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Flat-screen television receivers on display for sale at a consumer electronics store in 2008

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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Cold Feet is a British comedy drama television series produced by Granada Television for ITV. It was created by Mike Bullen, who also wrote most of the episodes, and produced by Andy Harries, Christine Langan and Spencer Campbell. The series began on 15 November 1998, following the successful one-off television film broadcast in 1997 and ran for 32 episodes before concluding on 16 March 2003. The series is set in Manchester and follows three couples, played by an ensemble cast, who have trouble with committing to each other however hard they try. The cast were not widely known before their appearances in the programme but their careers received significant boosts; most of the actors received British Comedy Award nominations and James Nesbitt won Best TV Comedy Actor three times. The series was and remains critically acclaimed, winning multiple British Comedy Awards, TRIC Awards, and the British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series. It maintained consistently high viewing figures, regularly beating other channels in head-to-head ratings battles.

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WRAL-TV reporter Adam Owens in Chapel Hill, North Carolina

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 South Carolina's first television station, WCOS-TV, "could not stand the economic gaff" and folded less than three years after starting up?
• ... that Donald A. Morgan is the first director of photography to be inducted into the Television Hall of Fame?
• ... that John Wesley Shipp, who played the Flash in the 1990 television series, was cast as his father in the pilot episode of 2014's The Flash?
• ... that the Fox television network successfully moved to strip an Iowa TV station of its affiliation?
• ... that when her boss told her to quit her unpaid television commenting role, Katie Phang quit her paid job instead?
• ... that the day employees of Boston television station WLVI received new business cards, they learned the station would be sold and they would lose their jobs?

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More did you know

• ...that the book The Psychology of The Simpsons uses this TV series to analyze topics in psychology including clinical psychology, cognition and Pavlovian conditioning?

• ...that popular 1950s game show Down You Go is one of the only U.S. television series to air on all four networks of television's Golden Age: ABC, NBC, CBS and DuMont?

• ...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 time traveling premise featured in the Chrono series of video games was inspired by such television programs as The Time Tunnel?

• ...that Dr. Andrew Rochford, a presenter on the popular Australian television show What's Good For You, got his break after he won the popular show The Block?

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Newman at the Canadian media delegation to China in 1974

Sydney Cecil Newman OC (April 1, 1917 – October 30, 1997) was a Canadian film and television producer, who played a pioneering role in British television drama from the late 1950s to the late 1960s. After his return to Canada in 1970, Newman was appointed acting director of the Broadcast Programs Branch for the Canadian Radio and Television Commission (CRTC) and then head of the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). He also occupied senior positions at the Canadian Film Development Corporation and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and acted as an advisor to the Secretary of State.

During his time in Britain in the 1950s and 1960s, he worked first with ABC Weekend TV, before moving across to the BBC in 1962, holding the role of Head of Drama with both organisations. During this phase of his career, he created the spy-fi series The Avengers and co-created the science-fiction series Doctor Who, as well as overseeing the production of groundbreaking social realist drama series such as Armchair Theatre and The Wednesday Play. (Full article...)

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The following are images from various television-related articles on Wikipedia.

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  Comparison of image quality between ISDB-T (1080i broadcast, top) and NTSC (480i transmission, bottom) (from Digital television)
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  Family watching TV, 1958 (from History of television)
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  The 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)
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  Ad for the beginning of experimental television broadcasting in New York City by RCA in 1939 (from History of television)
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  First television test broadcast transmitted by the NHK Broadcasting Technology Research Institute in May 1939 (from History of television)
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  This 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)
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  Public television in France uses 819 line b&w high definition, from 1959 until 1983 (TF1). (from History of television)
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  Samsung's discontinued Orsay platform (from Smart TV)
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  DBS satellite dishes (from History of television)
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  The first mass-produced Czechoslovak TV-set Tesla 4001A (1953–57) (from History of television)
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  RCA 630-TS, the first mass-produced television set, which sold in 1946–1947 (from History of television)
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  Baird in 1925 with his televisor equipment and dummies "James" and "Stooky Bill" (right) (from History of television)
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  Hovannes Adamian c. 1900s (from Color television)
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  LG Electronics smart TV from 2011 (from Smart TV)
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  Smart TVs on display (from Smart TV)
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  A 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)
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  Philo Farnsworth in 1924 (from History of television)
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  RCA 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)
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  Manfred von Ardenne in 1933 (from History of television)
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  The Philco Predicta, 1958. In the collection of The Children's Museum of Indianapolis (from History of television)
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  Ferdinand Braun (from History of television)
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  LG Smart TV using the Web browser (from Smart TV)
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  Color bars used in a test pattern, sometimes used when no program material is available (from History of television)
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  An early Smart TV from 2012 running the discontinued Orsay platform (from History of television)
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  A map depicting digital terrestrial television standards (from Digital television)

