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Television (TV) is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. Additionally, the term can refer to a physical television set, rather than the medium of transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, entertainment, news, and sports. The medium is capable of more than "radio broadcasting", which refers to an audio signal sent to radio receivers.

Television became available in crude experimental forms in the 1920s, but only after several years of further development was the new technology marketed to consumers. After World War II, an improved form of black-and-white television broadcasting became popular in the United Kingdom and the United States, and television sets became commonplace in homes, businesses, and institutions. During the 1950s, television was the primary medium for influencing public opinion. In the mid-1960s, color broadcasting was introduced in the U.S. and most other developed countries.

In 2013, 79% of the world's households owned a television set. The replacement of earlier cathode-ray tube (CRT) screen displays with compact, energy-efficient, flat-panel alternative technologies such as LCDs (both fluorescent-backlit and LED), OLED displays, and plasma displays was a hardware revolution that began with computer monitors in the late 1990s. Most television sets sold in the 2000s were flat-panel, mainly LEDs. Major manufacturers announced the discontinuation of CRT, Digital Light Processing (DLP), plasma, and even fluorescent-backlit LCDs by the mid-2010s. LEDs are being gradually replaced by OLEDs. Also, major manufacturers have started increasingly producing smart TVs in the mid-2010s. Smart TVs with integrated Internet and Web 2.0 functions became the dominant form of television by the late 2010s. (Full article...)

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KYOU-TV (channel 15) is a television station licensed to Ottumwa, Iowa, United States, serving Ottumwa and Kirksville, Missouri, as an affiliate of Fox, NBC and The CW Plus. The station is owned by Gray Television and maintains studios on West 2nd Street in Downtown Ottumwa; its transmitter is located one mile (1.6 km) east of Richland, Iowa. A translator, K30MG-D, offers additional coverage in the Kirksville area.

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A newscast typically consists of the coverage of various news events and other information, either produced locally in a radio or television station newsroom, or by a broadcast network. It may also include such additional material as sports coverage, weather forecasts, traffic reports, commentary and other material that the broadcaster feels is relevant to their audience.

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... that Ruslana Pysanka, who hosted a Ukrainian television program with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, died as a refugee in Germany?
... that to prepare for her role in the television film Search for Grace, actress Lisa Hartman Black underwent hypnosis?
... that a Nebraska TV station stopped carrying live studio wrestling after wrestlers kicked a TV monitor?
... that the exclusive secret society Hamilton House from the television show Gossip Girl was based on St. Anthony Hall, a social and literary fraternity?
... that WNJU, a Spanish-language television station serving New York City, was the first in the United States to air a hard-liquor advertisement?
... that Singaporean singer Dawn Gan played herself in a television drama about aspiring singers?

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Television is basically teaching whether you want it to or not.

— Jim Henson

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...that the title of Dan Castellaneta's album of comedy sketches I Am Not Homer is a parody of Leonard Nimoy's first autobiography I Am Not Spock?

...that the air-date of "The Beginning of the End", the fourth season premiere of the television series Lost, means that the season may be interrupted by the 2007 Writers Guild of America strike even if a settlement is reached?

...that the participants of the Channel 4 programme Dumped were not told that they would be living on a landfill site for three weeks?

...that the final episode of the 1986 television series Outlaws recycled footage from The Oregon Trail, because actors Rod Taylor and Charles Napier appeared in both programs?

...that Great American Country television host Nan Kelley (then Nan Sumrall) became Miss Mississippi in 1985 after her fellow Mississippian Susan Akin was crowned Miss America?

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Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como (/ˈkoʊmoʊ/; May 18, 1912 – May 12, 2001) was an American singer, actor, and television personality. During a career spanning more than half a century, he recorded exclusively for RCA Victor for 44 years, from 1943 until 1987.

"Mr. C.", as he was nicknamed, reportedly sold over 100 million records worldwide and pioneered a weekly musical variety television show. His weekly television shows and seasonal specials were broadcast throughout the world. He recorded primarily vocal pop and was renowned for recordings in the intimate, easy-listening genre pioneered by multimedia star Bing Crosby. In the official RCA Records Billboard magazine memorial, his life was summed up in these few words: "50 years of music and a life well lived. An example to all." (Full article...)

