Category Archives: Television 2000s

‘Chicago’ wins Best Picture at 75th Academy Awards 10 years ago this hour (2003)


Video: '2002 Oscar Winners'

(Sunday, March 23, 2003, 8:00 p.m. EST)Chicago won six Oscars tonight at the 75th Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Roman Polanski won Best Director and Adrien Brody won Best Actor for The Pianist and Nicole Kidman won Best Actress for The Hours. Continue reading ‘Chicago’ wins Best Picture at 75th Academy Awards 10 years ago this hour (2003)

‘Rosetta’ episode airs on ‘Smallville’ 10 years ago this hour (2003)


Video: 'Rosetta' (promo, commentary, Feb. 25, 2003)

(Tuesday, February 25, 2003, 9:00 p.m. ET) — Clark travels to New York to meet Dr. Swann, a brilliant scientist who holds a message for Clark from his home planet on tonight’s episode of the WB-TV drama Smallville.

In 2009, the episode was ranked #89 on TV Guide‘s 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time.

‘The West Wing’ and ‘Friends’ top Emmys 10 years ago tonight (2002)


Video: 'The West Wing: Twenty Five'

(Sunday, September 22, 2002)The West Wing, NBC’s dramatic series about a fictional White House, won its third consecutive Emmy tonight as best drama at the 54th Primetime Emmy Awards at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.

Friends, the NBC series that has been nominated four times for best comedy, won the top award tonight after nine seasons.


Video: 'Friends Theme Season 8'

‘The Wire’ debuts on HBO 10 years ago this hour (2002)


Video: 'The Target' (recap)

(Sunday, June 2, 2002, 10:00 p.m. EDT) — During the trial of D’Angelo Barksdale, a mid-level dealer accused of murder, the prosecution’s star witness recants her testimony, resulting in a not guilty verdict on tonight’s debut episode of the drama TV series The Wire.

Paul McCartney performs at Toronto’s Air Canada Centre 10 years ago tonight (2002)

(Saturday, April 13, 2002) — Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney is videotaped held a news conference tonight at Air Canada Centre in Toronto, the fifth stop of his 19-city Driving USA Tour.

Paul McCartney performs again at Chicago’s United Center 10 years ago tonight (2002)

(Thursday, April 11, 2002) — Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney is videotaped behind-the-scenes and in performance tonight at United Center in Chicago, the fourth stop of his 19-city Driving USA Tour.

Paul McCartney performs at Chicago’s United Center 10 years ago tonight (2002)

(Wednesday, April 10, 2002) — Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney is videotaped behind-the-scenes and in performance tonight at United Center in Chicago, the fourth stop of his 19-city Driving USA Tour. Continue reading Paul McCartney performs at Chicago’s United Center 10 years ago tonight (2002)

McCartney’s ‘Lonely Road’ video mastered 10 years ago today (2002)

(Thursday, March 28, 2002) — The promotional video for Paul McCartney’s Lonely Road track, shot this month in the U.S. and from his twelfth solo studio album Driving Rain, was mastered today.

‘I Heart NY’ episode airs on ‘Sex And The City’ 10 years ago this hour (2002)


Video: 'I Heart NY' (clip)

(Sunday, February 10, 2002, 9 p.m. ET) — Carrie accidentally finds out that Big is planning on moving away from NY and wonders if she should have goodbye sex with him on tonight’s season four finale episode of the TV series Sex and the City.