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Which show aired in the coveted post-Super Bowl slot?
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Lost
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Harper's Island
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Grey's Anatomy
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The Office
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2.
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The final season of which series was concerned primarily with who killed Jenny?
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The Unit
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ER
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The L Word
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Battlestar Galactica
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3.
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"Criss Angel Is a Douchebag", "The Monster at the End of This Book" and "Lucifer Rising" were episodes from which show?
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Reaper
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Dollhouse
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Gossip Girl
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Supernatural
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4.
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Which type of vehicle was key to the televised continuation of Brett Michael's search for love?
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An airplane
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A bus
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A limousine
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A tank
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5.
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What reality show was won by a former member of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders?
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The Amazing Race 13
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Survivor: Tocantins
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The Biggest Loser: Couples 2
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The Singing Bee
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6.
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"Do Thumbthing" So read an advertising campaign that caused controversy on which show?
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30 Rock
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Mad Men
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The Office
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Trust Me
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Which of the following sci-fi babes had a cameo on an episode of The Big Bang Theory:
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Sarah Michelle Gellar
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Summer Glau
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Jeri Ryan
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Tricia Helfer
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8.
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Which of the below was the logo for the spring 2009 edition of Dancing With the Stars?
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9.
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Which pop culture newsmaker appeared briefly on an episode of How I Met Your Mother as a girl on a magazine cover?
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Kim Kardashian
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Susan Boyle
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Miley Cyrus
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Christina Aguilera
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10.
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Which popular TV series was the unlikely basis for a video game released for the Wii, the Nintendo DS and PC, on March 10th, 2009?
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Ghost Whisperer
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Grey's Anatomy
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Lost
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The New Adventures of Old Christine
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The premiere of which series concerns murders based on the books Flowers for Your Grave, Hell Hath No Fury and Death of a Prom Queen?
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Lie to Me
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The Mentalist
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Castle
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Better Off Ted
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If you found yourself on the edge of your seat as the series hero searched for a man named Orion, you would be watching:
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Criminal Minds
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Desperate Housewives
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Chuck
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According to Jim
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13.
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Which show featured a character named Thirteen?
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House
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Gary Unmarried
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Kath & Kim
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Life
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14.
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Which series came to an end with a two part, three hour finale called Daybreak?
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The Unusuals
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Battlestar Galactica
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Prison Break
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The Starter Wife
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15.
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Which star of E!'s The Girls Next Doors hosted and lent his/her name to The Travel Channel's "Sexiest Beaches"?
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Bridget Marquardt
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Holly Madison
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Kendra Wilkinson
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Hugh Hefner
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16.
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Along with the addition of a fourth judge, which of the following was a major change to the format of spring 2009's edition of American Idol?
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Judges were allowed to save a contestant from elimination once during the season
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Ryan Seacrest no longer appeared on the show
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Tallies of calls and texts sent to the show were independently audited
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Wired electrodes allowed judges to send mild shocks to the contestants during their performance
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17.
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Which alumni of the "classic" 90210 did not appear on Fox's new version?
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Jennie Garth
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Shannen Doherty
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Tori Spelling
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Luke Perry
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18.
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Having already played characters named Niki and Jessica on the same show, which actress assumed the role of Tracy?
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Ali Larter
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Hayden Panettiere
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Camryn Manheim
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Mariska Hargitay
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19.
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Viewers of which series were treated to faux commercials for a company called Veridian Dynamics?
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30 Rock
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American Idol
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Better Off Ted
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CSI: Miami
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20.
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Sam Tyler, hero of the US version Life on Mars, was struck by a car in 2008, and was transported back in time how many years?
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100
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35
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25
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15
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21.
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The lead singer for which rock group had a role as a terminator on the second season of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles?
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Hole
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The Cranberries
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Garbage
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The Donnas
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22.
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Which series featured in its regular cast an actor who appeared in The Return of the King (but neither of the other two Lord of the Rings movies)?
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Fringe
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Worst Week
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Gary Unmarried
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True Blood
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23.
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What was unusual about America's Next Top Model contestant Isis?
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She was Tyra Banks's niece
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She was the runner-up of the previous cycle
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She was transgender
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She was a sitting State Representative from Oregon
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24.
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What was the first new show from one of the major broadcast networks to get the ax?
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My Own Worst Enemy
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Do Not Disturb
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The Ex List
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Valentine
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25.
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Which of the following returning series on ABC was NOT canceled by the network in November?
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Eli Stone
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Private Practice
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Pushing Daisies
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Dirty Sexy Money
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What broadcast network did not air Sen. Barack Obama's political ad, which was seen by tens of millions of viewers six days before the Presidential Election?
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ABC
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CBS
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Fox
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NBC
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27.
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What late-night staple enjoyed its highest-rated episode in 14 years when Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin dropped by for a visit?
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
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The Late Show with David Letterman
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Saturday Night Live
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MADtv
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28.
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This long-running sports series made a pay cabler jump when it moved from its HBO home to Showtime.
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Championship Boxing
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Inside the NFL
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Costas Now
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Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel
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29.
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In the Parks and Recreation finale, what is the final name Andy gives his band?
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Scarecrow Boat
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Teddy Bear Suicide
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Mouse Rat
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Big Lying Baby
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30.
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Which Superman arch-nemesis came to Smallville this season?
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Brainiac
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Darkseid
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Doomsday
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Solomon Grundy
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