion of the program. What is the name given by the show to this wheel-spinning segment of the program?

SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN

What is the name of the character played by Kristin Davis on the television series Sex and the City?

CHARLOTTE

This 1960s CBS television program followed the goings-on at the Shady Rest Hotel in the fictional rural town of Hooterville.

PETTICOAT JUNCTION

The high school that provided the setting for the 70s sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter was named after what ill-regarded U.S. President?

JAMES BUCHANAN

This newswoman is the longest-serving female correspondent on the CBS news program 60 Minutes, having served on the show for 16 seasons.

LESLEY STAHL

Identify the game show hot and panelist pictured here.

ALLEN LUDDEN

What is the name of the fictional paper company which provides the setting for the American version of the television comedy series The Office?

DUNDER-MIFFLIN

This woman, Oprah Winfrey's best friend (according to Oprah) and frequent companion, is editor-at-large for O, The Oprah Magazine and co-host of "Oprah & Friends" on XM Satellite Radio.

GAYLE KING

Michael Chiklis stars in this FX network television series about corrupt police officers in an experimental division of the Los Angeles Police Department called "The Strike Team."

THE SHIELD

This fictional town provides the setting for the ABC daytime drama series General Hospital, and also provided the title for a now cancelled spin-off series.

PORT CHARLES

The hit television series Happy Days was first introduced on television as an episode of what comedy anthology series, which aired on ABC from 1969 to 1974? The series featured unrelated episodes each week with a romantic comedy spin, with the same actors (including 70s favorites and game show staples Jo Anne Worley and Mary Ann Mobley) playing different characters in many episodes.

LOVE, AMERICAN STYLE

From its inception in 1952, this city was the home of the television show American Bandstand (originally Bandstand, before going national) before moving production to Los Angeles in 1964.

PHILADELPHIA

Who was recently tapped as the replacement for the retiring Bob Barker as the host of the long-running game show The Price is Right?

DREW CAREY

Identify the fictional television private investigator from the 1970s who drove a Pontiac Firebird, served time at San Quentin prison before being pardoned, and lived in a dilapidated mobile home.

JIM ROCKFORD

Among the many memorable characters of this member of Monty Python's Flying Circus are the funny walker, the Cheese Shop customer, and the pet shop customer who inquires about a seemingly dead parrot.

JOHN CLEESE

On Friday, August 17, 2007, 17.2 million viewers tuned in to watch this made-for-television movie, making it the #1 show of the week, the most-watched telecast of any kind since the finales of American Idol and Gray's Anatomy three months earlier, and the most-watched telecast on basic cable in history.

HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2

The television station WGBH, whose call letters stand for "Great Blue Hill" (the location of its FM transmitter and original TV transmitter), is a PBS affiliate which produces the well-known programs NOVA, Frontline, American Experience, This Old House. What city is the home of WGBH?

BOSTON

Name the actor who has appeared in three series which have won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series: L.A. Law, NYPD Blue, and The West Wing.

JIMMY SMITS

What is the major significance of the television shows Duet, MarriedÉwith Children, Mr. President, and The Tracy Ullmann Show?

THE FIRST PRIMETIME SHOWS ON THE FOX NETWORK

A health tonic called "Vitameatavegamin" plays a prominent role in a classic episode from what television series?

I LOVE LUCY

According to the ratings from Nielsen Media Research, this program has been the top-rated television series in the United States for the past three years (2005-2007).

AMERICAN IDOL

After graduation from Harvard, future late night talk show host Conan O'Brien moved to Los Angeles to take his first professional comedy job writing for this satirical sketch comedy series that was running at the time on HBO, and was famous for Sniglets.

NOT NECESSARILY THE NEWS

Identify this cartoon character.

ATOM ANT

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm were both contestants (though not at the same time) on what game show, which was hosted by Jim Lange and prominently featured the music of Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass?

THE DATING GAME

From 1948 to 1971, this television program appeared on the CBS network every Sunday evening at 8:00 (Eastern and Pacific).

THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW

What was the name of the fictional pub frequented often by the characters of Three's Company?

REGAL BEAGLE

Name the currently running American television series which was created by Marc Cherry, and prominently features apples in its opening credits sequence.

DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES

First broadcast in 1992, this television show is the longest-running program in MTV history.

THE REAL WORLD

From 1950 to 1967, John Charles Daly hosted what game show, which remains today the longest-running game show in the history of prime time network television?

WHAT'S MY LINE?

The Former Harry Stone, Once in Love with Harry, and Bull's Baby are episode titles from the first season of what television sitcom?

NIGHT COURT

This is a photograph of the cast of what television sitcom?

TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT

Identify this newswoman.

HODA KOTB

What was the name of the fictional coffee shop that provided the setting for many of the scenes in the NBC sitcom Friends?

CENTRAL PERK

What was the name of the sassy neighbor across the hall in the 1970s sitcom Good Times?

WILLONA WOODS

The television series Monk is set in what American city?

SAN FRANCISCO

A nearly complete recording of the Phil Collins song "In the Air Tonight" was famously featured in the pilot episode of what television police drama?

MIAMI VICE

In 1992, this woman filed a lawsuit against the Fox Broadcasting Company, claiming that her show was the source of the success of the television series The Simpsons (a claim that was rejected by the courts).

TRACEY ULLMAN

In 1984, an Ohioan named Michael Larson won over $110,000 in cash and prizes on what game show, a feat he was able to accomplish by memorizing the patterns used on the show's game board?

PRESS YOUR LUCK

Dr. Teeth was the name of the leader of the house band for what television series"?

