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Playwright fails MONDAY PRIME TIME STATION I M F R S G 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 WNKY (NBC) 7 14 - 15 6 7 The Voice: Team members perform duets. (N) (cc) 4 Smash: The Workshop. (N) 5 King of the Hill Jay Leno to impress family WBKO2 (FOX) 8 - - - - - House: Love Is Blind. (N) 5 Alcatraz: Webb Porter. (N) 5 Big Bang Big Bang How I Met Love-Raymond WBKO (ABC) 9 11 13 13 11 13 Dancing With the Stars (Season Premiere) (N) (cc) 4 (9:01) Castle (N) (cc) 4 WBKO at 10 Nightline (N) DEAR ABBY: I am an ama- part of me is wary. WNKY2 (CBS) 10 - - - - 2 How I Met 2 Broke Girls Two/Half Men Mike & Molly Hawaii Five-0: Kalele. (N) 5 Name Is Earl Letterman teur playwright. Our local theater They are now planning to go WKYU (PBS) 11 10 6 12 13 6 PBS NewsHour (N) (cc) Steves’ Europe Burt Wolf Getting Away Roadtrip Natn Charlie Rose (N) (cc) sponsors an annual playwriting on a trip for a few days to an WBKO3 (CW) 12 - - - - - America’s Next Top Model 4 Hart of Dixie (cc) 4 Cops (cc) 5 ’Til Death 4 King of Queens South Park 5 contest. The prize isn’t monetary, island. Jayne says she loves me WKGB (KET) 26 12 5 9 12 8 Kentucky Tonight: State issues. Republican Debate (N) (Live) KY’s Green. Legislative World News but something far more important and that I have nothing to be jeal- WTVF (CBS) 30 5 10 5 5 5 How I Met 2 Broke Girls Two/Half Men Mike & Molly Hawaii Five-0: Kalele. (N) 5 NewsChannel Letterman to an author Ð a full-scale produc- ous about. Am I being naive? 4 5 5 4 tion of the play. What should I do? — LEFT A&E 39 41 30 36 31 45 Intervention: Courtney. Intervention: Jenna. (cc) Intervention: Jimmy. (cc) (10:01) Intervention: Julie. I have won this prize four times BEHIND IN NEW JERSEY AMC 34 29 28 27 29 37 The Shawshank Redemption (’94) ★★★ (Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman) (cc) The Shawshank Redemption Ð more than any other writer in the DEAR LEFT BEHIND: ANPL 53 - - - - 71 Infested!: Night Terrors. 4 Infested!: Under Siege. 4 Infested! (cc) 4 Infested!: Night Terrors. 4 history of the contest. Believe it or not, gay BET 50 - 51 24 - 52 Bringing Down the House (’03) ★★ (Steve Martin) (cc) The Game 5 The Game 5 The Game 5 The Game 5 But is my family Dear Abby people are capable of CMT 41 - - - - - (6) Legends of the Fall (’94) ★★ (Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins) The Rookie (’02) ★★★ (Dennis Quaid, Rachel Griffiths) (cc) impressed? Not at all! platonic friendships CNBC 35 - - - - - Best Jobs Ever How I, Millions How I, Millions Biography on CNBC Mad Money My wife told me she with members of the CNN 44 - - - - - Anderson Cooper 360 (N) (cc) Piers Morgan Tonight (N) Anderson Cooper 360 (cc) Erin Burnett OutFront thinks I write everything same sex, just as COM 60 - - - - 64 South Park 5 South Park 5 Always Sunny Always Sunny Always Sunny Always Sunny Daily Show Colbert Report the same way and have straight people can have DISC 20 23 25 25 23 46 American Chopper: Sr. vs. Jr. American Chopper: Sr. vs. Jr. Sons of Guns (cc) 5 American Chopper: Sr. vs. Jr. simply repeated myself platonic relationships Fashion Police 5 Khloe & Lamar Khloe & Lamar The E! True Hollywood Story Chelsea Lately E! News four times. Her put- with people of the oppo- E! 51 - - - - 69 downs are deeply hurt- site sex. The bottom line ESPN 16 24 32 41 24 61 College Basketball College Basketball: NIT Tournament, Second Round SportsCenter (N) (Live) (cc) ful. I am up in years. It’s question is, do you trust ESPN2 15 25 33 42 25 60 Women’s College Basketball Women’s College Basketball Wm. Basketball unlikely I will ever again your fiancee? If the FAMILY 49 26 18 47 26 67 Pretty Little Liars (cc) 5 Secret Life of American Teen Pretty Little Liars (cc) 5 The 700 Club (cc) 3 win this prize. So how JEANNE PHILLIPS answer is you’re not FNC 54 - - - - - The O’Reilly Factor (N) (cc) Hannity (N) Greta Van Susteren The O’Reilly Factor (cc) do I respond to such Syndicated columnist sure, then you should FOOD 59 - - - - - Heat Seekers Heat Seekers Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive indifference? What do rethink the engagement. FSNS 56 - - - - - (6) UFC Reloaded ’12 (N) Under Lights The Panel World Poker Tour: Season 10 you do when you feel you have DEAR ABBY: My brother has FX 31 - 17 - 43 - (6) Iron Man (’08) ★★★ (Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard) Iron Man (’08) ★★★ (Robert Downey Jr.) accomplished something impor- systematically taken over my par- HALL 18 - - - - - Little House on the Prairie 3 Little House on the Prairie 3 Frasier 4 Frasier 4 Frasier 4 Frasier 4 tant and the response is, “So, what ents’ lives for the past 20 years. He HGTV 55 27 57 49 27 54 Love It or List It: Shanahan. 