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Image 1Family watching TV, 1958 (from History of television)
Image 2RCA CT-100 at the SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention playing Superman. The RCA CT-100 was the first mass-produced color TV set. (from Color television)
Image 3Manfred von Ardenne in 1933 (from History of television)
Image 4LG Electronics smart TV from 2011 (from Smart TV)
Image 5This live image of actress Paddy Naismith was used to demonstrate Telechrome, John Logie Baird's first all-electronic color television system, which used two projection CRTs. The two-color image would be similar to the basic Telechrome system. (from Color television)
Image 6The Philco Predicta, 1958. In the collection of The Children's Museum of Indianapolis (from History of television)
Image 7A map depicting digital terrestrial television standards (from Digital television)
Image 8Hovannes Adamian c. 1900s (from Color television)
Image 9LG Smart TV using the Web browser (from Smart TV)
Image 10An early Smart TV from 2012 running the discontinued Orsay platform (from History of television)
Image 11Ad for the beginning of experimental television broadcasting in New York City by RCA in 1939 (from History of television)
Image 12Public television in France uses 819 line b&w high definition, from 1959 until 1983 (TF1). (from History of television)
Image 13Samsung's discontinued Orsay platform (from Smart TV)
Image 14A color television test at the Mount Kaukau transmitter site, New Zealand in 1970.
A test pattern with color bars is used to calibrate the signal. (from Color television)
Image 15Smart TVs on display (from Smart TV)
Image 16RCA 630-TS, the first mass-produced television set, which sold in 1946–1947 (from History of television)
Image 17Color bars used in a test pattern, sometimes used when no program material is available (from History of television)
Image 18Ferdinand Braun (from History of television)
Image 19Comparison of image quality between ISDB-T (1080i broadcast, top) and NTSC (480i transmission, bottom) (from Digital television)
Image 20The Nipkow disk. This schematic shows the circular paths traced by the holes, which may also be square for greater precision. The area of the disk outlined in black shows the region scanned. (from History of television)
Image 21Baird in 1925 with his televisor equipment and dummies "James" and "Stooky Bill" (right) (from History of television)
Image 22First television test broadcast transmitted by the NHK Broadcasting Technology Research Institute in May 1939 (from History of television)
Image 23The first mass-produced Czechoslovak TV-set Tesla 4001A (1953–57) (from History of television)
Image 24DBS satellite dishes (from History of television)
Image 25Philo Farnsworth in 1924 (from History of television)

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The Best Female Athlete with a Disability ESPY Award is an annual award honoring the achievements of a female individual from the community of disabled sports. Established with the aid of disability advocate and former United States Paralympic soccer player Eli Wolff, the accolade's trophy, designed by sculptor Lawrence Nowlan, is presented to the disabled sportswomen adjudged to be the best at the annual ESPY Awards ceremony in Los Angeles. The Best Female Athlete with a Disability ESPY Award was first bestowed as part of the ESPY Awards in 2005 after the non-gender specific Best Athlete with a Disability ESPY Award was presented the previous three years (all won by sportsmen). Balloting for the award is undertaken by fans over the Internet from between three and five choices selected by the ESPN Select Nominating Committee, which is composed of a panel of experts. It is conferred in July to reflect performance and achievement over the preceding twelve months.

