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2002:12:10:14:50:56 TELEVISION RADIO CALENDAR E13 LOSANGELESTIMES ON 2 SCREENS IN STADIUM SEATING POTTER 2 (PG) DIGITAL (11:00 12:00 2:30 3:30) 6:05 7:00 9:30 ROBERT DE NIRO BILLY CRYSTAL THAT (R) DIGITAL (11:45 2:15 4:55) 7:40 10:15 DIE ANOTHER DAY (PG-13) DIGITAL (11:20 12:15 2:25 3:45 5:15) 7:00 8:15 10:05 ADAM SANDLER CRAZY NIGHTS (PG-13) DIGITAL (11:15 1:20 3:25 5:30) 7:30 9:55 WALT DISNEY PRESENTS PLANET (PG) DIGITAL (12:10 2:35 5:00) 7:25 9:45 GEORGE CLOONEY NATASCHA MCELHONE (PG-13) DIGITAL (11:00 1:50 4:40) 7:30 10:20 TIM ALLEN ELIZABETH MITCHELL THE SANTA CLAUSE 2 (G) DIGITAL (11:15 1:45 4:25) 7:15 9:50 KEVIN KLINE PATRICK DEMPSEY THE CLUB (PG-13) DIGITAL (11:10 1:40 4:20) 7:05 9:40 ICE CUBE MIKE EPPS THE FRIDAY AFTER NEXT (R) DIGITAL (11:25 1:30 3:35 5:40) 7:55 10:15 THE RING (PG-13) DIGITAL (2:10 4:50) 7:35 (SEP) EXTREME OPS (PG-13) DIGITAL (11:30) 10:10 ROBERT DE NIRO BILLY CRYSTAL THAT (R) DIGITAL (10 AM 12:20 2:40 5:10) 7:50 10:35 JOHN LEGUIZAMO DENISE RICHARDS EMPIRE (R) DIGITAL (11 AM 1:45 4:45) 7:40 10:10 CRAZY NIGHTS (PG-13) DIGITAL (10:15 AM 12:15 2:20 4:20) 6:20 8:20 10:25 TIM ALLEN JUDGE REINHOLD THE SANTA CLAUSE 2 (G) DIGITAL (10:55 1:30 4:00) 7:05 9:35 TREASURE PLANET (PG) DIGITAL (10:05 AM 10:40 AM 12:30 1:10 2:30 5:05 5:45) 7:30 9:50 DIE ANOTHER DAY (PG-13) DIGITAL (10:10 AM 11:15 1:05 2:15 4:05 5:15) 7:10 8:15 10:10 PM POTTER 2 (PG) DIGITAL (10AM 12:00 1:30 3:30 5:00) 7:00 8:30 10:30 NAOMI WATTS THE RING (PG-13) DIGITAL (11:20 2:00 4:35) 7:35 10:20 EMINEM KIM BASSINGER 8 MILE (R) DIGITAL 8:00 PM 10:40 PM ONLY DEVON SAWA RUFUS SEWELL EXTREME OPS (PG-13) DIGITAL (10:50 AM) 10:15 PM ONLY ICE CUBE MIKE EPPS FRIDAY AFTER NEXT (R) DIGITAL (10:45 AM 1:00 3:05 5:20) 7:45 10:05 GEORGE CLOONEY NATASCHA MCELHONE SOLARIS (PG-13) DIGITAL (10:30 AM 1:25 4:30) 7:25 10:25 WES CRAVEN PRESENTS: THEY (PG-13) DIGITAL (1:00 3:10 5:25) 7:55 3871265 1210 ROBERT DE NIRO BILLY CRYSTAL THAT (R) DIGITAL (12:15 2:40 5:00) 7:25 9:50 PIERCE BROSNAN HALLE BERRY DIE ANOTHER DAY (PG-13) DIGITAL (12:10 3:45) 7:15 10:15 WALT DISNEY PRESENTS PLANET (PG) DIGITAL (12:00 2:20 4:50) 7:10 9:30 SHOWING ON 2 SCREENS POTTER 2 (PG) DIGITAL (12:00 1:00 3:30 4:30) 7:00 8:00 ICE CUBE MIKE EPPS FRIDAY AFTER NEXT (R) DIGITAL (11:25 1:30 3:35 5:40) 7:55 10:05 LAURA REGAN MARC BLUCAS THEY (PG-13) DIGITAL (12:30 2:50 5:15) 7:35 10:00 TIM