3 House Hunters House Hunters House Hunters Hunters Int’l My House My First Place else is new?” — LOOKING FOR uses his depression and agorapho- 4 4 4 4 4 4 VALIDATION IN FLORIDA bia as an excuse not to lead his own HISTORY 63 31 55 - - 73 Pawn Stars Pawn Stars American Pickers (cc) Pawn Stars Pawn Stars American Pickers (cc) DEAR LOOKING FOR life. He lives on government dis- LEARNING 47 47 31 31 - 59 48 Hours: Hard Evidence 5 48 Hours: Hard Evidence 5 48 Hours: Hard Evidence 5 48 Hours: Hard Evidence 5 VALIDATION: My hat’s off to ability payments, and the majority LIFE 46 39 49 29 39 48 The Ugly Truth (’09) ★ (Katherine Heigl, Gerard Butler) (cc) No Reservations (’07) ★★ (Catherine Zeta-Jones) (cc) you. That you have won this prize of his support comes from my par- NGEO 32 - - - - - Secret Service Files 5 Wild Justice 5 Navajo Cops (N) 5 Secret Service Files 5 more than any other writer in the ents, whom he lives with and NICK 42 32 27 45 32 49 My Wife-Kids My Wife & Kids George Lopez George Lopez ’70s Show ’70s Show Friends 5 Friends 4 history of the contest is a notable mooches off of. He refuses to get OXYGEN 33 - - - - - Bad Girls Club: Las Vegas 5 Bad Girls Club: Las Vegas 5 Bad Girls Club: Las Vegas 5 Bad Girls Club: Las Vegas 5 achievement. Attend the produc- treatment for his disorders. SPIKE 43 35 40 44 35 53 Ways to Die Ways to Die Ways to Die Ways to Die Ways to Die Ways to Die Ways to Die Ways to Die tion, take your well-earned bow How can I help my parents TBS 17 16 14 7 41 57 Family Guy 4 Family Guy 5 Family Guy 5 Family Guy 5 Family Guy 5 Family Guy 5 Conan (N) 5 in the spotlight, and accept that finally be free of him? They are TNT 19 33 29 26 33 58 NBA Basketball: Chicago Bulls at Orlando Magic. (N) (Live) (cc) NBA Basketball: Mavericks at Nuggets the less you look to your wife for fast approaching 70. Talking to my TOON 61 40 59 30 40 66 Regular Show MAD 4 King of the Hill King of the Hill American Dad American Dad Family Guy 5 Family Guy 5 validation, the happier your life brother is useless, as he becomes will be. extremely hostile and threatens to TruTV 62 - - - - - Lizard Lick Lizard Lick Lizard Lick Lizard Lick Lizard Lick Lizard Lick All Worked Up All Worked Up DEAR ABBY: About a year kill himself. My parents deserve TRVL 38 - 58 - - 65 Bizarre Foods America 4 Bizarre Foods America 4 Bizarre Foods/Zimmern Bourdain: No Reservations ago, my fiancee, “Jayne,” recon- some rest at their age. — USA 40 - 24 35 30 47 NCIS: Rule Fifty-One. (cc) 5 WWE Monday Night RAW (N) (Live) (cc) (10:05) Psych (cc) 4 nected with her childhood friend ANONYMOUS IN NEW YORK WGN-A 24 15 15 16 16 55 Amer. Funniest Home Videos Amer. Funniest Home Videos WGN News at Nine (N) (cc) 30 Rock 5 Scrubs 5 through Facebook. DEAR ANONYMOUS: At PREMIUM CHANNELS “Christine” is gay, unattached the rate they’re going, your par- HBO 700 3 76 22 3 39 Real Time With Bill Maher 6 Arthur (PG-13, ’11) ★★ (Russell Brand, Helen Mirren) (cc) Too Short Boxing and very attractive. She has a great ents may not get the rest they SHOWTIME 750 19 78 - 19 41 Homeland: The Vest. 6 Californication House of Lies Shameless: A Great Cause. 