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Q&Ahollywood By Jay Bobbin © Zap2it last name? A: It was two seasons and out for Penny's Q: On "The Big Bang Theory," — John Porter, Chicago what is Penny's last name? SATURDAY, AUGUST 18 C ( NBC 16 16 WNDU , CBS 22 22 WSBT T CW 25 25 WCWW ) FOX 28 28 WSJV * PBS 34 34 WNIT + WHME 46 0 SBT2 30 WMYS _ ABC 57 57 WBND S1 S2 9 AM (7:00) News CBS This Morning Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal Teen Kids News Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal Awesome Adventures High School Football Jack Hanna Ocean Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal Dr. Fuhrman's Immunity Solution! Resis- tance to colds and infections. Mysteries M A&E 118 265 Flip This House ∂ AMC 130 254 Hell on ≤ ANPL 184 282 Dogs 101 Born to Explore Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal A: Actually, it's never been revealed. said it eventually will be — in A Very Special (and highly promoted) Epi- sode, no doubt — but until then, Kaley Cuoco's character will remain identified by one name only. The CBS sitcom's producers have Q: What ever happened to "Mem- phis Beat"? It just disappeared. — Audrey Johnson, Palm Coast, Fla. Jason Lee, even with George Clooney being among its executive producers. What might have contributed to the show's cancellation was the amount of original drama activity at the cable network, with such series as "Rizzoli & Isles" and "Falling Skies" then set- ting ratings thresholds that TNT was 9:30 10 AM Noodle and Doodle 10:30 11 AM measuring its other programs against. That also contributed to "Men of a Certain Age" and "HawthoRNe" getting pink slips. Q: I have been a faithful watcher to match the stars to their char- acters. Could you help? — Donna Woleben, Wauwatosa, Wis. of "The Closer," and I am unable the TNT police series that starred A: It's good timing for the question, ing they'll be staying around in the new series: the finale of the TNT show's seven-year run ... but many of the actors will carry their characters into the spinoff, "Major Crimes," which premieres immediately afterward. Obviously, Emmy winner Kyra Sedgwick has been Brenda Leigh Johnson, but here's a listing of the other regulars with ("Crimes") indicat- since this Monday (Aug. 13) marks MOVIES 11:30 12 PM Pajanimals Poppy Cat Justin Time Noodle and Doodle Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal 12:30 1 PM Doodlebops Doodlebops Paid Program Pillow Paid Program Paid Program Paid Program Paid Program Wild About Animals The Happiness Advantage With Shawn Achor Sea Rescue Everyday Health TBN 260 372 Kids Club Dooley/Pals Dr. Wonder Adventures Auto B. Gd Hopkins God Rocks! Goliath Bonanza Animal Adv Animal Adv Hollywood Live Life Griffith Griffith ª BET 124 329 Trey Songz Trey Songz Trey Songz Trey Songz Trey Songz Trey Songz My Wife My Wife My Wife My Wife The Parkers The Parkers The Parkers Like Mike 2: Streetball ('06, Comedy) [ CNBC 208 355 Paid Prog. Cook Safe Paid Prog. Paid Prog. Paid Prog. Paid Prog. Paid Prog. Paid Prog. Paid Prog. Cook Safe Paid Prog. Paid Prog. Paid Prog. Paid Prog. Cook Safe Paid Prog. W CNN 200 202 Newsroom Bottom CNN Newsroom O COM 107 249 Comedy › Comanche Territory ('50, Western) It's Me or the Dog Hideous Houses (:15) ››› Bend of the River ('52, Western) James Stewart. Bad Dog! Sell This House: Extreme Flip This House Bad Dog! E CSNCH 665 SportsNet SportsNet Wis. Water Paid Prog. Discover WI Dr. Ho 1 CSPAN 210 350 Washington Journal D DISC 182 278 Rogue Sharks: Reloaded Jaws Home: Reloaded Great White: Reloaded Ultimate Jaws R DISN 172 290 Phineas N E! 114 236 (8:00) Miss World 2012 E! News B ESPN 140 206 SportsCenter Phineas C ESPN2 144 209 NFL Live Preview æ FAM 180 311 (8:30) Movie The Karate Kid (:31) ›› Revenge of the Nerds ('84, Comedy) Washington This Week Gravity English Premier League Soccer (9:50) SportsCenter (N) Fish Hooks A.N.T. Farm A.N.T. Farm Wizards Celebs Speak Out CNN Newsroom (:34) ›› Extract ('09) Jason Bateman, Mila Kunis. CNN Newsroom Hoggers Hoggers Hoggers Hoggers Shipping Shipping Shipping Shipping Broken Trail A cowboy and his nephew save five girls from prostitution. Bad Dog! Bad Dog! Your