The inaugural winner of the Best Female Athlete with a Disability ESPY Award at the 2005 ceremony was an American swimmer named Erin Popovich, who is affected by achondroplasia. She won seven gold medals at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens. She is one of three people to have won the Best Female Athlete with a Disability ESPY Award more than once, winning again at the 2009 awards. Fellow swimmer Jessica Long has the most victories of any other sportswoman, collecting the award four times at the 2007, 2012, 2013 and 2022 ESPY Awards, with one further nomination at the 2009 ESPY Awards, while cross-country skier Oksana Masters has been nominated the most times (eight) without winning. Swimmers have been successful at the awards with nine victories and 13 nominations, followed by paratriathles with three wins and nine nominations. It was not awarded in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The incumbent holder is American paralympic swimmer Jessica Long after being announced as the winner at the 2022 ESPY Awards. (Full article...)
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No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
204	1	"Lard of the Dance"	Dominic Polcino	Jane O'Brien	August 23, 1998 (1998-08-23)	5F20	11.84 7.0 (HH)
205	2	"The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace"	Mark Kirkland	John Swartzwelder	September 20, 1998 (1998-09-20)	5F21	13.90 7.95 (HH)
206	3	"Bart the Mother"	Steven Dean Moore	David X. Cohen	September 27, 1998 (1998-09-27)	5F22	11.94 7.35 (HH)
207	4	"Treehouse of Horror IX"	Steven Dean Moore	Donick Cary	October 25, 1998 (1998-10-25)	AABF01	15.12 8.5 (HH)
				Larry Doyle
				David X. Cohen
208	5	"When You Dish Upon a Star"	Pete Michels	Richard Appel	November 8, 1998 (1998-11-08)	5F19	15.34 9.0 (HH)
209	6	"D'oh-in' in the Wind"	Mark Kirkland & Matthew Nastuk	Donick Cary	November 15, 1998 (1998-11-15)	AABF02	13.94 8.3 (HH)
210	7	"Lisa Gets an 'A'"	Bob Anderson	Ian Maxtone-Graham	November 22, 1998 (1998-11-22)	AABF03	13.61 8.0 (HH)
211	8	"Homer Simpson in: 'Kidney Trouble'"	Mike B. Anderson	John Swartzwelder	December 6, 1998 (1998-12-06)	AABF04	12.38 7.2 (HH)
212	9	"Mayored to the Mob"	Swinton O. Scott III	Ron Hauge	December 20, 1998 (1998-12-20)	AABF05	13.90 8.5 (HH)
213	10	"Viva Ned Flanders"	Neil Affleck	David M. Stern	January 10, 1999 (1999-01-10)	AABF06	19.68 11.5 (HH)
214	11	"Wild Barts Can't Be Broken"	Mark Ervin	Larry Doyle	January 17, 1999 (1999-01-17)	AABF07	15.21 8.8 (HH)
215	12	"Sunday, Cruddy Sunday"	Steven Dean Moore	Tom Martin, George Meyer, Brian Scully & Mike Scully	January 31, 1999 (1999-01-31)	AABF08	19.11 11.5 (HH)
216	13	"Homer to the Max"	Pete Michels	John Swartzwelder	February 7, 1999 (1999-02-07)	AABF09	13.98 8.3 (HH)
217	14	"I'm with Cupid"	Bob Anderson	Dan Greaney	February 14, 1999 (1999-02-14)	AABF11	12.35 7.7 (HH)
218	15	"Marge Simpson in: 'Screaming Yellow Honkers' "	Mark Kirkland	David M. Stern	February 21, 1999 (1999-02-21)	AABF10	14.64 8.6 (HH)
219	16	"Make Room for Lisa"	Matthew Nastuk	Brian Scully	February 28, 1999 (1999-02-28)	AABF12	12.40 7.6 (HH)
220	17	"Maximum Homerdrive"	Swinton O. Scott III	John Swartzwelder	March 28, 1999 (1999-03-28)	AABF13	15.51
221	18	"Simpsons Bible Stories"	Nancy Kruse	Tim Long	April 4, 1999 (1999-04-04)	AABF14	12.86
				Larry Doyle
				Matt Selman
222	19	"Mom and Pop Art"	Steven Dean Moore	Al Jean	April 11, 1999 (1999-04-11)	AABF15	14.13 8.5 (HH)
223	20	"The Old Man and the 'C' Student"	Mark Kirkland	Julie Thacker	April 25, 1999 (1999-04-25)	AABF16	11.16 6.9 (HH)
224	21	"Monty Can't Buy Me Love"	Mark Ervin	John Swartzwelder	May 2, 1999 (1999-05-02)	AABF17	12.59 7.26 (HH)
225	22	"They Saved Lisa's Brain"	Pete Michels	Matt Selman	May 9, 1999 (1999-05-09)	AABF18	10.45 6.8 (HH)
226	23	"Thirty Minutes over Tokyo"	Jim Reardon	Donick Cary & Dan Greaney	May 16, 1999 (1999-05-16)	AABF20	12.51 8.0 (HH)

