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E20 CALENDAR LOSANGELESTIMES TELEVISION RADIO 4445438 REGENCY FOOTHILL CINEMA 10 854 E. Alosta Ave. of Alosta Azuza (626)334-6007 ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 (R) 12, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 9:50 RACING STRIPES (PG) 12:30, 2:45, 5:15, 7:20, 9:30 ELEKTRA 12:15, 2:30, 4:45, 7, 9:15 COACH CARTER 1, 4, 7, 9:45 HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS 12:45, 3:15, 5:45, 8:15 THE AVIATOR 1, 4:15, 7:45 MEET THE FOCKERS 12, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 9:50 WHITE NOISE 11:45, 2, 4:30, 7:15, 9:30 FAT ALBERT (PG) 11:45, 5:30 LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS (PG) 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:45, 9:55 NATIONAL TREASURE (PG) 2, 7:45 FLAGSHIP UNIVERSITY VILLAGE 3 3323 S. Hoover(213)748-6321 WHITE NOISE 12, 2:35) 5:10, 7:45, 10:10 ELEKTRA 1:15, 3:30) 5:45, 8:05, 10:25 RACING STRIPES (PG) 2, 4:30) 7, 9:30 Friday Saturday Midnight: GHOST IN THE SHELL WHITTER VILLAGE STADIUM 8 7038 Greenleaf RACING STRIPES (PG) 12:45, 3, 5:10, 7:20, 9:30 THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA 12:30, 3:25, 6:20, 9:10 ELEKTRA 11:40, 1:45, 3:50, 5:55, 8, 10:05 MEET THE FOCKERS 11:50, 2:15, 4:40, 7:05, 9:30 WHITE NOISE 12:20, 2:35, 4:50, 7, 9:10 COACH CARTER 12:15, 3:05, 5:55, 8:45 IN GOOD COMPANY 12, 2:15, 4:30, 6:50, 9:10 ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 (R) 12:05, 2:20, 4:35, 7, 9:20 REGENCY ACADEMY CINEMAS 1003 E. Colorado THE SEA INSIDE 3, 8 BEYOND THE SEA 5:15 WHAT THE BLEEP! DO WE (NR) 5:05, 7:30, 9:45 RAY 3:15, 6:30, 9:30 THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES (R) 2:30, 7:45 THE ASSASSINATION OF RICHARD NIXON (R) 2:30, 4:30, 6:45, 9 SPANGLISH 4, 9:15 KINSEY (R) 5:30 VERA DRAKE (R) 2:40 CLOSER (R) 7 BIANCHI PARAMOUNT STADIUM 11 7770 E.

