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TODAY QUAD-CITY TIMES OT Wednesday, April 23, 1997 Ol 1 fc i i Hi.i fe.K TV NOTES ABC renews 4 series IS) NTib-olrHnn Qatnrlav nio-ht 'Blue' will be around through '99 Yesterdays winner Bill Grogan, Davenport I tWd.iJi.r-jiniA.nif I lions of kids voted for their favorite celebrities, not only oh. the tube but also in movies, sports and music, as well as their favorite teams, video books and even animals. It's sweeps vs. seasons Even as we look forward to the' conclusion of the second straight Jn 34-week official TV season on Wednesday, May 20, comes word that Nielsen and all the networks except CBS have agreed to a week season in 1997-98. For years, regular TV seasons, had been 30 weeks long, always ending in mid-April, but last year the networks, tired of spending, millions for special programming, in the May ratings sweeps attracted big audiences that didn't count in the season ratings, voted to extend the season through the sweeps.

vj The upcoming season wori'f start until Sept. 22, a week later than last year and three full weeks after Labor Day. This year's 1 sweeps, which get under way Thursday night, got an early start so that the 28-day 6ount wont include Memorial Day, a notori; ously low viewing period. ff Gumbel interviews King Next week, Larry King wilJU mark his 40th year in ing with some special of his "Larry King Live" on Monday, his guest will be Colin Powell, live in Philadelphia fronK; the volunteerism summit. day, first lady Hillary Rodham'? Clinton will chat up Larry live in Washington; Wednesday's guest is to be announced; Bryant Gumbel will host the show," -interviewing Larry on the actual anniversary of his first broadcast" from radio station WAHR in Miami; and Friday, Larry will -tape baseball great Cal Ripken at Camden Yards just before that night's game.

lJ' Saturday night's broadcast will 1 be a taped retrospective of the 40 years. By John Carmody THE WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON ABC Entertainment has renewed four series for next season, including two sitcoms "Spin City" and "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch" from last September's disappointing freshman class. "NYPD Blue," the network's No. 1 drama, received a two-year pickup, taking it through 1998-99. The police show is now in its fourth season.

Also renewed was "The Drew Carey Show," which has become a hit at 8 p.m. on Wednesday nights this past season. All three sitcoms received 22-episode orders for 1997-98, ABC Entertainment announced Monday Over at Fox, an additional 13 episodes of "Pacific Palisades" have been ordered for airing this summer, the network announced. The Wednesday night drama is averaging a 6.4 national Nielsen rating and an 11 percent audience share, which would put it about 98th in the rankings, after just two outings. Kids choose on Nick Among the winners of the 10th annual Kids' Choice Awards on Nickelodeon Sunday night were several TV entries, including Tia and Tamera Mowry, the identical twins on WB's "Sister, Sister," named in the favorite TV actress category for the third straight year.

Tim Allen of ABC's "Home Improvement," was picked as favorite TV actor for the third time, and his sitcom was named favorite TV show. Nickelodeon's own "Rugrats" was named the favorite cartoon, while Will Smith, the 1991 Kids' Choice Award winner as favorite TV actor for "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," was inducted into the Kids' Choice Hall of Fame. The 90-minute live broadcast from Los Angeles was seen on 6:00 6:30 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 I 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 News Seinfeld: The Nanny Movie: "Presumed Innocent (1990, Mystery) Harrison Ford, News 10:35 Late Show With 11:35 Late The Library. (cc) Brian Dennehy. A married prosecutor is charged with the murder of David Letterman: Late Show WHBF A (cc) his seductive colleague.