Season	Episodes	Originally aired		Rank	Viewers (in millions)
Season	Episodes	First aired	Last aired	Rank	Viewers (in millions)
1	7	January 31, 1999	May 16, 1999	33	12.80
2	21	September 23, 1999	August 1, 2000	114	—
3	22	July 11, 2001	November 9, 2003	125	4.50
4	30	May 1, 2005	May 21, 2006	68	7.90
5	18	September 10, 2006	May 20, 2007	71	7.20
6	12	September 23, 2007	May 4, 2008	84	7.94
7	16	September 28, 2008	May 17, 2009	69	7.56
8	21	September 27, 2009	June 20, 2010	53	7.73
9	18	September 26, 2010	May 22, 2011	56	7.66
10	23	September 25, 2011	May 20, 2012	63	7.30
11	22	September 30, 2012	May 19, 2013	62	6.94
12	21	September 29, 2013	May 18, 2014	78	6.11
13	18	September 28, 2014	May 17, 2015	94	5.86
14	20	September 27, 2015	May 22, 2016	111	4.28
15	20	September 25, 2016	May 21, 2017	116	3.93
16	20	October 1, 2017	May 20, 2018	136	3.52
17	20	September 30, 2018	May 12, 2019	131	3.33
18	20	September 29, 2019	May 17, 2020	107	2.65
19	20	September 27, 2020	May 16, 2021	120	2.19
20	20	September 26, 2021	May 22, 2022	111	1.90
21	20	September 25, 2022	May 7, 2023	104	1.64
22	15	October 1, 2023	April 17, 2024 (2024-04-17)	TBA	TBA

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Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl (かしまし〜ガール·ミーツ·ガール〜, Kashimashi ~Gāru Mītsu Gāru~) is a Japanese animated television series. The episodes were directed by Nobuaki Nakanishi, and animated by the Japanese animation studio Studio Hibari. The series was based on the manga version of the same name, and followed the original story from the first two manga volumes closely for the first nine episodes, though with many differences. In episode ten, the anime starts to deviate from the manga and after that, the storyline in the anime has no connection with the manga. The main plot in the anime is the drama that relates from the three female main characters of Hazumu Osaragi, Yasuna Kamiizumi, and Tomari Kurusu, and their romantic struggles in a love triangle. Yasuna and Tomari vie for Hazumu's affections while Hazumu is initially unable to choose between them.

The televised series aired on the TV Tokyo Japanese television network between January 11, 2006, and March 29, 2006, comprising twelve main episodes. Four pieces of theme music were used in the anime, one opening theme, two ending themes, and one insert song used in episode twelve. The opening theme is "Koisuru Kokoro" (恋するココロ, lit. "The Heart in Love") by Eufonius, the main ending theme is "Michishirube" (みちしるべ, lit. "Route Marker") by Yūmao, the second ending theme only used in the twelfth episode is "Kimi no Tame ni Dekiru Koto" (キミのためにできること, lit. "Something I Can Do For You"), also by Yūmao, and the insert song is "Hanbun" (半分, lit. "Half") by Yukari Tamura. The episodes were released on seven DVD compilations released between April 26, 2006, and October 27, 2006, each containing two episodes. The seventh DVD also contained an original video animation episode "A Girl Falls in Love with a Girl" (少女は少女に恋をした, Shōjo wa Shōjo ni Koi o Shita). The staff that produced the television series also produced the OVA. This episode is set four months after the events of the anime series during the Christmas season. (Full article...)