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  Naruto: Shippuden is an anime television series mainly adapted from Part II of Masashi Kishimoto's original Naruto manga series, with exactly 500 episodes. It is set two and a half years after the original series in the Naruto universe, following the teenage ninja Naruto Uzumaki and his allies. The series is directed by Hayato Date, and produced by Pierrot and TV Tokyo. It began broadcasting on February 15, 2007, on TV Tokyo, and concluded on March 23, 2017.
  
  On January 2, 2009, Viz Media and Crunchyroll provided eight English subtitled Naruto: Shippuden episodes on the official Naruto website. Later the following 2 weeks, Viz began providing subtitled versions of the latest Naruto: Shippuden episodes a week after they first aired in Japan, with a new episode being added to the Naruto website each subsequent Thursday. On July 24, 2009, Viz Media announced that the series would be released on the iTunes Store. The first DVD release of the series in North America was released on September 29, 2009. The English dub of Naruto: Shippuden made its US premiere on Disney XD on October 28, 2009. (Full article...)
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  421"Yoruichi, Goddess of Flash, Dances!"
  Transliteration: "Shunjin Yoruichi, Mau!" (Japanese: 瞬神夜一、舞う！)Jun'ya KoshibaAkira IwanagaMichiko YokoteJuly 26, 2005 (2005-07-26)July 21, 2007
  432"The Despicable Shinigami"
  Transliteration: "Hiretsu na Shinigami" (Japanese: 卑劣な死神)Motosuke TakahashiJun'ya KoshibaMichiko YokoteAugust 2, 2005 (2005-08-02)July 28, 2007
  443"Ishida Ultimate Power!"
  Transliteration: "Ishida, Kyokugen no Chikara!" (Japanese: 石田、極限の力！)Satoshi NishimuraKazunori MizunoMasashi SogoAugust 9, 2005 (2005-08-09)August 4, 2007
  454"Overcome Your Limits!"
  Transliteration: "Genkai o Koero!" (Japanese: 限界を越えろ！)Tetsuhito SaitōKazunobu ShimizuGenki YoshimuraAugust 16, 2005 (2005-08-16)August 11, 2007
  465"Authentic Records! School of Shinigami"
  Transliteration: "Jitsuroku! Shinigami no Gakkō" (Japanese: 実録！死神の学校)Kōji AritomiKōji AritomiMasahiro ŌkuboAugust 23, 2005 (2005-08-23)August 18, 2007
  476"The Avengers"
  Transliteration: "Adautsu Mono-tachi" (Japanese: 仇討つ者たち)Masami ShimodaMitsutaka NoshitaniNatsuko TakahashiAugust 30, 2005 (2005-08-30)September 1, 2007
  487"Hitsugaya Roars!"
  Transliteration: "Hitsugaya, Hoeru!" (Japanese: 日番谷、吼える！)Jun'ya KoshibaJun'ya KoshibaRika NakaseSeptember 6, 2005 (2005-09-06)September 8, 2007
  498"Rukia's Nightmare"
  Transliteration: "Rukia no Akumu" (Japanese: ルキアの悪夢)Tetsuhito SaitōHodaka KuramotoMasahiro ŌkuboSeptember 13, 2005 (2005-09-13)September 15, 2007
  509"The Reviving Lion"
  Transliteration: "Yomigaeru Shishi" (Japanese: よみがえる獅子)Shin'ichi WatanabeShigeki HatakeyamaMichiko YokoteSeptember 20, 2005 (2005-09-20)September 22, 2007
  5110"Morning of the Sentence"
  Transliteration: "Shokei no Asa" (Japanese: 処刑の朝)Jun'ya KoshibaYoshinori OdakaGenki YoshimuraSeptember 27, 2005 (2005-09-27)October 6, 2007
  5211"Renji, Oath of the Soul! Death Match with Byakuya"
  Transliteration: "Renji, Tamashii no Chikai! Byakuya to no Shitō" (Japanese: 恋次、魂の誓い！白哉との死闘)Kōji AritomiKōji AritomiMasashi SogoOctober 4, 2005 (2005-10-04)October 13, 2007
  5312"Gin Ichimaru's Temptation, Resolution Shattered"