Rosecrans ARE WE THERE YET? (PG) 10:15, 12:45, 3:15) 5:45, 8:15, 10:45 ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 (R) 11:15, 2, 4:45) 7:30, 10:15 ELEKTRA 12, 2:30) 5, 6:30, 7:30, 9, 10 COACH CARTER 11:15, 12:15, 2:25, 3:25) 5:35, 6:35, 8:45, 9:45 RACING STRIPES (PG) 10:25, 11:25, 1, 2, 3:35, 4:35) 6:10, 7:10, 8:45 OCEAN'S TWELVE 9:45 P.M. IN GOOD COMPANY 11:15, 2, 4:45) 7:30, 10:15 WHITE NOISE 11:20, 2, 4:40) 7:20, 10 FAT ALBERT (PG) 11, 1:30, 4) MEET THE FOCKERS 10:40, 1:30, 4:25) 7:10, 10 HIGHLAND 3 THEATRES 5604 N. Figueroa MEET THE FOCKERS 1, 3:25, 5:50, 8:15 RACING STRIPES (PG) 12:45, 2:50, 5, 7:10, 9:10 WHITE NOISE 12:40, 2:45, 4:50, 7, 9 LAGUNA HILLS MALL CINEMAS El Toro Road at 5 RACING STRIPES (PG) 12:15, 2:25, 4:35, 6:45, 8:50 THE AVIATOR 12:40, 4, 7:20 THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA 12:30, 3:20, 6:10, 9 CINEMA CITY THEATRES 5635 La Palma La Palma and Imperial Hwy, Anaheim Hills RACING STRIPES (PG) 11:45, 12:45, 2, 3, 4:10, 5:10, 6:20, 7:20, 8:25, 9:30, 10:30 MEET THE FOCKERS 11:50, 2:15, 4:40, 7:05, 9:30 OCEAN'S TWELVE 12:15, 2:50, 5:25, 7:55, 10:20 ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 (R) 12:45, 3, 5:15, 7:30, 9:45 THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA 12:30, 3:25, 6:20, 9:10 IN GOOD COMPANY 12, 2:15, 4:30, 6:50, 9:10 WHITE NOISE 12:20, 2:35, 4:50, 7, 9:10 COACH CARTER 11:40, 2:20, 5, 7:40, 10:20 ELEKTRA 11:40, 1:45, 3:50, 5:55, 8, 10:05 THE AVIATOR 11:50, 3:10, 6:30, 9:45 FINDING NEVERLAND (PG) 12:15, 2:30, 4:40, 6:50, 9:05 FAT ALBERT (PG) 11:45, 1:45, 3:45, 5:45, 7:45, 9:45 REGENCY VALLEY PLAZA CINEMAS Victory at Laurel-N Hollywood1-818-760-1966 ARE WE THERE YET? (PG) 12, 1, 2:15, 3:15, 4:30, 5:30, 6:45, 7:45, 9, 9:45 THE AVIATOR 12:45, 4:15, 8 FINDING NEVERLAND (PG) 12:30, 2:45, 5:15, 7:30, 9:40 HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS 12, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 9:50 SPANGLISH 12:15, 5:45 THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES (R) 3, 8:30 EGYPTIAN THEATRE 6712 Hollywood HARRY AND MAX (NR) 7:30 AERO THEATRE 1328 Montana 466-FILM TWILIGHT OF THE ICE NYMPHS (NR) 7:30 WAITING FOR TWILIGHT (NR) SILVER CINEMAS NORWALK 8 13917 Pioneer 804-5615 SAW (R) 1:40, 3:40, 5:40, 7:35, 9:25 SEED OF CHUCKY (R) 12:40, 2:40, 4:40, 5:40, 9:40 SHALL WE DANCE? 3:05, 7:45, 9:55 BRIDGET JONES: THE EDGE OF REASON (R) 12:50, 5:25 CHRISTMAS WITH THE KRANKS (PG) 1:20, 3:20, 5:20, 7:20, 9:20 TAXI 1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 7:30, 9:30 THE GRUDGE 1:50, 3:50, 5:50, 7:50, 9:50 SHARK TALE IMAX (PG) 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 LADDER 49 1:10, 6:40 ALEXANDER (R) 3:25, 8:45 REGENCY TEMPLE CITY CINEMAS Rosemead at Las Tunas(626) 309-1333 ARE WE THERE YET? (PG) 1, 3:15, 5:30, 7:45, 9:45 ELEKTRA 12:15, 2:30, 4:45, 7, 9:15 RACING STRIPES (PG) 12:30, 2:45, 5:15, 7:15, 9:30 MEET THE FOCKERS 12, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 10 THE MAJESTIC CREST 1262 Westwood FINDING NEVERLAND (PG) 12:45, 3, 5:15, 7:30, 9:45 $1 Before 6pm All Shows On Tue, $1.50 After 6pm LA MIRADA DOLLAR MOVIES 7 15296 Rosecrans SAW (R) 12:35, 2:55, 5, 7:20, 9:35 ALEXANDER (R) 1, 4:25, 7:45 CHRISTMAS WITH THE KRANKS (PG) 12:30, 2:45, 5, 7:15, 9:30 SHARK TALE (PG) 12:45, 2:55, 4:55, 7:05, 9:05 RAY 1:15, 4:30, 7:45 LADDER 49 12:50, 7:10 FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS 4, 9:40 THE GRUDGE 12:40, 2:45, 5:05, 7, 9:15 $1 Before 6pm All Shows On Tue, $1.50 After 6pm BROOKHURST DOLLAR MOVIES 4 2299 West Ball 778-8804 CHRISTMAS WITH THE KRANKS (PG) 1:10, 3:15, 5:20, 7:25, 9:35 THE GRUDGE 1:15, 3:20, 5:25, 7:30, 9:40 SHARK TALE (PG) 1:05, 3, 5, 7:10, 9:05 SAW (R) 4:05, 9:55 RAY 1, 7 Times for only 2005 CHINO CHINOSPECTRUM MARKETPLACE 12 3750 Grand Avenue 909-628-1500 $ATM DOWNEY DOWNEYCINEMA12 8200 3rd St. Corner of 3rd St. and New Ave.

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Or log on to www.myaccount.latimes.com 04TIE051 Pick upyour life on Thursdays. THE ALTERNATIVES Southern guide to offbeat urban adventures. Every Thursday Calendar Weekend Here are the rankings for national prime-time network television last week (Jan. 17-23) as compiled by Nielsen Media Research. They are based on the average number of people who watched a program from start to finish.

