TV in the Year 2000 and the 21st Century Quiz

Answer: Los Angeles

A series "CSI: Los Angeles" was once considered, but never materialized into a weekly series.
The original series, "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation", starred William Petersen as Gil Grissom and Marg Helgenberger as his co-worker, Catherine Willows, and was based in Las Vegas, Nevada.
In 2002, a spin-off series, "CSI: Miami" was developed, starring David Caruso as Lt. Horatio Caine and Emily Proctor as Calleigh Duquesne. The series was based in Miami, Florida.
2004 saw the launch of the third series, "CSI: NY", was based in New York City, and starred Gary Sinise as Detective Mac Taylor and Melinda Kanakeredes as Detective Stella Bonasera.

Answer: police officer

O'Neill reprises the role of the dead-pan, serious Joe Friday in an updated version of one of television's most popular crime series, "Dragnet". Joe Friday was a tough but fair, dedicated detective for the Los Angeles Police Department.
O'Neill's versing of the classic series was the fourth incarnation of the series on television.
"Dragnet" originally aired in 1951, and ran for eight seasons. The series returned for another four seasons, starting in 1967. Both series starred the series creator, Jack Webb, in the lead role.
In 1989, the series returned to syndication television with Jeff Osterhage starring in the lead role as LAPD sergeant Vic Daniels, and ran for two seasons.
The 2003 version of "Dragnet" co-starred Ethan Embry as Friday's partner, Detective Frank Smith, and ran for two seasons.
This was not the first time that O'Neill and Embry worked together. As a 13 year old, Embry co-starred with O'Neill in the 1991 film, "Dutch".

Answer: American Idol

The show, "American Idol" finished the television season four consecutive times as the most popular, number one rated program. "American Idol" took the top spot in the ratings in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.

Other season ending number one programs included, "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" in 2000, "Survivor: The Australian Outback in 2001, "Friends" in 2002, and "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" in both 2003 and 2004.

Answer: San Francisco

Adrian Monk was a former homicide detective in the San Francisco Police Department. Monk was forced to give up his badge following the murder of his wife, Trudy, which intensified his obsessive-compulsive disorder. Monk worked as a free-lance consultant for the police department, and was assisted first by his practical nurse and friend, Sharona Fleming (Bitty Schram) and later by an assistant, Natalie Teager (Traylor Howard). Also featured in the series as his police contacts were head homicide detective Captain Leland Stottlemeyer (Ted Levine) and second in command, Lieutenant Randall "Randy" Disher (Jason Gray-Stanford).

Answer: The King of Queens

In the final episode of the series, Doug and Carrie adopted an infant daughter, who was named Ming-May Heffernan and found out following the completion of the adoption that Carrie was pregnant.
The next and final scene of the series was one year later, and showed Doug and Carrie scurrying around the house with their year old adopted daughter and their infant natural daughter, whose name was never mentioned. One year earlier, Arthur married Veronica Olchin and moved out of the basement to be with his bride. In the final scene, Arther is shown entering the house with his suitcase in hand, heading back to the basement, and declaring to Doug and Carrie, "It didn't work out", referring to his marriage.
Anne Meara who played Spence's mother, and Arthur's bride, Victoria, is the real life spouse of co-star Jerry Stiller. They are the parents of actor Ben Stiller.

Answer: Hack

The 2002 series lasted for two seasons, airing a total of 40 episodes (22 episodes in season one and 18 episodes in season two).
"Hack" followed the life of Mike Olshansky, a one time Philadelphia police officer, who after leaving the force became a cab driver. Even without his badge, Olshansky tries to help many of his passengers and people who were in need of someone to help them to resolve their problems.
David Morse starred as Mike Olshansky, and he was ofter aided by his former police department partner, Marcellus Washington, played by Andre Braugher.

"The Handler" (2003) starring Joe Pantoliano as government agent Joe Renata, broadcast 16 episodes in its only season

"LAX" (2004), an airport drama series, starred Heather Locklear as Harley Random and Blair Underwood as Roger De Souza, as two airport operations managers, aired 13 episodes in its only season.

"E-Ring" (2005), a Pentagon based military drama, starred Benjamin Bratt as Major Jim Tisnewski and Dennis Hopper as Colonel Eli McNulty aired 21 episodes in its only season.

Answer: Geena Davis

Vice President MacKenzie Allen became the first woman President of the United States, following the sudden death (complications of brain surgery to remove a tumor) of President Bridges. Allen chose to accept the position despite the urging of political party insiders and staff advisers to step down from the Presidency and allow the political savvy Speaker of the House assume the Presidency. Allen's point was to demonstrate that a woman was just as capable as a man to hold the highest office in the land.
The series aired 18 episodes on the ABC Television Network.

Answer: Survivor: The Australian Outback

The 21st Century officially started on January 1, 2001. At the conclusion of the television season (May, 2001), "Survivor: The Australian Outback" scored a 17.4 share rating (of the total viewing audience), followed by the #2 rated series, "ER", which scored a rating of 15.0 share of the viewing television audience in the final show of the series, aired on May 3, 2001, contestant Tina Wesson received four votes from the Survivor Jury to beat out Colby Donaldson for the title of "Sole Survivor" and the prize of one million dollars.

Answer: Las Vegas

The group was part of the key staff of the Montecito Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.
Mitch Sassen (Mitch Longley) is a paraplegic who uses a wheelchair, and is part of the Montecito Surveillance team.
Nessa Holt (Marsha Thomason), nicknamed "The Ice Queen" is the casino floor pit boss.
Mary Connell started as the Event's Director, and was later promoted to the position of Hotel Manager.
Samantha Jane "Sam" Marquez is a shrewd businesswoman and self proclaimed "Best Casino Host in all Las Vegas".

The series aired 106 episodes over five seasons, from September, 2008 until February, 2008.

Answer: Big Brother

"Big Brother" made its first appearance on July 5, 2000, on the CBS Television Network. For this show, a group of 13 contestants compete against each other in physical and mental challenges. For the duration of the competition, the contestants must reside in the same house, which is outfitted with cameras and microphones, to record the inter actions and dynamics of the group. At stake is a cash prize of $500,000.00 for the contestant who outlast the others.

"The Bachelor" debuted on March 25, 2002. For this show, a group of 25 women vie for the attention and love of one lucky male. Contestants are eliminated from the competition each week until the bachelor makes his choice.

"Joe Millionaire" first appeared on January 5, 2003. Similar to the premise of "the Bachelor", 20 women compete for the attention of a single male, who is believed (by the contestants) to be worth 50 million dollars. This show also provides a surprising twist at the end for the winner.

"The Apprentice" made its initial appearance on January 8, 2004. For this show, contestants perform various business task and assignments, with the final contestant being offered the opportunity to work as the apprentice to Billionaire Donald Trump. Trump became known for his personal appearance in the final scene of each episode. In a corporate boardroom setting, Trump presided over the meeting of the remaining contestants, and ended the session by informing the contestant to be eliminated, "You're fired", which became his personal catchphrase. At the end of the competition when only two contestants remained, Trump change his pronouncement by informing the winning contestant, "You're hired"..