  Transliteration: "Ichimaru Gin no Yūwaku, Kuzusareta Kakugo" (Japanese: 市丸ギンの誘惑、崩された覚悟)Akio KawamuraAkira ShimizuNatsuko TakahashiOctober 4, 2005 (2005-10-04)March 2, 2008
  5413"An Accomplished Oath! Get back Rukia!"
  Transliteration: "Hatasareru Chikai! Rukia Dakkan Naruka!" (Japanese: 果たされる誓い！ルキア奪還なるか)Tetsuhito SaitōKazunori MizunoRika NakaseOctober 18, 2005 (2005-10-18)March 9, 2008
  5514"The Strongest Shinigami! Ultimate Confrontation Between Teacher and Students"
  Transliteration: "Saikyō no Shinigami! Kyūkyoku no Shitei Taiketsu" (Japanese: 最強の死神！究極の師弟対決)Jun'ya KoshibaMitsutaka NoshitaniMasashi SogoOctober 25, 2005 (2005-10-25)March 16, 2008
  5615"Supersonic Battle! Determine the Goddess of Battle"
  Transliteration: "Chōsoku no Tatakai! Bu no Megami, Kessu" (Japanese: 超速の戦い！武の女神、決す)Tetsuya EndōHodaka KuramotoGenki YoshimuraNovember 1, 2005 (2005-11-01)March 23, 2008
  5716"Senbonzakura, Crushed! Zangetsu Thrusts through the Sky"
  Transliteration: "Senbonzakura, Funsai! Ten o Tsuku Zangetsu" (Japanese: 千本桜、粉砕！天を衝く斬月)Motosuke TakahashiJun'ya KoshibaRika NakaseNovember 8, 2005 (2005-11-08)March 30, 2008
  5817"Unseal! The Black Blade, the Miraculous Power"
  Transliteration: "Kaihō! Kuroki Yaiba, Kiseki no Chikara" (Japanese: 開放！黒き刃、奇跡の力)Manabu FukazawaNoriyuki AbeMasashi SogoNovember 15, 2005 (2005-11-15)April 6, 2008
  5918"Conclusion of the Death Match! White Pride and Black Desire"
  Transliteration: "Shitō Ketchaku! Shiroki Hokori to Kuroki Omoi" (Japanese: 死闘決着！白き誇りと黒き想い)Jun'ya KoshibaJun'ya KoshibaMasashi SogoNovember 22, 2005 (2005-11-22)April 13, 2008
  6019"Reality of the Despair, the Assassin's Dagger is Swung"
  Transliteration: "Zetsubō no Shinjitsu, Furiorosareta Kyōjin" (Japanese: 絶望の真実、振り下ろされた凶刃)Akio KawamuraKazunori MizunoGenki YoshimuraDecember 6, 2005 (2005-12-06)April 20, 2008
  6120"Aizen Stands! Horrible Ambitions"
  Transliteration: "Aizen, Tatsu! Osorubeki Yabō" (Japanese: 藍染、立つ！恐るべき野望)Tetsuya EndōAkira ShimizuMasahiro ŌkuboDecember 13, 2005 (2005-12-13)April 27, 2008
  6221"Gather Together! Group of the Strongest Shinigami!"
  Transliteration: "Shūketsuseyo! Saikyō no Shinigami Shūdan" (Japanese: 集結せよ！最強の死神集団)Tetsuhito SaitōHodaka KuramotoMasashi SogoDecember 20, 2005 (2005-12-20)May 4, 2008
  6322"Rukia's Resolution, Ichigo's Feelings"
  Transliteration: "Rukia no Ketsui, Ichigo no Omoi" (Japanese: ルキアの決意、一護の想い)Shigeki HatakeyamaShigeki HatakeyamaMasashi SogoJanuary 10, 2006 (2006-01-10)May 11, 2008 (Full article...)
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  Dancing with the Stars is an American reality television show in which celebrity contestants and professional dance partners compete to be the best dancers, as determined by the show's judges and public voting. The series first broadcast in 2005, and thirty-one complete seasons have aired. During each season, competitors are progressively eliminated on the basis of public voting and scores received from the judges until only a few contestants remain. These finalists participate in a finale, from which a winner is determined. Celebrities appearing on Dancing with the Stars include "actors, singers, comedians, musicians, entrepreneurs, athletes, reality stars, journalists, TV presenters, internet personalities, newsmakers, and where-are-they-now personalities".
  