THE MUPPET SHOW

What is the name of the adult-oriented television network which shares channel space with Cartoon Network, and broadcasts various programs including Metalocalypse, Robot Chicken, Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, and Moral Orel?

ADULT SWIM

The list of current correspondents for the CBS News program 60 Minutes (not including part-timers Lara Logan, Katie Couric, and Anderson Cooper and Correspondent Emeritus Mike Wallace) includes Morley Safer , Harry Smith, Steve Kroft, Lesley Stahl, Scott Pelley, and what other person?

BOB SIMON

This photograph is promotional material from what television series?

MYTHBUSTERS

What is the name of the person whose arm is visible in the far left of this television screenshot?

KEN JENNINGS

In the classic A Charlie Brown Christmas, after the kids have decorated Charlie Brown’s tree near the end, what Christmas carol do they all sing?

HARK, THE HERALD ANGELS SING

What was the name of the psychedelic van driven by Scoob and gang in the animated series Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!?

MYSTERY MACHINE

Martin Mull Elementary School, Buddy Cianci Junior High School, and James Woods High School are fictional academic institutions featured in what television series?

FAMILY GUY

An animated television series, which appeared on Saturday mornings on NBC from 1983 to 1985, featured what actor and personality, as the owner of a gym where a group of gymnasts trained and helped the star solve mysteries and fight crime?

MR. T

Alistair Leslie Graham is the real name of a satirical fictional television character better known as whom?

ALI G

The non-profit educational organization Sesame Workshop was, from its formation in 1968 until 2001, known as what?

CHILDREN'S TELEVISION WORKSHOP

Who is the best-known creation of Australian comedian Barry Humphries?

DAME EDNA EVERAGE

The simply but appropriately-titled Chris in the Morning was a fictional radio show that featured prominently in what television series?

NORTHERN EXPOSURE

In addition to playing Tarzan in the 1960s NBC series of the same name, the highlights of actor Ron Ely's television career include the title role in a Doc Savage TV movie, an early 80s gig hosting the Miss America pageant, and a stint during that same period hosting what syndicated game show?

FACE THE MUSIC

The short-lived Aaron Spelling primetime soap Models Inc. was a direct spinoff of what other Spelling series?

MELROSE PLACE

On the television series Leave it to Beaver, what was The Beaver's real first name (the character, not the actor)?

THEODORE

What was the occupation of Jerry Robinson, a character who shared Bob's office suite on the television series The Bob Newhart Show?

ORTHODONTIST/DENTIST

William Frawley portrayed the character of Fred Mertz on I Love Lucy and, later, the character of live-in grandfather/housekeeper Michael Francis "Bub" O'Casey on what other classic sitcom?

MY THREE SONS

The original Charlie's Angels were portrayed by Farrah Fawcett-Majors, Jaclyn Smith, and what other actress?

KATE JACKSON

The critically-acclaimed television series Breaking Bad and Mad Men are among the original programming of what U.S. cable television network?

AMC

Eric Forman, Donna Pinciotti, Steven Hyde, Michael Kelso, Jackie Burkhart, and Fez were the main characters of what television series of the late 90s and 00s?

THAT 70S SHOW

Lamb Chop, a sock puppet sheep who appeared on television on and off for forty years beginning in 1957, was the creation of what comedian and ventriloquist?

SHARI LEWIS

Name the 1970s ABC television series which starred Robert Blake and a cockatoo named Fred.

BARETTA

This late 50s/early 60s television show ran for five seasons, and followed the adventures, individually and in pairs, of brothers Brent, Bart, Bret, and cousin Beau.

MAVERICK

On the evening of August 4, 2009, who posted the following tweet on Twitter?: I’ll miss nurturing all the new talent,but most of all being a part of a show that I helped from day1become an international phenomenon. (sic)

PAULA ABDUL

Using a technique known as the Venus Butterfly, learned from a serial bigamist, Stuart Markowitz was able to impress Ann Kelsey to extreme satisfaction in an episode of what 1980s drama series?

L.A. LAW

Tom Poston, Louis Nye, and Don Knotts all got their starts in television appearing on whose variety show?

STEVE ALLEN

The title character in Dennis the Menace, philanthropist Kim Kardashian's favorite cartoon as a child, had neighbors named George and Martha. What was George and Martha's last name?

WILSON

Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Zachery Ty Bryan, and Taran Noah Smith played siblings on what 1990s television sitcom?

HOME IMPROVEMENT

This is a screenshot from what television series?

CSI: NY

What is the most notable fact television personalities Leanza Cornett, Lee Meriwether, Mary Ann Mobley, and Phyllis George all have in common?

FORMER MISS AMERICAS

Jay McCarroll, Chloe Dao, Jeffrey Sebelia, Christian Siriano, and Leanne Marshall are all former winners on the American version of what reality television competition?

PROJECT RUNWAY

The Hortons, Bradys, and DiMeras, of the fictional American town of Salem, are among the main characters on what television soap opera?

DAYS OF OUR LIVES

This is a promotional photo of the cast of what television series?

THE HILLS

"Oh no, Mrs. Burke! I thought you…you were Dale!" This is a famous line from a 1968 television commercial for what product?

POST GRAPE-NUTS

Seattle Grace Hospital provides the fictional setting for what currently-running television series?

GREY'S ANATOMY

Wally Walrus and Buzz Buzzard were the chief nemeses of what aggressive lunatic cartoon character?

WOODY WOODPECKER

Victoria Barkley, played by Barbara Stanwyck, was the matriarch of the Barkley family (which included children played by Richard Long, Lee Majors, and Linda Evans) on what television Western of the late 1960s?

THE BIG VALLEY

Name this surgeon.

MEHMET OZ