Week of March 1, 2002

Palestinian gunmen open fire on motorists waiting at an Israeli military roadblock

in the West Bank and a Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowded

orthodox neighborhood in the heart of Jerusalem, killing a total of 19 Israelis.

Afghanistan - U.S. bombers hammer Al Queda positions in the mountains of

eastern Afghanistan for a second day.

Doctors in Saudi Arabia have perfected the first human uterus transplant, which

produced two menstrual periods before it failed and had to be removed.

A federal appeals court overturns the convictions of three New York City police

officers in the 1997 beating and brutalization of Abner Louima, a Haitian

immigrant.

Enron update - a federal judge says there was evidence J.P. Morgan Chase &

Co. had extended a “disguised loan” to Enron Corp. which could prevent Morgan

from collecting on nearly billion in surety bonds.

The Disney Store no more - Disney says

it will turn its retail chain into two stores.

Disney Play stores will target 3 to 10-

year-olds and the other outlets will be

called Disney Kids at Home - aimed at

parents and will stock bed and bath

products, apparel and home furnishings.

the Monday Night Football booth on ABC-TV. He’ll be

teamed solely with Al Michaels. Booted are Dennis Miller,

after being with the broadcasts for two years: Don Fouts and

Eric Dickerson. The deal is worth $20 million to Madden. No

wonder they chucked the other three.

Entertainment news -

years.

According to People Magazine, Madonna will

make her London stage debut in “Up for Grabs.”

Week of March 1, 2002

answering questions in an HBO documentary. Look for

“Monica in Black and White” on Sunday.

Music news - Single sales totaled 31 million - down a

whopping 41% since 2000. Record companies say singles

aren’t made for many of the most popular songs because they

are unprofitable. There’s the belief by record companies that

singles also hurt album sales. CD singles, which usually have two or three songs,

generally retail for $4 to $5. Many retailers routinely discount them by 50% or

more. In some cases singles are made before the album, then pulled when the

CD becomes available. One trend is the maxi-single which contain five or six

sings, often remixes of the same song. They sell for $7 to $8.

Paul McCartney and his band will begin to tour. The “Driving USA Tour” kicks off

April 1 in Oakland.

Television news -

Louis-Dreyfus has a 28% drop in ratings from its

debut a week ago.

“The Osbournes” with Ozzy and family debut on MTV

this week. MTV is calling it the first “reality” sitcom.

HBO debuts “Six Feet Under” and gets an estimated

6.2 million viewers.

ABC and Drew Carey are at odds. Seems that

censors at the network want to halt production of an

episode that pokes fun at heightened

airport security.

Top TV -

CSI - 28.74

Friends - 27.52

ER - 24.90

Everybody Loves Raymond - 22.48

Leap of faith - 20.76

Grammy Awards - 18.96

Will & Grace - 18/17

Week of March 1, 2002

Law & Order - 17.90

Frasier - 17.78

Becker - 17.46

JAG - 17.12

60 Minutes - 18.86

Watching Ellie - 16.71

The West Wing - 16.36

Law & Order SVU - 15.83

Just Shoot Me - 15.42

Judging Amy - 14.61

CBS - 60 Minutes, The Education of Max Bickford, Movie

NBC - Travel Café, Dateline NBC, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Ellie, Leap of

Faith

ABC - Movie, Alias, The Practice

WB - No Boundaries, The Jamie Kennedy Experiment, The Jamie Kennedy

Experiment, Off Centre, For Your Love

Fox - King of the Hill, The Simpsons, Malcolm in the Middle, X-Files

UPN - Enterprise, Tracker

PBS - The Legendary Liberace, the Show Live at Royal Albert Hall

Law & Order: Criminal Intent - A loan shark

kidnaps an embezzling executive’s family.

Alias - Vaughn asks Sydney to use her

friendship to gain access to Sloan’s home.

X-Files - Evil chases Scully and her child.

At the movies -

We Were Soldiers

40 days and 40 Nights

John Q

Return to Never Land

Dragonfly

Queen of the Damned

Big Fat Liar

A Beautiful Mind

Week of March 1, 2002

Crossroads

The Lord of the Rings