  As of season 32, 381 celebrities have competed. Eleven of those withdrew from the competition: Sara Evans of season three left the show to "give her family full attention" after filing for divorce; Misty May-Treanor of season seven was forced to pull out after an ankle injury; Tom DeLay of season nine reportedly withdrew "due to stress fractures in both of his feet"; Dorothy Hamill of season sixteen withdrew due to a previous injury that was unrelated to the competition; Billy Dee Williams of season eighteen quit due to a back injury; Kim Zolciak-Biermann of season twenty-one was forced to withdraw after suffering a mini-stroke, which although cleared her to dance, prevented her from flying to California from Atlanta; Tamar Braxton, also of season twenty-one, withdrew due to pulmonary embolisms in her lungs; Christie Brinkley of season twenty-eight withdrew on the day of the season premiere due to an injury to her arm that required surgery; she was replaced by her daughter Sailor; Ray Lewis, also of season twenty-eight, withdrew due to a toe injury sustained during rehearsals; Jeannie Mai of season twenty-nine withdrew due to being hospitalized for epiglottitis; and Selma Blair of season thirty-one withdrew when it became too risky to continue dancing due to her multiple sclerosis. (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)
154	1	"Treehouse of Horror VII"	Mike B. Anderson	Ken Keeler	October 27, 1996 (1996-10-27)	4F02	18.3
				Dan Greaney
				David X. Cohen
155	2	"You Only Move Twice"	Mike B. Anderson	John Swartzwelder	November 3, 1996 (1996-11-03)	3F23	13.9
156	3	"The Homer They Fall"	Mark Kirkland	Jonathan Collier	November 10, 1996 (1996-11-10)	4F03	17.0
157	4	"Burns, Baby Burns"	Jim Reardon	Ian Maxtone-Graham	November 17, 1996 (1996-11-17)	4F05	12.6
158	5	"Bart After Dark"	Dominic Polcino	Richard Appel	November 24, 1996 (1996-11-24)	4F06	14.1
159	6	"A Milhouse Divided"	Steven Dean Moore	Steve Tompkins	December 1, 1996 (1996-12-01)	4F04	12.8
160	7	"Lisa's Date with Density"	Susie Dietter	Mike Scully	December 15, 1996 (1996-12-15)	4F01	12.2
161	8	"Hurricane Neddy"	Bob Anderson	Steve Young	December 29, 1996 (1996-12-29)	4F07	14.36
162	9	"El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer (The Mysterious Voyage of Homer)"	Jim Reardon	Ken Keeler	January 5, 1997 (1997-01-05)	3F24	14.85
163	10	"The Springfield Files"	Steven Dean Moore	Reid Harrison	January 12, 1997 (1997-01-12)	3F25 3G01	20.41
164	11	"The Twisted World of Marge Simpson"	Chuck Sheetz	Jennifer Crittenden	January 19, 1997 (1997-01-19)	4F08	13.98
165	12	"Mountain of Madness"	Mark Kirkland	John Swartzwelder	February 2, 1997 (1997-02-02)	4F10	17.49
166	13	"Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious"	Chuck Sheetz	Al Jean & Mike Reiss	February 7, 1997 (1997-02-07)	3G03	9.10
167	14	"The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show"	Steven Dean Moore	David X. Cohen	February 9, 1997 (1997-02-09)	4F12	15.67
168	15	"Homer's Phobia"	Mike B. Anderson	Ron Hauge	February 16, 1997 (1997-02-16)	4F11	15.26
169	16	"Brother from Another Series"	Pete Michels	Ken Keeler	February 23, 1997 (1997-02-23)	4F14	15.07
170	17	"My Sister, My Sitter"	Jim Reardon	Dan Greaney	March 2, 1997 (1997-03-02)	4F13	15.10
171	18	"Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment"	Bob Anderson	John Swartzwelder	March 16, 1997 (1997-03-16)	4F15	14.60
172	19	"Grade School Confidential"	Susie Dietter	Rachel Pulido	April 6, 1997 (1997-04-06)	4F09	13.27
173	20	"The Canine Mutiny"	Dominic Polcino	Ron Hauge	April 13, 1997 (1997-04-13)	4F16	13.25 7.9 (HH)
174	21	"The Old Man and the Lisa"	Mark Kirkland	John Swartzwelder	April 20, 1997 (1997-04-20)	4F17	13.97
175	22	"In Marge We Trust"	Steven Dean Moore	Donick Cary	April 27, 1997 (1997-04-27)	4F18	16.93
176	23	"Homer's Enemy"	Jim Reardon	John Swartzwelder	May 4, 1997 (1997-05-04)	4F19	11.80
177	24	"The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase"	Neil Affleck	Story by : Ken Keeler Teleplay by : David X. Cohen	May 11, 1997 (1997-05-11)	4F20	11.57
				Story by : Ken Keeler Teleplay by : Dan Greaney
				Story by : Ken Keeler Teleplay by : Steve Tompkins
178	25	"The Secret War of Lisa Simpson"	Mike B. Anderson	Richard Appel	May 18, 1997 (1997-05-18)	4F21	12.69