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The couple called it quits in February after five years together, and Lonstein, a senior at the University of California at Los Angeles, headed back to her family in New York, the paper said. The Post got friends of the 42-year-old entertainer to confirm the breakup after photos surfaced in the Globe newspaper last week Mil Seinfeld the hit NBC sitcom "Seinfeld" began dating' Lonstein when she was 16. "1" TODAY in music birthdays Movte: "Kids" (1995) ft 8:45 Movie: "Dark Breed" (cc) Movie: "Razorback" (1984, Horror) (cc) Hmax! 5:00 Movie: "Gung Ho" Movie: "Beyond Desire" (cc) Movie: "Vegas in Space" ft "Eye for an Eye" MAX 2 4:15 Movie Movie: "Almost Dead" ft Movie: "Maximum Risk" (1996) ft (cc) Movie: "Maximum Risk" (1996) ft (cc) REQ 1 Movie: "Maximum Risk" (1996) ft (cc) I "Last Man Standing" Movie: "Last Man Standing" ft (cc) REQ4 Movie: "Last Man Standing" ft (cc) 5:00 "Last Man Movie 'In the Presence of Mine Enemies" 1 10:40 Poltergeist (cc) Movie: "Leaving Las Vegas" ft (cc) SHOW 5:00 Movie: "Tap" Movie 9:45 Movie: "One Night Stand" Movie: "Home for the Holidays" ft (cc) 4:50 Movie 6:20 Movie: "Baby-Sitters Club" LJTMC Brown 11:30 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 I 10:00 I 10:30 I 11:00 6:00 6:30 I 7:00 Actor David. Blrney, 58; actor Lee Majors Million Dollar 57; actress Sandra Dee, 55; actress Blair Brown The Days and Nights of Molly 49; actress Joyce DeWitt 48; actress Judy Davis, 42; actress Jan Hooks, 40; actress Valerie Bertinelli, 37; rock musician What's best tonight 1991 Punk rock forerunner Johnny Thunder dies of a drug overdose in New Orleans at age 38. 1981 Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins give a live performance in West Germany that is released as the LP 'The Survivors." 1979 No.

1 Billboard Pop Hit: "Heart of Glass," Blondie. When the song hits No. 1, Andy Warhol throws a party for the group at Studio 54 in New York. 1975 Badfinger's Pete Ham commits suicide by hanging himself in his London garage. 1958 No.

1 Billboard Pop Hit: "Witch Doctor," David Seville. Seville later creates the Chipmunks, which hit No. 1 in 1958 with 'The Chipmunk Song." 1956 Elvis Presley plays Las Vegas, for the first time. Reaction is poor, and he plays only one week of a two-week engagement. 1936 Roy Orbison is born in Vernon, Texas.

His biggest hit Is "Oh, Pretty Woman," which stays at No. 1 for three weeks in 1964. He is Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame In 1 987 and dies of a heart attack on Dec. 6, 1988, in Madison, Tenn. 4 V5 Bertinelli i vr George Strait, left, Jeff Foxworthy and Crystal Bernard jiost "The 32nd Annual Academy Gen of Jesus Jones, 33.

existence a period that has fostered rapid growth of the medium, as proven by the current proliferation of cable networks this special recalls many of the landmark moments in TV history, introduced by numerous stars. 7:30 p.m., "Presumed Innocent" Scott Turow's besl-seller makes for a riveting 1990 film, with Harrison Ford as a prosecutor suspected of killing his colleague and extramarital lover (Greta Scacchi). Director Alan J. Pakula who also worked with Ford on "The Devil's Own" draws superb work from Bonnie Bedelia as Ford's wife and Paul Winficld as the presiding judge; Raul Julia and Brian Dennehy also star. 7 p.m., The 32nd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards George Strait, Jeff Foxworthy and "Wings" co-star Crystal Bernard (now a singing star herself) preside over the yearly ceremony, presented from Los Angeles' Universal Amphitheatre.

Among the many artists slated to perform during the event: Clint Black, Brooks Dunn, Deana Carter, Vince Gill, Tracy Lawrence, Patty Loveless, Reba McEnlire, and LeAnn Rimes. 7 p.m., BHD Fifty Years of Television: The Television Academy's Golden Anniversary The Television Academy of Arts and Sciences is the organization that hands out the annual Emmy Awards, and as it marks its first half-century of i -1 WZ23ZSE" of Country Solution: Music Awards, at 7 p.m. on KWQCCh. 6. Around the world cruise IB rroresalanai uesign siail txponencea insiai laiiun thrown ii Vv it bCIi.i I.

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