6 House of Lies Californication personality, and everyone who deserve until they’re in the great STARZ 650 - - - - - (6:16) Zookeeper (’11) ★ (cc) Spartacus: Vengeance (cc) 6 Air Force One (’97) ★★★ (Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman) (cc) meets her seems to be attracted to beyond. Unless they are willing I=Insight M=Morgantown F=Franklin R=Russellville S=Scottsville G=Glasgow her. Jayne and Christine have had to take a stand and make living overnighters together. I have asked with them conditional upon your my fiancee if Christine has ever brother getting counseling and Entertainment made advances toward her and she medication for his mental illness, said no. I want to believe her, but nothing will change. ‘Jump Street’ beats competition at box office By AMY KAUFMAN year for Tatum, the heartthrob With God’s help, you can The Los Angeles Times who propelled Sony’s romantic LOS ANGELES — The high tear-jerker “The Vow” to more revive troubled marriage school-set “21 Jump Street” than $100 million worth of ticket taught its competition a lesson at sales in February. QUESTION: The only reason why I urge you not to give up on the box office this weekend, eas- Overseas, “21 Jump Street” my husband and I stay together is your marriage, but to do all you ily collecting the majority of tick- opened in 11 markets and for the sake of our children. But can to repair and restore it. It’s the et sales at the multiplex. brought in $7 million. The R- now they’re both having emo- best thing you can do for both The film, starring Jonah Hill rated flick fared best in Australia, tional problems, and I know it’s you and your children. and Channing Tatum as cops who where it grossed $4.3 million, 16 because of the tension between How can this happen? The first go back to high school on an percent more than “The Hang- us. Wouldn’t it be better Advice step is to submit your undercover mission, reaped a over” collected in the country in for us just to go ahead whole lives Ð including healthy $35 million, according to 2009. and split? — Mrs. T.N. your marriage Ð to Jesus an estimate by distributor Sony As for Ferrell, the actor devel- ANSWER: Divorce Christ. When we com- Pictures. oped “Casa de Mi Padre” through was never part of God’s mit our lives to Him, He “21 Jump Street” was the only his Gary Sanchez Productions. In original plan, and one comes to live within us new movie to hit theaters nation- reason was because He by His Holy Spirit, and the low-budget flick financed by wide this weekend, though two Nala Films for $6 million, the knew the deep hurt and He begins changing us other comedies debuted in about emotional damage it from within. He can take comedian plays a Mexican ranch- 60 of the country’s top markets. Scott Garfield/AP er’s son who becomes involved could cause Ð not just away our selfishness In this Columbia Pictures image, Channing Tatum (left) and Jonah for us, but for our chil- and anger, and replace it “Casa de Mi Padre,” a Spanish- in a drug war. The film debuted in language spaghetti-Western Hill are shown in a scene from the film “21 Jump Street,” which col- dren. No wonder the BILLY GRAHAM with love and respect for lected the most ticket sales this weekend. 382 locations this weekend, for a Old Testament declares, Columnist others Ð including our spoof featuring Will Ferrell, per-theater average of $5,759. As “ ‘I hate divorce,’ says the Lord spouse. Jesus said, “A new com- raked in a solid $2.2 million. weekend of 2012 in which sales Rory Bruer, Sony’s distribution expected, the film appealed to God. ... So guard yourself in your mand I give you: Love one anoth- Playing in 100 fewer theaters, declined when stacked against president. “This shows that it’s Latino audiences, who made up spirit, and do not break faith” er” (John 13:34). “Jeff, Who Lives at Home,” star- last year’s results. fine for a movie to have an ’80s 68 percent of the crowd over the (Malachi 2:16). Then ask God to help you stay ring Jason Segel as an idealistic Co-financed by Sony and theme, but you have to have a weekend. Remember: God gave mar- close to Him every day. When thirtysomething living in his MGM for about $42 million, “21 fresh approach. This movie is The movie is being released by riage to us, and He meant for it to your spouse irritates you, turn mother’s basement, grossed a so- Jump Street” has earned strong very relevant to today’s world Pantelion Films, Lionsgate’s ven- be a source of security and happi- those feelings over to God. Don’t so $840,000. critical reviews and was well- and what is going on in schools ture with Mexican media compa- ness, not conflict and heartache. assume divorce