Money Paid Prog. Cubs Pre. MLB Baseball Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati Reds. Game 2 of a doubleheader. (N) Washington This Week (:36) ›› Legally Blonde ('01) Reese Witherspoon. CNN Newsroom Baseball Junior League, Final: Teams TBA. (N) (L) (131) HALL 185 312 Gold Girls Gold Girls Gold Girls Gold Girls ›› Falling in Love With the Girl Next Door ('06) I HGTV 112 229 Property H HIST 120 269 (8:00) Lincoln LPGA Tour Golf Safeway Classic, First Round. F LIFE 108 252 Paid Prog. Paid Prog. Paid Prog. Paid Prog. ›››› Like Dandelion Dust ('09) Mira Sorvino. Z MSNBC 209 356 (8:00) Up W/Chris Hayes Melissa Harris-Perry ¥ NBCSN 151 608 Hunting TV Whitetail Bucks Tec. Hunting Modern Marvels ? NICK 170 299 SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob Penguins Kung Fu Power L OXY 127 612 America's Next Model Q SPIKE 168 262 Restore 6 TBS 139 247 Earl J TLC 183 280 Moving Up T TNT 138 245 Rizzoli & Isles (:25) ››› Tin Cup ('96, Comedy) Kevin Costner, Rene Russo. Moving Up Restore America's Next Model Restore @ TOON 176 296 Beywheelz Beywheelz Lantern Ø TRAV 215 277 Off Limits "Los Angeles" (517) ENC 340 526 ››› Home Alone ('90), Joe Pesci (550) HBO 300 501 Movie S USA 105 242 Political Animals 3 WGN-A 239 307 Walker, Texas Ranger 3's Co. Restore Repo The Closer "Last Word" Justice Burn Notice 3's Co. Moving Up Law & Order Walker, Texas Ranger (562) MAX 310 512 ›› Waterworld ('95) Kevin Costner. (575) SHOW 318 537 (8:55) Movie Holy Rollers (533) STARZ 350 520 Movie ››› Puss in Boots ('11, Adventure) (:45) ›› Nine Months ('95, Comedy) Hugh Grant. Hard Knocks White Collar Law Order: CI 3's Co. (:41) ›› Disney's A Christmas Carol ('09, Fantasy) (:25) ›› The Big Empty ('03) Repo Winchester Outdoors Fishing America's Next Model P FX 137 248 How I Met How I Met How I Met How I Met How I Met Two Men Two Men Two Men Two Men ≥ GOLF 401 605 (8:30) Golf U.S. Amateur, Day 3. V FNC 205 360 FOX & Friends Saturday Bulls, Bears Business Forbes/FOX Cashin' In America's News HQ ∞ FOOD 110 231 Mexican Best Dishes Dinner Pioneer Wo. Contessa Giada ›› Race to Witch Mountain ('09, Adventure) Chopped Property Yard Crash. Yard Crash. Yard Crash. Hse Crash Hse Crash BathCrash Elbow Modern Marvels The Soup Sex-City Opening Act Little League Baseball Wizards Good Luck Good Luck Austin Scariest Animal Attacks How "Jaws"- the World Sharkzilla Shake It America's News HQ Cupcake Wars Golf Central PGA Tour Golf ATP Tennis U.S. Open Series: Western & Southern Open, Men's Semifinals. From Cincinnati. (N) (L) ››› Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams ('02) Jour. ›› The Day the Earth Stood Still ('08) Keanu Reeves. Chopped The Music Teacher ('12, Drama) Annie Potts. Contractor House Weekends With Alex Witt Live news coverage. Charlie (11:55) ›› The Bucket List ('07) Jack Nicholson. Moving Up America's Next Model Repo SpongeBob Parents Repo Fishing ± TRUTV 204 246 Paid Prog. Paid Prog. Inside, Jail Inside, Jail Vegas Jail Vegas Jail Pawn > TVLAND 106 301 3's Co. 3's Co. When Vacations Attack Mysteries at the Museum Best Sandwich 3's Co. Gumball Gumball Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring Pawn ››› The Matrix Reloaded ('03, Science Fiction) Keanu Reeves. Undercover Boss ››› Pretty in Pink ('86) Molly Ringwald, Jon Cryer. Covert Affairs Law Order: CI (:15) ›› Alien Resurrection ('97), Winona Ryder (:20) ›› Colombiana ('11, Action) 12 The Goshen News • Viewer's Choice • August 13, 2012 - August 19, 2012 ››› Intolerable Cruelty ('03) ›› The Quick and the Dead ('95) Sharon Stone. Law & Order: SVU Law Order: CI Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Greatest Feud: Hatfields & McCoys Sins of the Mother ('10) Jill Scott, Nicole Beharie. America's Next Model Tenants Bill Dance Motorsports Hour Parents Tenants ››› Under the Tuscan Sun ('03) Diane Lane. Tenants Parents (1:55) ›› Ghosts of Girlfriends Past ('09) Undercover Boss Parents Tenants Law & Order: SVU Law Order: CI All Access All Access ›› Unraveled ('11, Documentary) Griffith Most Daring Griffith FOX News Stossel Open With Bobby Flay Diners Golf Central PGA Tour Golf House Countdown NASCAR Racing Nationwide Series: NAPA Auto Parts 200. (N) ››› Edward