ALLEN SANTA CLAUSE 2 (G) DIGITAL (11:40 2:05 4:30) 7:05 9:40 NAOMI WATTS THE RING (PG-13) DIGITAL (11:50 2:35 5:05) 7:40 10:10 GEORGE CLOONEY (R) DIGITAL (11:15 2:00 4:40) 7:30 10:20 ROBERT DE NIRO BILLY CRYSTAL THAT (R) DIGITAL (11:30 2:15 4:50) 7:40 ADAM SANDLER CRAZY NIGHTS (PG-13) DIGITAL (11:45 2:00 4:05) 6:10 8:10 WALT DISNEY PRESENTS PLANET (PG-13) DIGITAL (11:40 2:10 4:40) 7:15 PIERCE BROSNAN HALLE BERRY DIE ANOTHER DAY (PG-13) DIGITAL (12:15 3:40) 7:30 DANIEL RADCLIFFE KENNETH BRANAGH POTTER II (PG) DIGITAL (12:00 1:00 3:30 4:30) 7:00 8:00 (LFX) LARGE FORMAT EXPERIENCE WALT DISNEY PRESENTS IN (LFX) PLANET (PG) DIGITAL (12:30 2:55 5:10) 7:30 9:50 ROBERT DE NIRO BILLY CRYSTAL THAT (R) DIGITAL (12:15 2:40 4:45) 8:00 10:05 JOHN LEGUIZAMO DENISE RICHARDS EMPIRE (R) DIGITAL (11:45 2:20 4:45) 8:00 10:05 GEORGE CLOONEY NATASCHA MCELHONE SOLARIS (PG-13) DIGITAL (11:00 2:00 4:50) 7:45 10:30 ADAM CRAZY NIGHTS (PG-13) DIGITAL (11:00 1:10 3:10 5:30) 7:40 9:40 ON 2 SCREENS DIE ANOTHER DAY (PG-13) DIGITAL (12:30 1:25 3:45 4:30) 7:15 7:50 10:15 POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS (PG) DIGITAL (12:00 1:30 3:30 5:00) 7:00 8:30 EXTREME OPS (PG-13) DIGITAL (11:30 10:25) (SEP) 8 MILE (R) DIGITAL (2:15 5:15) 7:55 TIM ALLEN THE SANTA CLAUSE 2 (G) DIGITAL (11:15 1:50 4:25) 7:05 9:35 WES CRAVEN PRESENTS: THEY (PG-13) DIGITAL (11:20 4:40) 10:20 (SEP) THE RING (PG-13) DIGITAL (2:05) 7:25 GiveGreen! 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It might be a counting riddle, a call to recap the steps needed to get from Point A to Point or just a nudge for kids to pitch in on a song or dance. And the fact that Dora is a bilingual member of a Latino household adds a neat little spin on learning activities that are rather skillfully disguised as gentle fun. The show, created by Chris Gifford, Valerie Walsh and Eric Weiner, airs in back-to-back episodes from 11 a.m. to noon weekdays on Nick but tonight at 8, little Dora and her friends get their shot at the big time with a half-hour Christmas special, Present for Although all the episodes are primarily in English, Dora always tosses in a handful of Spanish words and phrases that help but build bilingual skills in young viewers. Even Santa drops a little Spanish on his visitors tonight and rewards them for playing along by delivering a swinging version of sung by guest voice Howie Dorough of the Backstreet Boys.

