ROUND 3: Entertainment - TV in TV
This round is about TV shows that themselves refer to other TV shows,
real or fictional.
1. This Bonnie Hunt sitcom features a fictional talk show called
Morning Chicago.
A. Life with Bonnie
2. American Dreams, a period drama set in 1960's Philadelphia,
recreates music performed on which real life program?
A. American Bandstand
3. Name the fictional TV news magazine in which Murphy Brown
appeared weekly.
A. FYI
4. What are the call letters of the TV station where Mary Richards
worked on The Mary Tyler Moore Show?
A. WJM
5. This CBC comedy is set at Pyramid Productions, home of fake
series Beaver Creek and Sword of Damocles.
A. Made in Canada
6. Who wrote and directed the CBC series The Newsroom? He also
played fictional news director George Findlay in that show and
several others.
A. Ken Finkleman
7. This cable series starred Brian Kerwin as Rob Malone, head of
programming for the low-rated LGT Network.
A. Beggars and Choosers
8. This comedy-drama created by Aaron Sorkin looked behind the
scenes at the Continental Sports Channel.
A. Sports Night
9. This absurdly violent cat and mouse duo appear on the Krusty
the Clown Show, which itself is a show within a show, namely
The Simpsons.
A. Itchy and Scratchy (also accept "Worker and Parasite",
which replaced Itchy and Scratchy in one episode)
10. This sci-fi parody on The Muppet Show starred the crew of the
spaceship Swinetrek: Captain Hogthrob, First Mate Miss Piggy,
and Dr. Strangepork.
A. Pigs in Space