Week of January 8, 2000

The Dow hits an all-time high of 11,522.56.

Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan calls higher rates the necessary

medicine to bring down the temperature of n economy overheated by soaring

stock prices.

Al Gore goes on the offensive during his fifth debate with Democratic presidential

rival Bill Bradley in Iowa.

The Postal Service says it will seek a one-cent increase in the price of a first-

class tamp - bringing the cost to 34 cents by early next year.

Winners at this year’s People’s Choice Awards -

The Sixth Sense for favorite movie/favorite dramatic movie

Bruce Willis - favorite dramatic actor.

Adam Sandler favorite comedy actor

ER and Friends top the TV side.

Ricky Martin - favorite male performer.

Shania Twain - favorite female performer.

on two charges of weapon possession

stemming from a December argument

punctuated by gunfire at a Times Square

dance club.

Madonna will debut her new single

“American Pie” during the super Bowl

pregame show. Phil Collins does halftime honors.

Billy Ray Cyrus and his wife, Tish are the parents of a baby girl. Noah Lindsay

Cyrus. They have another daughter - Miley.

executive and best friend, President Steve Ballmer as the company’s new chief

executive.

American Online and Time Warner announce they will merge in the largest

business transaction in history - $163.4 billion.

Week of January 8, 2000

McDonald’s says it’s planning a Teletubbies promotion for its restaurants.

Originating in England, the show debuted on PBS in April 1998 and is a top show

among the very small frey.

Coke is dropping its seven-year “Always Coca-Cola”

for a new campaign that uses humor, music and

animation. One ad is dubbed “message in a Bottle

and takes viewers inside a Coke bottle.

Joe Roth resigns as the boss of Disney.

Hillary Rodham Clinton appears on Dave Letterman’s

show this week. She’s running for a U.S. Senate seat

from New York.

Passing -

Sam Jaffe - movie producer/agent. He was 98.

Sports - The Minnesota Vikings knock down the

Dallas Cowboys - 27-10.

Top TV last week -

ER - 28.69

Millionaire on Sunday - 28.19

Sugar Bowl - 26.98

Frasier - 24.08

Friends - 22.26

60 Minutes - 22.09

The Practice - 19.22

Touched by an Angel - 18.87

Stark raving mad - 18.80

Law & Order - 18.28

Jesse - 18.11

The Simpsons - 17.88

Everybody Loves Raymond - 17.52

Movie-George of the Jungle - 16.85

Becker - 16.85

Twenty-One - 16.11

X-Files - 15.63

Week of January 8, 2000

Television news -

“Who Wants To Be A Millionaire” drew 33

million viewers on Wednesday - more

than the combined audience at CBS, NBC

and Fox for that timeslot.

The Sopranos begin their second season

this week. Catch it on HBO.

Fox TV says enough with

shockumentaries such as “When Good

Pets Go Bad” and “When Animals Attack.”

Fox has a hot show - “Malcolm in the

Middle” which registered 22 million last

week - its debut.

Saturday night television -

CBS - Candid Camera, Martial Law, Walker, Texas Ranger, Howard Stern

NBC - The Pretender, Profiler, World’s Most Amazing Videos, SNL

ABC - Movie

Fox - Cops, America’s Most Wanted

E! - True Hollywood Story (ChiPs), Wild on the A-List, Wild on the High Seas

Comedy Central - South Park, The Man Show

182.

At the movies -

Stuart Little

The Green Mile

The Talented Mr. Ripley

Any Given Sunday

Galaxy Quest

Toy story 2

Magnolia

Bicentennial Man

Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo

Snow Falling on Cedars