With an avalanche of Christmas programming aimed at folks who no longer have feet in their pajamas, nice to know that the small fry can still count on Dora. TUNED IN Dora gives kids early Nickelodeon ADVENTURE: Dora the Explorer and her pet monkey, Boots, offer little ones a bilingual treat tonight on Nick. TIPS FOR TODAY 7 a.m. today-5 p.m. Best of the American Songbook: Commercial-free broadcast of standards over the next three days includes two Frank Sinatra songs per hour as a birthday tribute to the singer, KSUR (1260).

p.m.—Masterpiece of the Day: Respighi Airs and Dances for the Lute: Suite No. Neville Marriner conducts the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra), KMZT-FM (105.1). p.m.—Talk of the City With Kitty Felde: California Cabins and p.m.), KPCC- FM (89.3). DRAMA-COMEDY FAMILY p.m., a.m.—Have Gun, Will Travel: Paladin (John Dehner) protects peace-loving citizens (originally broadcast June 21, 1959), KNX (1070). CLASSICAL 7 p.m.-midnight—Jim Svejda: Ryba Christmas Czech Madri- galists) p.m.), KUSC-FM (91.5).

POP-COUNTRY FOLK-JAZZ 6-9 a.m.—Sinbad Friends, KHHT- FM (92.3). 8-10 p.m.—Rhapsody in Black, doo-wop, KPFK-FM (90.7). Radio SERIES Friendly neighbor: Comedian Don Rickles helps Bernie break his low-cholesterol diet on Bernie Mac (8 p.m. Fox). J.Lo: Jennifer Lopez is profiled on With Jules (10 p.m.

SPECIALS Tickled pink: Kelly Ripa teaches Elmo about shared aspects of Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa on World: Happy (3 p.m. KCET). Just like starting over: On (9 p.m. ABC), a plastic surgeon, a dentist, an eye surgeon and fitness experts help three participants. MOVIES Stage-struck: Aboy (Lenny Baker) leaves his doting mother (Shelley Winters) seeking fame and fortune in Stop, Greenwich (9 a.m.

AMC). Hall-of-fame running back: In Brown: (10:30 p.m. HBO) filmmaker Spike Lee profiles the athlete and social activist. SPORTS Hockey: The Kings visit the Dallas Stars (5:30 p.m. FSN) and the Mighty Ducks play host to the Washington Capitals (7:30 p.m.

FSN2). Highlights The Early Show Jennifer Lopez. 7 a.m. KCBS Today Sarah Hughes; Mariah Carey. 7 a.m.

KNBC KTLA Morning News Paul Lasley; Vonda Shepherd. 7 a.m. KTLA Late Show With David Letterman Barry Sonnenfeld. 11:35 p.m. KCBS The Tonight Show With Jay Leno Dennis Quaid; John Rzeznik.

11:35 p.m. KNBC The Late Late Show With Craig Kilborn Anthony LaPaglia; Christine Baranski; Dane Cook. 12:35 a.m. KCBS Late Night With Conan Al Gore; Bruce Springsteen and the Street Band. 12:35 a.m.

KNBC Listings include talk shows that provide aguest list. Talk Shows National Nielsen Viewership Here are the rankings for national prime- time network television last week (Dec. 2-8) as compiled by Nielsen Media Research. They are based on the average num- ber of people who watched a program from start to finish. Nielsen estimates there are 272.04 million potential viewers in the U.S.

