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The Salt Lake Tribune TV FEATURES Thursday February 26 1998 ASIMOV quiz New Provo Station May Bring Back SNL by Spring TALK SHOWS TELEVISION FRIME-TIMERATINGSi Take Isaac Asimovs Super Quiz to a PhD Score 1 point for each correct answer on the Freshman Level 2 points on the Graduate Level and 3 points on the PhD Level Top 10 tv shows Subject: POLITICAL TERMS For the week of Feb 16-23 02-26-B No of homes No of homes Network rating IWOIympics-Frl(S) CBS 23 2 227 Network rating 660 Minutes CBS 140 FRESHMAN LEVEL 1 The belief that a nations best interests are served by minimizing its foreign involvement Answer 146 Olympics -Wed (S) CBS 207 20 2 2 3 Oprah Winfrey: Wedd ABC 168 164 2 Legislation banning commerce on Sunday for religious reasons Answer 7 a a 10 Seinfeld NBC 15 0 147 4 5 WOIympics-Mon(S) CBS 14 9 14 6 3 Long speeches to obstruct passage of a bill Answer Big news for fans of NBCs Saturday Night Live: If a new Provo-based TV station KUWB launches as planned this spring SNL will be on its weekly schedule An NBC mainstay since 1975 Saturday Night Live has been unavailable to viewers in Utah (except for those with a satellite dish) for more than two years KUTV Channel 2 stopped carrying the program shortly after becoming the local CBS affiliate in 1995 Salt Lake Citys current NBC affiliate KSL Channel 5 refused to pick up the show KUWB which could be on the air by April has already secured a commitment from NBC to broadcast the show locally the new stations management says KUWB which will also serve as Utahs WB network affiliate (taking over for KUPX Channel 30 in that role) will broadcast Saturday Night Live in its regular time slot Saturdays at 10:30 pm NBC had been looking for a Utah outlet for SNL for the past few years KSL objected to the show for a variety of reasons: its sometimes-objectionable content its up-and-down quality and its so-so national ratings (Also KSL does boffo numbers with its SportsBeat Saturday and Outdoors With Doug Miller instead) While Saturday Night Live certainly has its detractors (and according to those who still see the show on a regular basis its quality is as inconsistent as ever) it does still somehow maintain its place a television touchstone: It still lures the hottest guest stars the biggest musical names and still creates headlines and controversy We all have aged since the Saturday Night Live heyday of the late 70s (or even the shows renaissance in the Mike Myers- Overall rating FOR THURSDAY Good Morning America: (4) 7 am Madonna: hiring a contractor Infertility 81317 Today: (5) 7 am David Schwimmer actress Mario Thomas 45539 This Morning: (21 8 am Heart disease false claims from the cosmetics industry 14881 Regis Kathie Lee: (4) 9 am Richard Drey-fuss 'TV-G' 35201 Montel: (4) 10 am Paternity 'TV-PG' 93152 Rickl Lake: (4) 11 am Confronting gossips (R) 'TV-PG' 80688 Leeza: (5)11 am Innocent people punished for crimes 'TV-14' 37510 Rosie ODonnell: (13) 11 am Martin Short Jane Curtin 'TV-G' 19249 Jenny Jones: (13) 1 pm Sexy teen-age dressers 'TV-PG' 53510 Sally: (14) 2 pm Testing a loved one's honesty 'TV-PG' 90626 Rlcki Lake: (4) 3 pm Males have impregnated others 'TV-PG' 8539 Gayle King: (2) 3:30 pm Power naps 'TV-G' 355 Maury Povich: (2) 4 pm The unsolved murder of Gall Simpson 'TV-PG' 2978 Oprah Winfrey: (4) 4 pm Cast of "Primary Colors 'TV-PG' 7046 Larry King: (CNN) 7 pm Discussion on President Clinton and Iraq (Phone-In) 229997 David Letterman: (2) 10:35 pm Davfd Schwimmer Shawn Colvin skater Chris Witty 'TV-PG' 70308713 Jay Lena: (5) 10:35 pm Michelle Kwan Richard Dreyfuss Foo Fighters 'TV-14' 94931978 Vibe: (14) 11 pm Bokeem Woodbine Charles Perez TV-PG 21084 Tom Snyder: (2) 11:37 pm Talk snow host Dennis Prager 'TV-PG' 3902201 Politically Incorrect: (4) 12:06 am Steve Lawrence 4119398 Conan O'Brien: (5) 12:07 am Jane Seymour Will Ferrell group Hanson 'iV-14' 8155602 Keenen Ivory Wayans: (13) 12:30 am Ben Folds Five 'TV-14' 65992 Lafer: (5) 1:36 am Marlon Wayans 'TV-14' 3249447 Jerry Springer: (14) 3 am Women in the sex industry 'TV-14' 753534 84 GRADUATE LEVEL 4 Politics that favors free will and minimal government Answer 84 158 85 One ratings point equals 970000 TV homes millions S)Specia Source: Nielsen Media Research Dana Carvey era) but it will be nice to have the option of seeing it once more (if only to keep up with what the rest of the country is talking about such as Norm MacDonalds recent ouster from the Weekend Update anchor desk) As for KUWBs other plans? The station is still ironing out details about its exact launch date and availability on Utah cable systems UTAH ON UHF Another Utah station KCN Channel 38 continues to improve its programming and broadcast facilities A 20000-watt UHF station Channel 38 is available in many parts of the Salt Lake Valley (with