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No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
270	1	"Treehouse of Horror XII"	Jim Reardon	Joel H. Cohen	November 6, 2001 (2001-11-06)	CABF19	13.04
				John Frink & Don Payne
				Carolyn Omine
271	2	"The Parent Rap"	Mark Kirkland	George Meyer & Mike Scully	November 11, 2001 (2001-11-11)	CABF22	14.91
272	3	"Homer the Moe"	Jen Kamerman	Dana Gould	November 18, 2001 (2001-11-18)	CABF20	14.44
273	4	"A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love"	Lance Kramer	John Swartzwelder	December 2, 2001 (2001-12-02)	CABF18	13.38
274	5	"The Blunder Years"	Steven Dean Moore	Ian Maxtone-Graham	December 9, 2001 (2001-12-09)	CABF21	12.93
275	6	"She of Little Faith"	Steven Dean Moore	Bill Freiberger	December 16, 2001 (2001-12-16)	DABF02	13.18
276	7	"Brawl in the Family"	Matthew Nastuk	Joel H. Cohen	January 6, 2002 (2002-01-06)	DABF01	11.83
277	8	"Sweets and Sour Marge"	Mark Kirkland	Carolyn Omine	January 20, 2002 (2002-01-20)	DABF03	12.27
278	9	"Jaws Wired Shut"	Nancy Kruse	Matt Selman	January 27, 2002 (2002-01-27)	DABF05	14.24
279	10	"Half-Decent Proposal"	Lauren MacMullan	Tim Long	February 10, 2002 (2002-02-10)	DABF04	13.23
280	11	"The Bart Wants What It Wants"	Mike Frank Polcino	John Frink & Don Payne	February 17, 2002 (2002-02-17)	DABF06	11.17
281	12	"The Lastest Gun in the West"	Bob Anderson	John Swartzwelder	February 24, 2002 (2002-02-24)	DABF07	13.17
282	13	"The Old Man and the Key"	Lance Kramer	Jon Vitti	March 10, 2002 (2002-03-10)	DABF09	14.46
283	14	"Tales from the Public Domain"	Mike B. Anderson	Andrew Kreisberg	March 17, 2002 (2002-03-17)	DABF08	11.69
				Josh Lieb
				Matt Warburton
284	15	"Blame It on Lisa"	Steven Dean Moore	Bob Bendetson	March 31, 2002 (2002-03-31)	DABF10	11.12
285	16	"Weekend at Burnsie's"	Michael Marcantel	Jon Vitti	April 7, 2002 (2002-04-07)	DABF11	12.49
286	17	"Gump Roast"	Mark Kirkland	Deb Lacusta & Dan Castellaneta	April 21, 2002 (2002-04-21)	DABF12	12.26
287	18	"I Am Furious (Yellow)"	Chuck Sheetz	John Swartzwelder	April 28, 2002 (2002-04-28)	DABF13	13.38
288	19	"The Sweetest Apu"	Matthew Nastuk	John Swartzwelder	May 5, 2002 (2002-05-05)	DABF14	11.83
289	20	"Little Girl in the Big Ten"	Lauren MacMullan	Jon Vitti	May 12, 2002 (2002-05-12)	DABF15	11.23
290	21	"The Frying Game"	Mike Frank Polcino	John Swartzwelder	May 19, 2002 (2002-05-19)	DABF16	10.79
291	22	"Poppa's Got a Brand New Badge"	Pete Michels	Dana Gould	May 22, 2002 (2002-05-22)	DABF17	8.18

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In addition to the show's regular cast of voice actors, celebrity guest stars have been a staple of The Simpsons, an American animated television sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company, since its first season. The Simpsons focuses on the eponymous family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie. The family was initially conceived by Groening for a series of animated shorts, which originally aired as a part of The Tracey Ullman Show between 1987 and 1989. The shorts were developed into a half-hour prime time series which began in December 1989. The series' 35th season ended on May 19, 2024, and 768 episodes of The Simpsons have aired. A feature film adaptation of the series called The Simpsons Movie, was released in 2007. (Full article...)

Numbers is an American television series produced by brothers Ridley and Tony Scott. It premiered on CBS on Sunday, January 23, 2005 at 10:00 pm with its pilot episode then moved to its Friday slot five days later. It remained in that slot for the rest of its run. The series is set in Los Angeles, California, and follows the stories of a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) team and a mathematics professor, focusing on relationships between FBI Special Agent in Charge Don Eppes (Rob Morrow), his brother Professor Charlie Eppes (David Krumholtz) and their father, Alan Eppes (Judd Hirsch), and on the brothers' efforts to fight crime. A typical episode begins with a crime, which is subsequently investigated by Don's team and mathematically described by Charlie. The insights provided by Charlie's mathematics are almost always crucial to solving the crime.

In total, six complete seasons consisting of 118 episodes were broadcast. The first season, a mid-season replacement for Dr. Vegas, was the shortest of the six, and spanned 13 episodes from January to May 2005. Seasons two and three aired from September to May of the 2005–2006 and 2006–2007 seasons respectively, but season four was cut short by the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike. Twelve episodes were originally produced and aired from September 2007 to January 2008. Six more episodes were aired in April and May 2008 after the strike ended. Season 5 began airing on October 3, 2008 and continued through to May 2009. Season six began in late September 2009 and concluded in March 2010. (Full article...)

Portrait of Taylor Swift seen in a strapless dress — Swift at the premiere of *Hannah Montana: The Movie* in 2009

The American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift has appeared in 61 music videos, 13 of which she self-directed. She has released five documentaries, acted in a number of films and television shows, and directed a concert documentary and short film.

Swift's first music video was for her debut single "Tim McGraw", from her 2006 self-titled debut studio album. It was directed by Trey Fanjoy, who worked on award-winning music videos for Swift's singles from 2006 to 2009. The music video for "Our Song" won Video of the Year at the 2008 CMT Music Awards. Swift's second studio album, Fearless (2008), was supported by the music videos for "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me". In 2009, the former won Video of the Year at both the CMT Music Awards and the Country Music Association Awards, and the latter won Best Female Video at the MTV Video Music Awards. Swift's first self-directed music video was for her 2010 album Speak Nows lead single, "Mine", which she directed with Roman White. ('Full article...)

