81.   Vaughan plays construction worker Dan Gordon on the popular WB TV show.

82.   While bidding fights for popular U.S. shows may cause stress for Japanese broadcasters, U.S. entertainment providers would love to see more of them.

83.   In the highly popular show, Meadows played Alice, strong-willed, sharp-tongued spouse of a New York bus driver played by Jackie Gleason.

84.   On the other hand, the absence of drama has television broadcasters less than enthusiastic about sacrificing popular shows to carry the debates live.

85.   The Chinese city of Shenyang has banned increasingly popular transvestite shows, the China Business Times reported Tuesday.