Nielsen estimates there are 277.93 million potential viewers in the U.S. age 2 and older. Viewership is listed in millions. Program Network View- ersProgram Network Viewers 1 Championship: CBS44.33 2 American Idol 3 American Idol 4 Desperate HousewivesABC25.95 5 --------------------------------------------6 Numb3rsCBS24.92 7 CSI: MiamiCBS22.04 8 LostABC19.69 9 Everybody Loves Raymond CBS19.24 10 CSICBS19.03 --------------------------------------------11 ERNBC18.82 12 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition ABC18.29 13 Two and a Half MenCBS18.14 14 Apprentice 3NBC15.55 15 Law Order: SVUNBC15.34 --------------------------------------------Boston LegalABC15.34 17 Law OrderNBC15.12 18 NCISCBS14.53 19 MediumNBC14.44 20 Without a TraceCBS13.62 --------------------------------------------21 AliasABC13.21 22 Las VegasNBC12.64 23 JoeyNBC12.54 24 King of QueensCBS12.12 25 CSI --------------------------------------------26 Fear FactorNBC11.57 27 Judging AmyCBS11.53 28 24FOX11.51 29 Dateline: NBC 30 Point Pleasant --------------------------------------------31 Law Order: SVU 32 Dateline: NBC 33 Still StandingCBS11.08 34 West WingNBC10.92 35 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition: They Do That? ABC10.72 --------------------------------------------36 Amazing Race: 6CBS10.61 37 CSI: NYCBS10.49 38 Listen UpCBS10.07 39 SupernannyABC9.97 40 Third WatchNBC9.91 --------------------------------------------41 Wife SwapABC9.77 42 Law Order: 43 Law Order: Criminal Intent (Sat.) NBC9.34 44 Center of the UniverseCBS9.32 45 According to JimABC9.11 --------------------------------------------46 NYPD BlueABC9.00 47 JAGCBS8.60 48 Funniest Home Videos ABC8.41 49 50 The BacheloretteABC8.33 --------------------------------------------51 Biggest LoserNBC8.26 52 The O.C.FOX7.87 The SimpsonsFOX7.87 54 Hope FaithABC7.86 55 Most WantedFOX7.80 --------------------------------------------56 60 Minutes WednesdayCBS7.78 57 Wickedly PerfectCBS7.76 58 Trading SpousesFOX7.67 59 Crimetime SaturdayCBS7.62 60 RodneyABC7.55 --------------------------------------------61 8 Simple RulesABC7.49 62 Cops (8:30 p.m.)FOX7.47 63 American DreamsNBC7.38 64 Less Than PerfectABC7.22 65 Medical InvestigationNBC7.19 --------------------------------------------66 CopsFOX6.88 67 68 ScrubsNBC6.52 69 Desperate Housewives (Sat.) ABC6.47 70 --------------------------------------------71 My Wife and KidsABC6.26 72 Complete SavagesABC6.13 73 The Simpsons (9:30 p.m.) FOX6.06 74 George LopezABC6.02 75 48 Hours Mystery --------------------------------------------76 WWE 77 Joan of ArcadiaCBS5.73 78 CommittedNBC5.67 79 Primetime LiveABC5.56 80 Point Pleasant --------------------------------------------81 48 Hours MysteryCBS5.48 82 King of the HillFOX5.24 Malcolm in the MiddleFOX5.24 84 Arrested DevelopmentFOX5.20 85 Family GuyFOX5.17 --------------------------------------------86 RebaWB5.03 87 Extreme MakeoverABC5.00 88 Bernie Mac (8:30 p.m.)FOX4.88 89 Bernie MacFOX4.69 90 7th Heaven WB4.44 --------------------------------------------91 Jonny ZeroFOX4.29 92 EverwoodWB4.03 93 It 94 Sports Illustrated: Model Search NBC3.88 95 Blue-Collar TVWB3.66 --------------------------------------------96 CharmedWB3.56 97 Life As We Know ItABC3.40 98 GirlfriendsUPN3.39 99 SmallvilleWB3.27 100 One on OneUPN3.08 --------------------------------------------101 Grounded For LifeWB2.96 102 Gilmore GirlsWB2.83 103 What I Like About YouWB2.79 104 Half and HalfUPN2.76 EnterpriseUPN2.76 --------------------------------------------106 Second Time AroundUPN2.62 107 Steve Big TimeWB2.51 108 All of UsUPN2.36 109 Road to StardomUPN2.31 110 Kevin HillUPN2.23 --------------------------------------------111 EveUPN2.11 112 High School ReunionWB1.98 113 Veronica MarsUPN1.92 114 BMOCWB1.76 115 Road to StardomUPN1.63 --------------------------------------------116 SummerlandWB1.14 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 CBS16.3113.06 FOX11.958.78 NBC10.7510.06 ABC10.0110.50 WB3.133.47 UPN3.053.44 though the target moves.