The episodes of Night Wizard: The Animation, the 2007 Japanese animated television series, are directed by Yusuke Yamamoto and produced by Hal Film Maker and Omnibus Promotion, which produced the animation and sound respectively. They are based on the Night Wizard! role-playing game released by Enterbrain in 2002, and adapt the source material over thirteen episodes. The plot of the episodes follows Renji Hiiragi, a magic user known as a "Night Wizard" that protects the world against demonic beings called Emulators, as he protects newly ordained Night Wizard Elis Shihō on their quest to find the Jewels of Virtue.

The episodes aired from October 2, 2007 to December 25, 2007 on Chiba TV, Tokyo MX TV, and TV Aichi. TV Osaka and TV Saitama broadcast the episodes later in October, and Kids Station started airing the episodes in November. (Full article...)

Sigourney Weaver is an American actress who began her career in the early 1970s by appearing in plays. Throughout her career, she has acted in nearly 40 stage productions. She made her film debut with a minor role in Woody Allen's comedy-drama Annie Hall (1977), but her breakthrough came when she portrayed Ellen Ripley in Ridley Scott's science fiction film Alien (1979). She reprised the role in Aliens (1986), this time helmed by director James Cameron. Her performance netted her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She returned to the role in two more sequels: Alien 3 (1992) and Alien Resurrection (1997), neither of which were as well received. Although originally written as a male role, Ripley is now regarded as one of the most significant female protagonists in cinema history, and consequently, Weaver is considered to be a pioneer of action heroines in science fiction films.

Although best known for her role in the Alien franchise, Weaver has fostered a prolific filmography, appearing in more than 60 films. In 1981, she starred alongside William Hurt in the neo-noir Eyewitness. Her next role was opposite Mel Gibson in the Peter Weir–directed The Year of Living Dangerously (1982). She played Dana Barrett in Ghostbusters (1984), later returning to the franchise in Ghostbusters II (1989), Ghostbusters (2016), and Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021). In 1986, Weaver starred opposite Michael Caine in the erotic thriller Half Moon Street. Her next role was primatologist Dian Fossey in Gorillas in the Mist (1988), for which she won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama. That same year, she also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture for her performance alongside Harrison Ford in Working Girl. Weaver was the first actor to have two acting wins at the Golden Globes in the same year. She also received an Academy Award nomination for both films. (Full article...)

John Ford (1894–1973) was an American film director whose career spanned from 1913 to 1971. During this time he directed more than 140 films; however, nearly all of his silent films are lost. Born in Maine, Ford entered the filmmaking industry shortly after graduating from high school with the help of his older brother, Francis Ford, who had established himself as a leading man and director for Universal Studios. After working as an actor, assistant director, stuntman, and prop man – often for his brother – Universal gave Ford the opportunity to direct in 1917. Initially working in short films, he quickly moved into features, largely with Harry Carey as his star.

In 1920 Ford left Universal and began working for the Fox Film Corporation. During the next ten years he directed more than 30 films, including the westerns The Iron Horse (1924) and 3 Bad Men (1926), both starring George O'Brien, the war drama Four Sons and the Irish romantic drama Hangman's House (both 1928 and both starring Victor McLaglen). In the same year of these last two films, Ford directed his first all-talking film, the short Napoleon's Barber. The following year he directed his first all-talking feature, The Black Watch. (Full article...)

Oh My Goddess!, the manga by Kōsuke Fujishima, has been adapted into five anime versions between 1993 and 2007, including an original video animation (OVA), The Adventures of Mini-Goddess, Ah! My Goddess, and its sequels, Ah! My Goddess: Flights of Fancy and Ah! My Goddess: Fighting Wings.

In 1993, Anime International Company produced a five-episode OVA series based on the manga series. Its success inspired a spinoff TV series entitled The Adventures of Mini-Goddess. Produced by Oriental Light and Magic and initially aired on WOWOW in 1998 and 1999, the plot revolved around the adventures of three miniaturized goddesses and their rat companion Gan-chan, all of whom live in a temple home. In 2005, Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) began broadcasting Ah! My Goddess, a new series directed by Hiroaki Gōda and animated by Anime International Company. It ran for 24 episodes between January 7 and July 8, 2005. A sequel also animated by Anime International Company and directed by Gōda, Ah! My Goddess: Flights of Fancy, aired on TBS between April 6 and September 14, 2006. A two-episode special entitled Ah! My Goddess: Fighting Wings, animated by Anime International Company and directed by Gōda, was broadcast on TBS on December 9, 2007. (Full article...)

