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'

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)