SMALL SCREEN THE BUZZ ON TELEVISION.Byline: - Compiled by Valerie Kuklenski GOOD NEWS, BAD NEWS: ``Providence'' apparently was not divine for NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. . The 5-year-old drama starring Melina Kanakaredes and Mike Farrell is about to quit business because of low ratings. NBC says the two-hour series finale on Dec. 20 ``will serve as a touching, heartwarming send-off for the entire Hansen family.'' Gee, seems it would have been more heartwarming to let the show ride until May as is the norm with established series. Whatever NBC has in mind to take its place must be too good to hold back. HBO Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) A form of oxygen therapy in which the patient breathes oxygen in a pressurized chamber. Mentioned in: Ozone Therapy also has given the ax to nobody's favorite sports agent, ``Arli$$.'' In the plus column are NBC's ``American Bandstand'' drama, ``American Dreams,'' and multiple-perspective crime drama ``Boomtown,'' which have received full-season pickups. ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. also has given a full-season deal to comedian George Lopez's self-titled sitcom, which debuted last spring. Executive producer Sandra Bullock must be pleased. SECESSION TONIGHT: KCET's topical talk show ``Life & Times Tonight'' will have a special edition tonight on the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. and Hollywood secession measures facing voters next month. Anchors Val Zavala and Jess Marlow will moderate a discussion among Gene La Pietra of Hollywood VOTE, Jeff Brain of Valley VOTE and former Councilman Mike Feuer of L.A. United, and will hear from UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX policy analyst J. Eugene Grigsby III on revelations from his study on secession. THE DEBATE OVER SECESSION: A LIFE & TIMES TONIGHT SPECIAL, 8:30 tonight, KCET KCET Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo (Japan) KCET Kamaraj College of Engineering and Technology . MORE HARDBALL IN ORANGE COUNTY: Chris Matthews brings his MSNBC MSNBC Microsoft/National Broadcasting Company news/talk show ``Hardball'' to the Orange County campus of Chapman University today. He'll be joined by action star and part-time political animal Arnold Schwarzenegger to take questions from Chapman students. After the live telecast, a Chapman student gets the extreme honor (and severe pain) of sitting in the ``Hardball Hot Seat'' for a rapid-fire one-on-one with Matthews about current events and a chance to play in a final tournament for a $10,000 scholarship. HARDBALL WITH CHRIS MATTHEWS Hardball with Chris Matthews is a talk show on MSNBC broadcast weekdays at 5 and 7 PM hosted by Chris Matthews. It originally aired on now-defunct America's Talking (as "Politics with Chris Matthews") and later CNBC. , 6 tonight, MSNBC. ED SULLIVAN, WHERE ARE YOU?: Tom Cavanaugh, star of NBC's ``Ed,'' will host ``Extreme Variety,'' a special one exec describes as having ``a glitzy feel along with a sideshow twist.'' There's the sword swallower, the contortionist, the girl with the flaming hula hoop and the aerial acrobats. This is probably the show Ed Sullivan would be hosting if he were still around. All that's missing is the guy spinning plates on sticks to ``The Flight of the Bumble Bee.'' EXTREME VARIETY, 8 tonight, NBC, Channel 4. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) no caption (Melina Kanakaredes and Mike Farrell) (2) no caption (Chris Matthews) |
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