Lana Turner (1921–1995) was an American actress who appeared in over fifty films during her career, which spanned four decades. Discovered in 1937 at age 16, she signed a contract with Warner Bros. but soon transferred to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The studio's co-founder, Louis B. Mayer, helped further her career by casting her in several youth-oriented comedies and musicals, including Dancing Co-Ed (1939) and Ziegfeld Girl (1941), the latter of which was a commercial success and helped establish her as one of the studio's leading performers. Turner subsequently co-starred with Clark Gable in the drama Somewhere I'll Find You (1943), the first of four films she would appear in with him.

Turner's role as a femme fatale in the film noir The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) advanced her career significantly and established her as a dramatic actress. It earned her acclaim with Bosley Crowther of The New York Times deeming it "the role of her career." In addition to her film roles, Turner frequently appeared on radio programs throughout the 1940s, including Suspense and The Orson Welles Almanac. In 1952, she co-starred in the drama The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) opposite Kirk Douglas, portraying an alcoholic actress. Turner made her final film appearance with Gable in the drama Betrayed (1954). After the critical and commercial failure of Diane (1956), MGM opted not to renew Turner's contract. At the time, her films with the studio had collectively earned over $50 million (Full article...)

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No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
81	1	"Stewie Loves Lois"	Mike Kim	Mark Hentemann	September 10, 2006 (2006-09-10)	4ACX32	9.93
82	2	"Mother Tucker"	James Purdum	Tom Devanney	September 17, 2006 (2006-09-17)	4ACX31	9.23
83	3	"Hell Comes to Quahog"	Dan Povenmire	Kirker Butler	September 24, 2006 (2006-09-24)	4ACX33	9.66
84	4	"Saving Private Brian"	Cyndi Tang	Cherry Chevapravatdumrong	November 5, 2006 (2006-11-05)	4ACX34	8.45
85	5	"Whistle While Your Wife Works"	Greg Colton	Steve Callaghan	November 12, 2006 (2006-11-12)	4ACX35	9.04
86	6	"Prick Up Your Ears"	James Purdum	Cherry Chevapravatdumrong	November 19, 2006 (2006-11-19)	5ACX01	9.30
87	7	"Chick Cancer"	Pete Michels	Alec Sulkin & Wellesley Wild	November 26, 2006 (2006-11-26)	5ACX02	9.49
88	8	"Barely Legal"	Zac Moncrief	Kirker Butler	December 17, 2006 (2006-12-17)	5ACX03	8.91
89	9	"Road to Rupert"	Dan Povenmire	Patrick Meighan	January 28, 2007 (2007-01-28)	5ACX04	8.80
90	10	"Peter's Two Dads"	Cyndi Tang	Danny Smith	February 11, 2007 (2007-02-11)	5ACX05	7.97
91	11	"The Tan Aquatic with Steve Zissou"	Julius Wu	Mark Hentemann	February 18, 2007 (2007-02-18)	5ACX06	8.53
92	12	"Airport '07"	John Holmquist	Tom Devanney	March 4, 2007 (2007-03-04)	5ACX08	8.59
93	13	"Bill & Peter's Bogus Journey"	Dominic Polcino	Steve Callaghan	March 11, 2007 (2007-03-11)	5ACX07	8.05
94	14	"No Meals on Wheels"	Greg Colton	Mike Henry	March 25, 2007 (2007-03-25)	5ACX09	7.97
95	15	"Boys Do Cry"	Brian Iles	Cherry Chevapravatdumrong	April 29, 2007 (2007-04-29)	5ACX10	8.13
96	16	"No Chris Left Behind"	Pete Michels	Patrick Meighan	May 6, 2007 (2007-05-06)	5ACX11	7.95
97	17	"It Takes a Village Idiot, and I Married One"	Zac Moncrief	Alex Borstein	May 13, 2007 (2007-05-13)	5ACX12	7.22
98	18	"Meet the Quagmires"	Dan Povenmire & Chris Robertson	Mark Hentemann	May 20, 2007 (2007-05-20)	5ACX13	9.15

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