Category Archives: 2000s

‘Everyone’s Waiting’ episode airs on ‘Six Feet Under’ 10 years ago this hour (Aug 21 2005)


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(Sunday, August 21, 2005, 9:00 p.m. EDT) — Brenda gives birth to a premature baby girl named Willa who’s immediately whisked off to neonatal intensive care on tonight’s final episode of the HBO drama series Six Feet Under.

In 2009, TV Guide ranked this episode #22 on its list of “TV’s Top 100 Episodes of All Time.”

‘Spamalot’ and ‘Doubt’ win top Tony Awards 10 years ago this hour (June 5 2005)


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(Sunday, June 5, 2005, 8:00-11:00 p.m. EDT)Monty Python’s Spamalot won three Tony Awards tonight at at Radio City Music Hall in New York, including best musical; the musical play The Light in the Piazza won six prizes, while Doubt was named best drama.

‘One Wonderful Day’ episode airs on Desperate Housewives’ 10 years ago this hour (May 22 2005)


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(Sunday, May 22, 2005, 9:00 p.m. EDT) — Bree and Rex make amends, but tragedy hits the Van de Kamp family again on tonight’s episode of the ABC television comedy-drama-mystery series Desperate Housewives.

In 2009, the “One Wonderful Day” episode was ranked #55 on TV Guide‘s 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time.

‘Grave Danger’ episode airs on ‘CSI: Crime Scene Investigation’ 10 years ago this hour (May 19 2005)


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(Thursday, May 19, 2005, 8:00 p.m. EDT) — The CSI teams come together to save one of their own when they learn one team member has been kidnapped and buried alive on tonight’s episode of the CBS television crime drama series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

In 2009, the “Grave Danger” episode was ranked #47 on TV Guide‘s 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time.

‘Diversity Day’ episode airs on ‘The Office’ 10 years ago this hour (Mar 29 2005)


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(Tuesday, March 29, 2005, 9:30 p.m. EST) — A consultant arrives to teach the staff about tolerance and diversity, but Michael insists on imparting his own knowledge on tonight’s episode of the NBC television comedy series The Office.

In 2009, the “Diversity Day” episode was ranked #19 on TV Guide‘s 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time.

‘Grey’s Anatomy’ debuts on ABC-TV 10 years ago this hour (Mar 27 2005)


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(Sunday, March 27, 2005, 10:00 p.m. EST)Grey’s Anatomy, a medical drama series about lives of surgical interns and residents as they gradually evolve into seasoned doctors while trying to maintain personal lives and relationships, debuted tonight as a television series on ABC.

It starred Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl, Justin Chambers, T.R. Knight, Chandra Wilson, James Pickens, Jr., Isaiah Washington and Patrick Dempsey.

‘The Office’ debuts on NBC-TV 10 years ago this hour (Mar 24 2005)


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(Thursday, March 24, 2005, 9:30 p.m. EST)The Office, a television comedy series (adapted from the BBC series of the same name) depicting the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company, debuted tonight as a television series on NBC.

It starred Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer and B. J. Novak.

‘Million Dollar Baby’ dominates Oscars 10 years ago this hour (Feb 27 2005)


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(Sunday, February 27, 2005, 8:30 p.m. EST) — In a year without blockbusters in the biggest Oscar categories, “Million Dollar Baby,” an intimate film about an underdog female boxer, captured four top awards Sunday at the 77th Academy Awards: best picture, best director, best actress and best supporting actor. Continue reading ‘Million Dollar Baby’ dominates Oscars 10 years ago this hour (Feb 27 2005)

Grammy Awards pay posthumous tribute to Ray Charles 10 years ago this hour (Feb 13 2005)


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(Sunday, February 13, 2005, 8:00 p.m. EST) — Ray Charles, the blind visionary who revolutionized American music with fusions of soul, rock, jazz and country, broke the mold once more tonight at the 47th annual Grammy Awards, posthumously dominating the telecast with wins in eight categories for his final album Genius Loves Company.

Queen Latifah hosted the televised ceremonies from the Staples Center in Los Angeles (click here for 12 official videos from the event).