2 - TVCC – WEEK OF JANUARY 29 - FEBRUARY 4, 2015
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Parenthood
Thursday at 10 p.m. on
KGW, KOBI, KMTR
Fans of the series both have and
haven’t been looking forward to
this episode: “May God Bless and
Keep You Always” is the last one,
closing out the drama’s six-season
run. Co-star Lauren Graham
promises the Braverman family
gets a definite feel of closure, with
solid indications of the directions
in which the characters’ lives are
headed. Other cast members bid-
ding farewell to their roles include
Peter Krause, Monica Potter and
Erika Christensen.
Mel Brooks
Live at the Geffen
Saturday at 9 p.m., 10 p.m.
on HBO
In his third special for HBO in
recent years, the veteran director,
writer and comic takes the stage
before a live audience at the Gef-
fen Playhouse in the Westwood
neighborhood of Los Angeles
to perform a one-man show
that includes jokes, songs and
anecdotes culled from 63 years
in comedy, as well as an appear-
ance by a surprise special guest.
American Idol
Wednesday at 8 p.m. on KLSR
The new episode “Hollywood
Week No. 1” offers a brutal
wake-up call to many of the
200-plus contestants who scored
a golden ticket to Tinseltown
during their regional auditions
earlier. That initial joy, however,
is dashed for most of the group
in California, where they are told
to form lines of 10 and audition
for judges Jennifer Lopez, Harry
Connick Jr. and Keith Urban yet
again. Ryan Seacrest is the host.
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The identity of the featured celebrity is found within
the answers in the puzzle. In order to take the TV
Challenge, unscramble the letters noted with aster-
isks within the puzzle.
Across
1. Tea Leoni’s role on
“Madam Secretary”
8. Allies’ foe in the 1940s
9. “If __ __ be so bold ...”
10. “The Good Wife”
role (2)
14. “__ Marlene”;
popular song during
WWII
15. “__ Dogs”; 2009
film for Robin Williams
16. Wildebeest
17. “__ Maverick” (1981-82)
18. Word with bran or meal
19. Fit snugly together,
as gearwheel teeth
20. Assists
24. Bernie, for one
27. Pesky insect
28. “__ du lieber!”;
German exclamation
29. “The A-Team” actor (2)
32. “__ __ White Season”;
1989 movie for
Donald Sutherland
33. Role on “Marvel’s Agents
of S.H.I.E.L.D.” (2)
36. “__ Is Sleeping”; 1990
Judge Reinhold film
37. Bears in a Spanish forest
38. “World News Tonight
With __ __”
4. Big __; character on
“Sesame Street”
5. Sen. Dirksen’s initials
6. “__ & Cash”; 1989
Sylvester Stallone film
7. Laughing predator
8. “Bird on __ __”; 1990
movie for Mel Gibson
11. “__ On” (2012-13)
12. “Married ... With
Children” role
13. Dirt road feature
14. Monogram for film
producer Mayer
20. 1999 U.S. Open winner
21. __-outdoor carpet;
low-pile floor covering
22. Mends a sock
23. Place where the meals are
slop
24. “A __ of the World”; ’99
Sigourney Weaver film
25. Continued to feel sore
26. “__ Beach” (1988-91)
29. 614 years ago
30. Rosie’s initials
31. Night we watch “NCIS:
New Orleans”: abbr.
34. Actress Ullmann
35. Role on “The Mary Tyler
Moore Show”
Down
1. Those living away from
their native lands
2. Frasier’s ex
3. Cuba or Catalina:
abbr.
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