is inevitable, but Meanwhile, it was another bad received upon its premiere at the today.” ny Televisa. Since its inception in And it can be, when we seek His do all you can – with God’s help weekend for Walt Disney Stu- South by Southwest festival in “21 Jump Street” appealed to 2010, Pantelion has struggled to will about our marriage and allow Ð to recapture the love and com- dios’ “John Carter.” After debut- Austin, Texas, last week. Sony both genders in nearly equal mea- find success at the box office. His love to fill our hearts. That’s mitment you once had. ing with a lackluster $30.2 mil- also held roughly 350 advance sure and all ages went to see it as “Casa de Mi Padre” will almost lion last weekend, the $250 mil- screenings to build hype about well: Half of the crowd was definitely prove to be its biggest lion-plus 3-D fantasy epic saw its the movie, loosely based on the younger than 25 and half was release. The biggest is last year’s Bridge ticket sales fall 55 percent to 1980s television series starring a older. However, it played far bet- $3 million grossing “From Prada $13.5 million. In total, the film young Johnny Depp. In recent ter with the younger audience, to Nada.” Next weekend, “Casa” By TANNAH HIRSCH has grossed $53.2 million since years, reboots from the decade who assigned it an average grade will expand to roughly 400 the- its domestic release 10 days ago. LET THE OPPONENTS HELP YOU have seen mixed results at the of A, according to market aters. At this rate, it seems that word of box office: Though a new spin on research firm CinemaScore. “Jeff, Who Lives at Home,” North-South vulnerable. North deals. mouth will not be strong enough “The Karate Kid” grossed $359 Those 50 and older gave the co-starring Ed Helms and Susan to turn the film into a domestic million worldwide in 2010, last movie a C-minus, so the movie Sarandon, played in 254 cinemas NORTH success, given its gargantuan year’s “Fright Night” and “The ended up with a B overall. this weekend and ended up with a ♠ 10 8 4 budget. Thing” both flopped. The film marked a return to per-theater total of $3,300. The ♥ 4 As a result of the weekend’s “It’s been a long time since the comedy for Hill, who this year low-budget movie was co-funded ♦ A Q 4 lackluster ticket sales, receipts original series (aired), so we felt earned an Oscar nomination for by Paramount’s specialty label ♣ A J 9 8 3 2 were down roughly 6 percent like we had to reacquaint people his supporting role in the baseball Vantage and independent produc- WEST EAST compared to the same three-day with the story line through the drama “Moneyball.” It’s also the tion-financing company Indian ♠ Q 7 2 ♠ K J 6 5 3 period in 2011. It was the first word-of-mouth screenings,” said second box office success of the Paintbrush. ♥ Q 5 3 2 ♥ A 9 8 6 ♦ J 9 8 2 ♦ K 7 5 ♣ 10 4 ♣ 6 SOUTH Horoscope ♠ A9 ♥ K J 10 7 Take on a new project or join a class to broaden knowledge, Leo ♦ 10 6 3 ♣ K Q 7 5 By EUGENIA LAST GEMINI (May 21-June 20) highlighted, and doing your best your future unfolding. Personal Happy birthday for March 20, Keep things out in the open. If to accommodate someone special change will help you avoid criti- The bidding: 2012: You can be aggressive, as you are too secretive, someone will lead to a better relationship. cism. NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST 1♣ Dbl 1♥ Pass long as you are honest, under- will accuse you of withholding A self-improvement project will CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) 2♣ 2♠ 3♠ Dbl standing and kind. Utilize your information. You need to voice pay off. Be honest about your goals Pass Pass 3NT Pass ability to think and act fast to your your opinion and be willing to LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) and what you really want to do. Pass advantage, but don’t let it come compromise as well as make Question anyone in your life Self-deception for the sake of between you and someone who alternative suggestions. Avoid who is unpredictable or inconsis- someone else will not turn out Opening lead: Two of ♠ has always supported your pur- emotional arguments. tent. 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