Scissorhands ('90) Kardashian Shake It Up! Kardashian Bad Dog! CNN Newsroom Bad Dog! (:37) › Date Movie ('06), Fred Willard Newsroom Gupta Cubs Post. The Batters Adrift: 47 Days Kardashian Good Luck America's News HQ Diners ›› 2012 ('09, Action) How to Fall in Love ('12, Romance) Eric Mabius. House Hunters Beach House Hunters MSNBC Documentary MSNBC Documentary MSNBC Documentary Motorsports Hour The Pregnancy Project ('12) Alexa Vega. Big Time Big Time iCarly Tenants Tenants Man, Food Man, Food Toy Hunter Toy Hunter Diner Paradise Most Daring Tom-Jerry Tom-Jerry Tom-Jerry Tom and Jerry: Blast Off to Mars Most Daring (:05) ›› Life as We Know It ('10) Katherine Heigl. (:10) ››› Friends With Benefits ('11), Mila Kunis (:45) ›››› Titanic ('97, Historical Drama) Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane. ›› Air America ('90, Action) Mel Gibson. (:20) › Grown Ups ('10), Kevin James Law & Order: SVU Law Order: CI Griffith (:45) ›› The Matrix Revolutions ('03) Keanu Reeves. Undercover Boss Motorcycle Racing ›› 28 Days ('00) Tenants King Undercover Boss iCarly Tenants King Hot & Spicy Paradise Most Shocking Griffith Jerry (:05) ›› The Jackal Law & Order: SVU Law Order: CI Kevin Nealon: Whelmed ›› The Core ('03) Aaron Eckhart. (:05) ›› Bad Teacher ('11, Comedy) Griffith Hatfields & McCoys Traveler Brady Brady Food for Thought 1:30 2 PM Pajanimals Action Sports From Ocean City, Md. (N) (L) Yu-Gi-Oh! ›› Heartburn ('86) Meryl Streep, Jack Nicholson. A profes- sional couple find their marriage crumbling. College Football Preview (N) Paid Program Bones An apparent suicide uncovers scandal. Use Your Brain to Change Your Age With Dr. Daniel Amen Boosting brain power to feel younger. Paid Program Gospel Superfest Back to School Jam Ugly Betty Woman from Daniel's past. LeSea in Action Paid Prog. Job Match Wall Street Kickin' It Ishine Happy Days Happy Days Laverne Live From Studio B Without a Trace Russian matchmaker disappears. Will Pope; Corey Reynolds as Detec- tive Sgt. David Gabriel; Robert Gossett as Cmdr. Russell Taylor (recurring on "Crimes"); G.W. Bailey as Detective Lt. Louie Provenza ("Crimes"); and Tony Denison as Detective Lt. Andy Flynn ("Crimes"). Also: Michael Paul Chan as Detec- J.K. Simmons as Assistant Chief tive Lt. Michael Tao ("Crimes"); Ray- mond Cruz as Detective Julio Sanchez ("Crimes"); Phillip P. Keene as Civilian Surveillance Coordinator Buzz Watson ("Crimes"); Jon Tenney as Brenda's husband, FBI Special Agent Fritz How- ard (recurring on "Crimes"); and Mary McDonnell as Capt. Sharon Raydor ("Crimes"). doesn't see quite that far. We'll merely respond that it's more possible than ever, since repeats of older series aren't just limited to TV Land and Nick at Nite now. Such local station subchannels as Me-TV, Retro TV and This TV have line- ups largely made up of such shows, so it's possible one of them could pick up the much-honored police drama. Q: Do you think we'll ever see A: As we always say, "ever" is a very long time, and our crystal ball Send questions of general inter- est via email to tvpipeline@tri- bune.com. Writers must include their names, cities and states. Personal replies cannot be sent. C - COMCAST S1 - DISH NETWORK S2 - DIRECTV 2:30 3 PM 3:30 4 PM Motorcycle Racing AMA Motocross Series. (N) › Crazy in Alabama ('99) Melanie Griffith. A white boy becomes caught up in a civil-rights struggle. 4:30 Golf U.S. Amateur, Semifi- nals. (N) (L) Playing With a Purpose (N) PGA Tour Golf Wyndham Championship, Third Round. (N) (L) The King of Queens The Closer "Identity Theft" MLB Player Poll The Blood Sugar Solution With Dr. Mark Hyman Best of Harvest TMZ The Lads Hermie Laverne Made in Hollywood Cheers Africa Drought MLB Pre- game The King of Queens MLB Baseball Regional Coverage. (L) Orangutan Diary Saving orphaned orang- utans in Borneo. Paid Program For Your Home Caterpillr Paws/Tails Heroes & Legends Cheers Every Woman Little League Baseball World Series, Game 10: Teams TBA. From Williamsport, Pa. (N) (L) Writer's List Hollywood Latino TV LatiNation News Payne NewsRadio NewsRadio Payne reruns of "Hill Street Blues"? — Dee Christensen, Bend, Ore.

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