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No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
292	1	"Treehouse of Horror XIII"	David Silverman	Marc Wilmore	November 3, 2002 (2002-11-03)	DABF19	16.67
				Brian Kelley
				Kevin Curran
293	2	"How I Spent My Strummer Vacation"	Mike B. Anderson	Mike Scully	November 10, 2002 (2002-11-10)	DABF22	12.51
294	3	"Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade"	Steven Dean Moore	Tim Long	November 17, 2002 (2002-11-17)	DABF20	13.34
295	4	"Large Marge"	Jim Reardon	Ian Maxtone-Graham	November 24, 2002 (2002-11-24)	DABF18	17.38
296	5	"Helter Shelter"	Mark Kirkland	Brian Pollack & Mert Rich	December 1, 2002 (2002-12-01)	DABF21	15.11
297	6	"The Great Louse Detective"	Steven Dean Moore	John Frink & Don Payne	December 15, 2002 (2002-12-15)	EABF01	15.47
298	7	"Special Edna"	Bob Anderson	Dennis Snee	January 5, 2003 (2003-01-05)	EABF02	15.00
299	8	"The Dad Who Knew Too Little"	Mark Kirkland	Matt Selman	January 12, 2003 (2003-01-12)	EABF03	12.76
300	9	"The Strong Arms of the Ma"	Pete Michels	Carolyn Omine	February 2, 2003 (2003-02-02)	EABF04	15.37
301	10	"Pray Anything"	Mike Frank Polcino	Sam O'Neal & Neal Boushell	February 9, 2003 (2003-02-09)	EABF06	13.40
302	11	"Barting Over"	Matthew Nastuk	Andrew Kreisberg	February 16, 2003 (2003-02-16)	EABF05	21.31
303	12	"I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can"	Nancy Kruse	Kevin Curran	February 16, 2003 (2003-02-16)	EABF07	22.04
304	13	"A Star Is Born Again"	Michael Marcantel	Brian Kelley	March 2, 2003 (2003-03-02)	EABF08	14.56
305	14	"Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington"	Lance Kramer	John Swartzwelder	March 9, 2003 (2003-03-09)	EABF09	14.43
306	15	"C.E.D'oh"	Mike B. Anderson	Dana Gould	March 16, 2003 (2003-03-16)	EABF10	12.96
307	16	"'Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky"	Steven Dean Moore	Dan Greaney & Allen Glazier	March 30, 2003 (2003-03-30)	EABF11	12.56
308	17	"Three Gays of the Condo"	Mark Kirkland	Matt Warburton	April 13, 2003 (2003-04-13)	EABF12	12.02
309	18	"Dude, Where's My Ranch?"	Chris Clements	Ian Maxtone-Graham	April 27, 2003 (2003-04-27)	EABF13	11.71
310	19	"Old Yeller-Belly"	Bob Anderson	John Frink & Don Payne	May 4, 2003 (2003-05-04)	EABF14	11.59
311	20	"Brake My Wife, Please"	Pete Michels	Tim Long	May 11, 2003 (2003-05-11)	EABF15	10.56
312	21	"The Bart of War"	Mike Frank Polcino	Marc Wilmore	May 18, 2003 (2003-05-18)	EABF16	12.10
313	22	"Moe Baby Blues"	Lauren MacMullan	J. Stewart Burns	May 18, 2003 (2003-05-18)	EABF17	13.44

