2 - TVCC –
WEEK OF DECEMBER 22 - DECEMBER 28, 2016
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The Big Bang Theory
Thursday at 8 p.m. on KVAL
No one likes to be caught
in the middle of an argu-
ment ... which is even more
the case when Sheldon and
Leonard (Jim Parsons, Johnny
Galecki) are the two people
fighting, as in “The Viewing
Party Combustion.” Neither of
them lets anything go easily,
and the other members of the
group are wary of choosing
a side in the battle. Kaley
Cuoco, Simon Helberg, Kunal
Nayyar, Mayim Bialik and
Melissa Rauch also star.
A Home for the Holidays
Friday at 8 p.m. on KVAL
Grammy Award-winning
singer-songwriter Miranda
Lambert headlines the 18th
edition of this annual holiday
special that advocates adoption
by interweaving inspirational
stories of American foster fami-
lies with music from some of
today’s most popular artists. In
addition to Lambert, Canadian
singer-songwriter Alessia Cara
and international pop star
Rachel Platten are scheduled to
perform on this year’s special.
The featured families hail from
California and Nashville, Tenn.
Happy New Year, Charlie
Brown
Monday at 8 p.m. on KATU,
KEZI
Good grief! Who assigns
elementary-school children
“War and Peace”? Charlie
Brown’s teacher, that’s who. He
has to read it over the Christ-
mas break and write a report,
but holiday distractions keep
getting in the way. He ends
up leaving a New Year’s party
and sitting outside to read, but
that doesn’t end well. Chad
Allen (“Dr. Quinn, Medicine
Woman”) provides the voice
of Charlie Brown in this 1986
“Peanuts” special.
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. “America’s Got Talent”
host (2)
9. __-jongg
10. Lioness in “Born
Free”
11. Prefix for located or
qualified
13. __ __ ear and out
the other
15. Frank __; role on
“CSI: Miami”
17. __ Garcia; role on
“Criminal Minds”
18. Actor Burrell
20. Eastwood’s initials
21. 2010 Bruce Willis/
Morgan Freeman movie
23. “The __ Davis Show”
(1974-76)
24. Where to find the
incus
25. “__ Wednesday”;
2002 Elijah Wood film
26. Fourth-year student:
abbr.
29. “__ Cantante”; 2006
Jennifer Lopez movie
30. David Duchovny se-
ries
34. Thompson and
Samms
36. Black cards
38. “__ __ Married an
Axe Murderer”; 1993
Nancy Travis film
39. Ms. Campbell
42. Start of Iowa’s capi-
tal
43. “Bachelor __ __”
Down
4. One-quarter of DC
5. “Life __ We Know It”
(2004-05)
6. Intl. military alliance
7. Cartoon dog
8. “__ / Tuck” (2003-10)
9. Drama series for Brett
Tucker
12. Minnie Driver series
14. “Orange Is the __
Black”
16. Record speed letters
19. “The Five-__ En-
gagement”; Jason Segel
movie
20. “Cold __” (2003-
2010)
22. Kildare or Quinn:
abbr.
23. One of the Kettles
27. Monogram for Pres.
John Adams’ son, who
was also a president
28. Star of “The King
and I”
30. Tyrant Idi
31. Annapolis acad.
32. Like yummy cinna-
mon rolls
33. Lather
35. Miss Piggy’s word,
in referring to herself
37. “The Singing __”
(2007-12)
40. Series for Mekhi Phi-
fer, once
41. Setting for “The Wal-
tons”: abbr.
1. Actress McKeon, to
friends
2. Where to order Rooty
Tooty Fresh ’N Fruity
Pancakes
3. Sharp-witted
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