In the first one, the producers put Paris and Nicole on a farm in Arkansas, turned on the cameras and watched to see who would be humiliated more, the red-state folks being mocked or our dull- eyed little rich girl vulgarians not sure, but I think it was a draw). That six-episode arc back at the end of 2003, in which we saw Paris and Nicole forsake their credit cards and cellphones without actually going into rehab, worked because the girls were still innocents as TV characters. Privileged and stupid and vacuous, and maybe even to be partially blamed for the corrosion of our culture, yes, but with one key question, central to this era of ours, left unexamined: Would their gifts work as a TV construct? They would, it turned out, but now Paris and Nicole are all self- aware and overly overexposed, and we no longer have the luxury of being horrified. pre-horrified, and the producers have loaded this third Road aired last summer) with situations that are pre-scripted and pre-vetted and then edited for maximum joke potential. I suppose this be a problem if Fox would just go ahead and call this asitcom, but they They call it reality.

And they call you the rube. Paris and Nicole are on hand, but in the first episode you hardly hear a peep out of either of them unless in the service of a joke, nor do we see them in anything like real time. Jersey a city or a Nicole asks Paris. on a Greyhound bus out of Manhattan bound for the home of a New Jersey family whose lives will be turned upside down (after family members havesigned release forms detailing that theirlives will be turned upside down and met with the writers and producers and maybe even been given some Fox swag who Paris and Nicoleand their 12 pieces of luggage and three dogs arrive, and by now, with the newness of the fish-out-of-water premise played out, like watching Foreigner pull into the Nassau Coliseum on areunion tour (right now, somewhere in Beverly Hills or Bel-Air or Pacific Palisades, two teenage girls are telling each other way more entertaining than Paris and Nicole, and right). The first is at a muffler shop (once again, the ceremonial signing of the release forms happens off camera), and Paris and Nicole quickly make nuisances of themselves.

Nicole backs a Honda into the fender of another car, twice. Pointing under the hood of a car whose oil they have to change, Paris asks, the In the comedy business, this is known as a call-back, for in the first Paris asked, are wells and a There is one good exchange between them, when Paris and Nicole are about to perform an oil change and Paris asks her of their faux-jobs, is this blue collar or white think blue Nicole replies. white Paris asks. like, Nicole says. Staying in the moment of a show like this, or Os- (remember them?) or the Jessica Simpson-Nick Lachey show which both start up again this week, involves believing the stars and producers are still unaware of what they have on their hands, exactly.

Only then does the show give off the sense of spontaneity and freakishness (see: that these shows need to have. But once they become popular and recognized and talked about once they become known to both the participants and the audience the whole thing tends to devolve into the kind of reflexive self-mockery that makes you think, Michael Yarish Associated Press FUNEREAL: Paris Hilton, left, and Nicole Richie get a quick course on the workaday world of a mortuary. Life: now running on empty from Page E1 Prime-Time TV Rankings From Associated Press Another week, another ratings win for CBS, which drew more than 44 million viewers for its AFC Championship game Sunday night, then got a big audience for its new drama, which followed. The football game, pitting the New England Patriots against the Pittsburgh Steelers, was the most-watched broadcast of the season. this week moves to its regular Friday slot) was the most- watched premiere.

In the first 18 weeks of the season, CBS has been first in overall prime-time viewers 16 times. But Fox also had plenty to smile about, with the return of season premiere (with 33.6 million viewers) ranked second and edition was third. Together, they helped lift Fox to runner-up status for the viewers overall, according to Nielsen Media Research. Meanwhile, NBC was shut out of the top 10 shows, with the third-season return of ranking 14th. ABC was represented in the top 10 by its freshman dramas (No.4) and (No.8).

For the week, CBS averaged 16.3 million viewers per prime- time hour, while Fox had 12 million viewers. NBC averaged 10.8 million viewers and ABC 10 million viewers. The WB had 3.13 million viewers, UPN 3.05 million viewers and Pax TV 700,000 viewers. took another win in the evening news race, averaging 11.5 million viewers. News had 10.4 million viewers and CBS Evening 8 million viewers.

Football and help CBS win again; Fox is second Where: Fox When: 9-10 p.m. Ratings: TV-PG-DL (may be unsuitable for children under the age of 14, with advisories for suggestive dialogue and coarse language) Paris Hilton Nicole Richie Executive producer Jonathan Murray. Simple Life:.