Series	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released	Network
1	3		4 December 2011 (2011-12-04)	18 December 2011 (2011-12-18)	Channel 4
2	3		11 February 2013 (2013-02-11)	25 February 2013 (2013-02-25)
Special			16 December 2014 (2014-12-16)
3	6		21 October 2016 (2016-10-21)		Netflix
4	6		29 December 2017 (2017-12-29)
Interactive film			28 December 2018 (2018-12-28)
5	3		5 June 2019 (2019-06-05)
6	5		15 June 2023 (2023-06-15)

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The Office is an American television sitcom broadcast on NBC. Created as an adaptation by Greg Daniels of the British series of the same name, it is a mockumentary that follows the day-to-day lives of the employees of the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of Dunder Mifflin, a fictional paper supply company. The series ran on NBC in the United States from March 24, 2005, to May 16, 2013. Additionally, nine spin-off series of webisodes of The Office have been aired on NBC.com.

The Office aired a short first season in 2005 that consisted of six episodes. This was followed by a full-length second season in 2005–06 that consisted of 22 episodes, and a third season in 2006–07, with 25 episodes. Due to the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, the fourth season that aired in 2007–08 consisted of 19 episodes. The fifth season aired during 2008–09 and consisted of 28 episodes. The sixth season aired during 2009–10 and consisted of 26 episodes. The seventh season aired during 2010–11 and consisted of 26 episodes. The eighth season aired during 2011–12 and consisted of 24 episodes. The ninth season aired during 2012–13 and consisted of 25 episodes. A total of 201 episodes of The Office aired over nine seasons. (Full article...)

Moonlight is an American paranormal romance television drama created by Ron Koslow and Trevor Munson, who was also executive producer for all episodes with Joel Silver, Gerard Bocaccio, Gabrielle Stanton and Harry Werksman. The series follows private investigator Mick St. John (Alex O'Loughlin), who was turned into a vampire by his bride Coraline (Shannyn Sossamon) on the couple's wedding night fifty-five years earlier. In the present day, he struggles with his attraction to a mortal woman, Beth Turner (Sophia Myles), his friendship with his mentor and fellow vampire Josef Kostan (Jason Dohring), and his dealings with other vampires in Los Angeles.

The series was commissioned by Warner Bros. Television in 2007 as a presentation lasting 14–20 minutes. Alex O'Loughlin, Shannon Lucio, Rade Šerbedžija and Amber Valletta were cast in the lead roles, and Rod Holcomb was hired as director. David Greenwalt joined the staff in May 2007 as showrunner and executive producer with Joel Silver; however, health reasons forced Greenwalt to leave the series. All of the original actors, apart from the male lead role, were recast in June 2007 with Sophia Myles, Jason Dohring and Shannyn Sossamon. A retooled, full-length pilot for television audiences was then shot. (Full article...)

The episodes of the British documentary Meerkat Manor first premiered on Animal Planet International in the United Kingdom on 12 September 2005. The programme was originally created by Caroline Hawkins, executive producer and series editor at Oxford Scientific Films, and commissioned for Animal Planet International by executive producer and commissioning editor Mark Wild.