age 2 and older. Viewership is listed in millions. Program Network View- ersProgram Network Viewers 1 CSICBS29.74 2 FriendsNBC25.42 3 ERNBC23.92 4 Survivor: ThailandCBS21.39 5 Primetime 6 ScrubsNBC19.50 7 Will GraceNBC19.32 8 Monday Night FootballABC18.30 9 Law Order: SVUNBC16.22 10 Law OrderNBC15.88 11 Good Morning MiamiNBC15.58 12 Everybody Loves RaymondCBS15.11 13 60 MinutesCBS14.36 14 The SimpsonsFOX13.18 15 Fear FactorNBC12.80 16 Third WatchNBC12.70 17 My Wife KidsABC12.64 18 Still StandingCBS12.63 19 NFL Monday ShowcaseABC12.48 20 Rockefeller NBC12.16 21 Law Order: Criminal IntentNBC12.15 22 Without a TraceCBS12.02 23 Crossing JordanNBC11.78 24 CSI: MiamiCBS11.65 25 Brown 26 King of QueensCBS11.45 27 George LopezABC11.33 28 Boston PublicFOX11.32 29 24FOX11.13 30 The Practice ABC11.02 Presents: The CBS11.02 32 Yes, DearCBS10.96 33 8Simple RulesABC10.90 34 King of the HillFOX10.84 35 FrasierNBC10.83 36 The West WingNBC10.77 37 BeckerCBS10.71 38 Dateline NBC 39 Dateline NBC 40 60 Minutes IICBS10.19 41 That ShowFOX10.17 42 ProvidenceNBC10.15 43 According to JimABC10.04 44 King of Queens 45 King of the Kill (7:40 p.m.)FOX10.02 46 NYPD BlueABC9.95 47 BoomtownNBC9.78 48 In-Laws (9:30 p.m.)NBC9.57 49 Malcolm in the MiddleFOX9.42 50 Most WantedFOX9.27 51 AliasABC9.21 52 HackCBS9.16 53 Dateline NBC 54 Funniest Home VideosABC9.03 55 Amazing Race: 3CBS8.99 56 Cops (8:30 p.m.)FOX8.89 57 Cedric the Entertainer FOX8.71 58 Life With BonnieABC8.59 59 Judging AmyCBS8.54 60 Grounded for LifeFOX8.47 61 The Bernie Mac ShowFOX8.43 62 The GuardianCBS8.18 63 48 Hours InvestigatesCBS8.05 64 Less than PerfectABC7.94 65 Robbery Homicide DivisionCBS7.85 66 a Wonderful 67 68 M.D.sABC7.55 69 JAGCBS7.53 70 Christmas in 72 College Football 73 CopsFOX7.40 74 The DistrictCBS7.32 75 Andy FOX6.89 76 FastlaneFOX6.77 77 King of the Hill (7:30 p.m.)FOX6.75 Primetime ThursdayABC6.75 79 Movie 80 Just Shoot MeNBC6.51 81 The AgencyCBS6.22 82 John DoeFOX6.06 83 MonkABC5.98 84 Christmas NBC5.89 85 WWE 86 Whose Line Is It 87 7th HeavenWB5.17 88 DinotopiaABC5.00 89 The Drew Carey ShowABC4.89 90 Gilmore GirlsWB4.86 91 One on OneUPN4.72 92 GirlfriendUPN4.64 93 SmallvilleWB4.61 94 to Middle 95 The ParkersUPN4.46 96 FuturamaFOX4.21 97 EverwoodWB4.20 98 99 FireflyFOX3.85 100 Sabrina, the Teenage WitchWB3.80 101 CharmedWB3.66 102 Half and HalfUPN3.62 103 Man on 104 the Other 105 Gilmore Girls: BeginningsWB3.30 106 EnterpriseUPN3.16 Family Affair 108 Family AffairWB3.08 109 Buffy the Vampire SlayerUPN2.92 110 Birds of PreyWB2.79 111 AngelWB2.64 112 The Parkers 113 Jamie Kennedy ExperimentWB2.45 Do OverWB2.45 115 Jamie Kennedy (9:30 p.m.)WB2.39 116 Girlfriends 117 The Twilight ZoneUPN1.68 118 Trek: Search for Network Averages Here is the number of viewers (in millions) that each network averaged per hour of prime time, for last week and for the season. Network Last week Season To date NBC12.0312.48 CBS11.1412.94 ABC9.6710.12 FOX7.669.48 WB3.694.70 UPN3.313.97 The major onslaught of holiday specials officially began last week, but it was asomewhat less festive show on pay cable that relatively packed the biggest punch, based on viewing estimates issued Tuesday by Nielsen Media Research. HBO channels totaled 12.5million viewers during extended season finale, about a million below the record the pay service set when the show began its fourth season in September.

That was still good enough to win the time period an impressive feat, given that HBO is received by only about a third of U.S. homes although fair to note that Criminal was a rerun. With such specials as in Rockefeller and a Wonderful augmenting series regulars, NBC won its second week this season in overall viewing and enjoyed its widest victory margin among the young adults that advertisers seek. ABC delivered the biggest newsmagazine audience in more than a year since then- congressman Gary Condit spoke with Connie Chung with Diane Whitney Houston interview, which ran against a rerun of West Buoyed by the Steven Spielberg miniseries the Sci- Fi Channel for the first time ranked as the most- watched basic cable network, averaging 3.3 million viewers. meanwhile, dropped below its second-season premiere, to 4.2 million viewers on Dec.

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