Week of March 15, 2001

The Dow falls below 10,000 as the Blue-Chip sector loses some 900 points in

four days. Much of it has to do with the downgrading of 19 Japanese banks, due

to a myriad of bad loans.

Saudi commandos burst through the doors and windows of a hijacked Russian

jetliner as it sat on the runway in the city of Medina. More than 100 passengers

are freed, but three are dead - a flight attendant, a passenger and a teenage

terrorist.

The Federal Reserve cuts short-term interest rates to 5% - from 5 1/2 %. It’s the

third half-point reduction of the year.

The California Zephyr , heading from

Chicago to Emeryville California derails in

Brooks Iowa, killing one and injuring 90.

The population of New York City hits 8

million - the highest population in its more

than three-century history. The exact number

- 8,008,278.

High Tech - Real Networks says it plans to

expand its fledgling games Web site into a

comprehensive service for game developers, making a wide selection of their

works available to consumers for downloading or playing online.

Recently, hundreds of thousands of e-mails sent by Earthlink customers to AOL

accounts were rejected and lost over at least 10 days. The companies say now it

is resolved, and initially, AOL said software designed to prevent spam was at

fault.

Passing - John Phillips (65) - leader of the 1960’s pop

group “Mamas and Papas” of heart failure.

Passing - Glenn Hughes (50) - the leather-clad biker of the

“Village People” of lung cancer.

Passing - actress Ann Southern (92).

Top syndicated television shows -

Wheel of Fortune

Jeopardy

Week of March 15, 2001

Entertainment Tonight

Oprah Winfrey

Judge Judy

Friends

Seinfeld

Frasier

Live! With Regis

Hollywood Squares

Judge Joe Brown

Jerry Springer

X-Files

Andromeda

Drew Carey

Maury

Warner Brothers Vol 31 and 32

Television ratings -

Survivor II - 28.46

Millionaire (Sunday) - 21.30

Friends - 20.84

The Practice - 19.72

Law & Order - 18.7

Millionaire (Tuesday) - 17.27

The West Wing - 17.17

Everybody Loves Raymond - 16.87

Will & Grace - 16.84

Millionaire (Thursday - 16.26

The Weber Show - 16.24

Millionaire (Friday) - 15.66

60 Minutes - 15.40

Just Shoot Me - 14.73

Yes, Dear - 14.56

Simpsons - 14.31

NYPD Blue - 14.30

King of Queens - 13.94

Providence - 13.80

Gideon’s Crossing - 15.59

Touched by an Angles - 13.51

ER - 13.40

JAG - 13.30

Week of March 15, 2001

Movie - Bailey’s Mistake - 13.00

Malcolm in the Middle - 13.90

20/20 (Friday) - 12.81

Columbo: Too Many Notes - 12.52

Primetime Thursday - 12.30

Dharma & Greg - 12.27

Frasier - 12.12

Movie - Some of My Best Friends - 12.07

Dateline NBC (Tuesday) - 11.45

Dateline NBC (Friday) - 11.33

Law & Order: SVU - 11.00

That ‘70’s Sow - 10.75

Dark Angel - 10.69

60 Minutes II - 10.52

Three Sisters - 10.49

Drew Carey - 10.38

Titus - 10.28

America’s Most Wanted - 10.02

Saturday night television -

CBS - NCAA Basketball, Nash Bridges, The District

NBC - XFL Football

ABC - Movie - “Waterworld”

Fox - Cops, Cops, America’s Most Wanted

WB - Movie - “Days of Thunder”

PBS - The Irish Tenors Ellis Island

Nick At Night - Hey Arnold, Rugrats, SponeBob Squarepants, Amanda

Television news - Bill O’ Reilly, anchor of Fox news

Channel’s “The O’Reilly Factor,” signs a new six-year

contract worth an estimated $4 million annually. Under the

deal, O’Reilly has an option for a radio show.

The World Wresting Federation’s “Smackdown!” is the

top-rated show on UPN.

The Extreme Football League (XFL) is in the ratings

dumper. Last week’s game scored only a 2.1 rating on

NBC.

Week of March 15, 2001

Music news - Bon Jovi will be the wedding music at a mass 75-couple ceremony

in Las Vegas next month at the Graceland Wedding Chapel.

