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Adams, Madison
Allen, Claire
Arreola, Jared
Ash, Jakayah
Baird, Aden
Bean, Hollie
Bishop, Johnny "Tre"
Blalock, Tristan
Brantley, Beverly "McKenzie"
Butts, Omarion
Cahill, Dregun
Canales-Mireles Zaira
Carrasco-Pelayo, Shaley
Carrasco-Pelayo, Shayla
Clemons, Jaydon
Clemons, Zada
Cox, Cristian
Davis, Kasey
Day, London
Dixon, Anthony "A.J."
Dodd, Jackson
Dorsey, Thomas
Edwards, Aeris
Evans, Tyquavious
Ewers, Faith
Farley, Triniyah
Freeman, Jayden
Gearhart, Gabrianna "Gabby"
Gibson, Brayden
Goss, James
Hambrick, Jermaine
Hannah, Opel "Adriana"
Harris, Bernicia
Harris, Jayden
Hartmeyer, Cleveland
Hernandez, Jeziel
Hill, Caitlyn
Jackson, Triniti
Johnston, Madalyn
Johnston, Timothy "Wade"
Jones, Marshall
Jordan, Michael
Kelly Bryan
Kerrigan, Kealey
Knight, Austin
Knighton, Trenton
Landaverde, Ricardo
Lopez, Michael
Lorenzo-Cinto, Deborah
Lorenzo-Cinto, Jonathan
Lorenzo-Velasquez, Michael
Maradiaga-Sanchez, Dennis
Marshall, Nevaeh
Meeks, Cameron
Mendez-Flores, Diego
Mendoza-Samayoa, Lindsay
Minter, Cayden
Mobley, William
Morales, Reyes
Munoz, Marvin
Norman, Jason
Patino, Juan
Peacock, Randal
Pennamon, Mercyah
Pineda, Sarahi
Pittman, Caydin
Powers, Chloe
Pressley, Olivia
Register, Charles "Seth"
Richardson, Larry
Rudisel, Jayden
Sepulveda, Elijah
Smallwood, Skylar "Cade"
Smith, Jayson
Smith, Jeffrey Thomas "J.T."
Stanley, Trenton
Stephen, Cameron
Tanner, Savannah
Terrell, D'Ariyin
Tracey, Trina
Ward, Joe
Ward, Joniyah
Waters, Bill
Williams, A'Ziyah
Williams, Brody
Williams, India
Williams, Jaden
Williams, Jamie
Winslette, Amber
Woods, Kayleigh
Woodson, Tamaud
Wright, Daziah
1. Does Rock Center’s EP (Executive Producer) Rome Hartman want his show to be considered filler?
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Yes
No
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2. When more expensive scripted shows fail, what has been used as filler for networks?
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Game Shows
Movies
Reality TV Shows
Television News Magazines
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3. What television news magazine is the granddaddy of them all?
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Dateline
60 Minutes
20/20
Frontline
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4. When did 60 Minutes debut?
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2008
1998
1968
1988
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5. 60 Minutes II had its last broadcast in September 2005. According to CBS Chairman Les Moonves was it cancelled because of ratings or because of the content of the show?
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Ratings
Content of the Show
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6. What was the name of ABC’s television news magazine, which debuted in 1978?
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48 Hours
Primetime LIVE
60 Minutes
20/20
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7. What was the name of ABC’s second television news magazine that debuted in 1989?
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60 Minutes II
Dateline Monday
Primetime LIVE
48 Hours
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8. What nights was 20/20 on in the late 1990s when ABC put the shows 20/20 and Primetime LIVE together using the 20/20 branding?
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Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
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9. What kind of stories are rating grabbers for television news magazines and 20/20 especially?
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True Crime Stories
Undercover investigations
Interviews
In depth news coverage
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10. Which broadcast network was the last one to get into the television news magazine business?
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CBS
ABC
CNN
NBC
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11. When did the last broadcast network get into the television news magazine business?
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1992
2002
1972
1982
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12. What was the name of the show that the last broadcast network launched to get into the television news magazine business?
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Nightline
Dateline NBC
Frontline
20/20 Friday
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13. What was Dateline NBC used for in NBC’s primetime?
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To improve the ratings (increase the number of people who watched that channel)
To plug holes
To open up spots for better shows on other channels
To improve the good name of the network
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14. What eventually happened to the NBC show, “Now”?
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It became Rock Center with Brian Williams
It was cancelled in disgrace after they got the facts wrong in one of their news stories
It was folded into Dateline
It became the longest running show in television news magazine history
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