The first 13-episode series concluded on 24 October 2005. With the success of the programme in the UK, Animal Planet began broadcasting Meerkat Manor on its national channels in Australia, Canada, and the United States. The programme premiered in the United States on 9 June 2006, with the first series airing through 25 August 2006. The second series aired simultaneously in both the US and the UK, starting 29 September 2006. The third series premiered in the US on 10 August 2007, followed in the UK on 10 September 2007, and in Canada on 3 October 2007. Because each channel had different broadcasting schedules, the UK sequence of new episodes ended well before those in the US and Canada. The fourth series premiered in the United States on 6 June 2008 with the subtitle of The Next Generation. It was originally slated to begin airing in the United Kingdom in February 2009, but the premiere was later moved to April 2009. In 2021, a fifth series with the subtitle Rise of the Dynasty was commissioned by BBC America from Oxford Scientific Films. The 13-part series was shown in the United Kingdom by Channel 5 in December 2021, every weekday in the 6.30pm slot, with the last episode going out on Wednesday 15 December 2021. (Full article...)

Baccano! is a 2007 anime series directed by Takahiro Omori and produced by Brain's Base and Aniplex. The 16 episodes are adapted from the light novels of the same name written by Ryohgo Narita and illustrated by Katsumi Enami. Told in out-of-order sequences, the story spans three consecutive years of Prohibition-era America during which three seemingly unconnected events occur: two bottles of immortality elixir are passed around Manhattan by gangsters believing it is alcohol, a supposed monster massacres members of two gangs attempting to hijack the transcontinental train Flying Pussyfoot, and a missing man is tracked down by his sister and a gang. The first thirteen episodes aired in Japan from July 26, 2007, to November 1, 2007, on WOWOW, a Japanese pay-per-view station, and the final three were released direct-to-DVD. The series made its North American television debut when it started airing on the Funimation Channel after the channel transitioned to HD in September 2010.

Eight DVD compilations were released by Aniplex, each containing two episodes, with the first released on October 24, 2007, and the eighth on May 28, 2008. A Blu-ray boxset was released January 26, 2011. On July 21, 2008, the English adaptation of Baccano! was licensed by Funimation. They released four DVD compilations, each containing four episodes, with the first released on January 27, 2009, and the fourth on June 16, 2009. A complete DVD collection boxset was released December 29, 2009, and re-released on December 28, 2010, as part of a lower-priced Viridian Collection. A limited edition Blu-ray boxset was released May 17, 2011; the Blu-ray set was later rereleased on July 31, 2012. The entire English-dubbed series was streamed through Hulu during October 2009 and English-subtitled episodes although once available for streaming, have been removed as of December 2017. Funimation streams English-subtitled and English-dubbed episodes through their website. In Australia and New Zealand, the series is licensed by Madman Entertainment, who released the series over four DVDs between June 24, 2009, and October 21, 2009. A boxset was released on March 17, 2010. Baccano! is licensed in the United Kingdom by Manga Entertainment and was released in a complete boxset on October 11, 2010. The series is aired in the Philippines, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia on Animax Asia. (Full article...)

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Penn & Teller: Bullshit! is an American documentary television series that aired for eight seasons from 2003 to 2010 on the premium cable channel Showtime. Penn & Teller: Bullshit! was hosted by professional magicians and skeptics Penn & Teller. Its format consists of debating political topics, often from a naturalist libertarian capitalist point of view (the political philosophy espoused by both Penn and Teller) or aiming to debunk pseudoscientific ideas, paranormal beliefs, popular fads and misconceptions. The hosts examine topics within the analytical structure of science.

The television program has been nominated for 21 awards, winning two. The Writers Guild of America bestowed an award upon the program in 2004 recognizing excellence in its writing quality. It received an award from the Independent Investigations Group in 2008, recognizing the show's contribution to public understanding of scientific skepticism and rational thinking. In addition, over the course of its run Penn & Teller: Bullshit! garnered a Directors Guild of America Award nomination, 13 Primetime Emmy Award nominations, and five Writers Guild of America Award nominations. (Full article...)

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