MTV and VH1 simultaneously debut Madonna’s latest video “What It Feels Like

For A Girl.” The reason - they deem it too violent for repeated airings.

Rapper Sean “Puffy” Combs is acquitted of weapon possession and attempted

bribery charges in a case stemming from a 1999 shooting at a crowded

Manhattan dance club. “I am just so grateful today. I feel blessed. Right now, I

just want to go and be with my kids,” said Combs.

K-Ci of K-Ci & Jojo is charged with 23 counts of

indecent exposure and one count of lewd conduct for

allegedly exposing himself at a KIIS-FM (Los Angeles)

Jingle Ball concert in December. The singer was

performing when he allegedly pulled down his trousers

and underwear, exposing himself to the 4,000-member

audience.

Top albums this week in 2001 -

Everyday - Dave Matthews Band

Hotshot - Shaggy

DJ Clue - DJ Clue

Mista Don’t Play Everythangs Workin - Project Pat

No Angel - Dido

The Beatles

Save the Last Dance - Soundtrack

Rule 3:36 - Ja Rule

World Wrestling Federation: WWF The Music

Volume 5 - Jim Johnston

Greatest Hits - Lenny Kravitz

My World, My Way - Silkk the Shocker

The Gift Of Game - Crazy Town

O Brother Where Art Thou? - Soundtrack

Back For the First Time - Ludacris

All that You Can’t Leave Behind - U2

Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored

Water - Limp Bizkit

J.Lo - Jennifer Lopez

Who Is Jill Scott? - Jill Scott

Week of March 15, 2001

Pop music this week in 2001 -

Butterfly - Crazy Town

Again - Lenny Kravitz

Stutter - Joe with Mystikal

Love Don’t Cost A Thing - Jennifer Lopez

Angel - Shaggy with Rayvon

Don’t Telll Me - Madonna

It wasn’t me - Shaggy with Ricard Ducent

Put it On Me - Ja Rule with Lil’ Mo & Vita

Crazy - K-Ci & Jojo

If You’re Gone - Matchbox Twenty

Nobody Wants to Be Lonely - Ricky Martin

with Christina Aguilera

All For You - Janet (Jackson)

Thank You -Dido

I Hope You Dance - Lee Ann Womack

Jaded - Aerosmith

The Way You Love Me - Faith Hill

Crazy For This Girl - Evan and Jaron

Modern Rock -

South Side - Moby with Gwen

Stefani

Drive - Incubus

Outside - Aaron Lewis of Staind with

Fred Durst

I did it - Dave Matthews Band

Yellow - Coldplay

One Step Closer - Linkin Park

Hanging By A Moment - Lifehouse

Walk On - U2

Hemorrhage (In My Hands) - Fuel

Duck and Run - 3 Doors Down

Awake - Godsmack

Want You Bad - Offspring

Top hits in Britain -

It Wasn’t Me - Shaggy

Whole Again - Atomic Kitten

Ms. Jackson - Outkast

Teenage Dirtbag - Wheatus

Week of March 15, 2001

Always Come Back to Your Love -

Samantha Mumba

So Why So Sad - Manic Street

Preachers

Found that Soul - Manic Street

Preachers

Here With Me - Dido

Paradise - Kaci

Top Country this week in 2001 -

You Shouldn’t Kiss Me Like this -

Toby Keith

One More Day - Diamond Rio

Ashes By Now - Lee Ann Womack

But For the Grace of God - Keith

urban

Burn - Joe Dee Messina

It’s A Great Day To Be Alive - Travis Tritt

If y Heart had Wings - Faith Hill

There Is No Arizona - Jamie O’Neal

Don’t Happen Twice - Kenny Chesney

Wild Horses - Garth Brooks

Top Rap -

Promise - Jagged Edge

It’s Over Now - 112

Put It On Me - Ja Rule

Could It Be - Jaheim

Stutter - Joe with Mystikal

It Wasn’t Me - Shaggy with Rikrok

Ducent

Love - Musiq Soulchild

Danger (Been So Long) - Mystikal

with Nivea

Southern Hospitality - Ludacris

After Party - Koffee Brown

Heard It All Before - Sunshine

Anderson

A Long Walk - Jill Scott