the proper directional antenna) but not yet on any Utah cable system Over the next month or so KCN is set to introduce a variety of Utah-produced programs including: Kwik Wits an impro-visational-comedy game show shot at the Off Broadway Theater The Comedy Circuit featuring live standup performances from Midvales comedy club and Battle Of The Bands a music competition broad- 5 The practice of using public office to hire or favor relatives Answer AP 6 A political ideology that promotes the interests of the poor and working class against those of the powerful and wealthy Answer cast from Salt Lake Citys Tower Theater Other Utah-made programs are also in the works We just want to create something the community can relate to said Kerry Sorenson KCNs station manager We want to bring the innocence back to TV and make it fun what its supposed to be PHD LEVEL 7 The drawing of district boundaries to benefit one party Answer John Youngren works in advertising in Salt Lake City 8 Government action such as public work projects geared to curry favor for a particular politician Answer iTHURSDAYiERIMElTIMElVIEWING 8:30 7:00 7:30 8:00 9 Laws requiring that government business meetings be held in public Answer ANSWERS: smej omqsung -g -aJUBqiiJoj 8 'Sui -japuamXjiaj) -j -msrjndoj -g -msp -odaj -g msnrBUtfpiaqri xaqsnq -JIM '8 'smbj anjg 'uisraopBosj ACES ON BRIDGE By Bobby Wolff "It is not necessary to understand things in order to argue about them Pierre Augustin de Beaumarchais We had a long argument over our defense but it remains unsettled writes a reader Will you be the judge and assess the blame? West led his spade king East played his deuce and South dropped a deceptive queen Afraid his spade ace would be ruffed West shifted to his diamond deuce East won his ace and returned a diamond and South took full advantage He cashed his trump ace and discarded his losing spade on one of dummys clubs East got only his trump king and South made off with his un-makable game East claimed that his spade deuce showed an odd number of spades so Souths falsecard should not have fooled West He also claimed that West should have led the diamond nine instead of the deuce The lead of the deuce implied a quick winner in the suit West countered that they had no agreement on signals at trick one (attitude vs count) He also disagreed about the meaning of his diamond deuce The verdict? Defensive signals are a matter for partnership discussion and agreement Most players give priority to attitude except In obvious cash-out situations In today's disaster East must shoulder the blame He knew South had no more than six trumps If South's spade queen was a true singleton he was dealt six minor-suit cards Therefore if he had a diamond loser it could go nowhere If his spade queen was a falsecard a spade loser might disappear TIS 02 26-A NORTH A 7 5 A 8 3 75 AAKJ9 WEST A AK964 9 6 2 A 10 8 6 5 EAST A 10 8 2 K5 2 A 10 8 4 A 4 3 2 SOUTH A 3 10 9 7 6 4 3 A 7 Vulnerable: North-South Dealer: West The bidding: South 1 3 North 1 A 2 4 West Pass 1 A Pass East Pass 2 A All pass HBO MAX Opening lead: Spade king BID WITH THE ACES South holds: SHO TMC STARZ A 10 8 2 5 2 A 10 8 4 A 432 North South 1 A TV EATINGS TV-Y: Appropriate for all children age 2 to 6 TV-Y7: Children age 7 and older able to tell pretend from reality TV-G: Suitable for general audiences of aU ages TV-PG: Shows with some material unsuitable for young children TV-14: Parents cautioned to beware of sexual content strong language and intense violence not appropriate for children under 14 TV-M: Mature Audiences Only Program is specifically designed to be viewed by adults and therefore may be unsuitable for children under 17 This program may contain mature themes profane language graphic violence and explicit sexual content Under new guidelines all ratings may carry additional letters to specify whether programs contains sex (S) violence (V) coarse language (L) or suggestive dialogue (D ANSWER: qdura -aid-rarai se spe pue jofeui ou qjtM pueq paoueieq sasiuiojd II aAiiduosap auoui si asuods -aj duinipou-auo jnq Suojm aq ou pinoM asuodsai puouieip -auo dunut-ou auo HOWTO CODE YOUR VCR: The PlusCode number printed next to each program is for use with the Gems tar VCR Plus system If you have a VCR with the VCR Plus feature (identified by the VCR Plus logo on your VCR) all you need to do to record a program is enter its PlusCode number If you have cable service please make sure that your cable channel numbers are matched with the VCR Plus channel assignments If not you will need to perform a simple one-time procedure to match up the channels with the VCR Plus channel numbers using the conversion chart printed in the Sunday TV Week This procedure is described in your VCR users manual Should you have questions about your VCR system please contact your VCR manufacturer ST.