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Top five: The week in lists
By SHARON FINK, Times Staff Writer
Published November 19, 2007
ACTORS
The most-programmed actors by TiVo users on their "wishlist," to record everything featuring that actor
1. Johnny Depp
2. Clint Eastwood
3. Cary Grant
4. Julia Roberts
5. John Wayne
Source: TiVo
'FRIGID' FIVE
The "least powerful, least inspiring, least intriguing" people in Hollywood, according to online magazine Film Threat
1. President Bush
2. Angelina Jolie
3. Jim Carrey
4. Comedies not associated with Judd Apatow
5. Owen Wilson
ON TV
The top-rated network prime time shows for Nov. 5-11
1. CSI, CBS
2. Without a Trace, CBS
3. Dancing with the Stars (Mon.), ABC
4 Grey's Anatomy, ABC
5. Desperate Housewives, ABC
Source: Nielsen Media Research
ICONS
The greatest TV icons, according to the TV Land network and Entertainment Weekly magazine
1. Johnny Carson
2. Lucille Ball
3. Oprah Winfrey
4. Bill Cosby
5. Walter Cronkite
ALBUMS
The bestselling albums in the country
1. American Gangster, Jay-Z
2. Long Road Out of Eden, Eagles
3. The Ultimate Hits, Garth Brooks
4. Exclusive, Chris Brown
5. Carnival Ride, Carrie Underwood
Source: Billboard
ON CABLE
The most popular scripted shows on cable, based on number of searches on Yahoo.com
1. Nip/Tuck, FX
2. Dexter, Showtime
3. Battlestar Galactica, SciFi Channel
4. The L Word, Showtime
5. The Sarah Silverman Program, Comedy Central
VIDEO GAMES
The top icons, according to Yahoo.com
1. Mario, of Super Mario Bros.
2. Solid Snake
3. Sonic the Hedgehog
4. Master Chief
5. Lara Croft
FLOPS
The biggest turkeys of all time, according to the editors ofMoviefone
1. Town and Country
2. The Adventures of Pluto Nash, starring Eddie Murphy
3. Ishtar
4. Heaven's Gate
5. Cleopatra
HELP
The numbers every man should have on speed dial, according to Best Life magazine
1. State Department's Bureau of Consular Affairs' Overseas' Citizens Services, (202) 501-4444
2. Weber Grill-Line, 1-800-474-5568
3. Language Line Services, 24-7 translations of more than 170 languages, 1-800-752-6096
4. 411-Song, when you can't ID a song, 1-866-411-7664
5. Goog-411, Google's info service, 1-800-466-4411
BOX OFFICE
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday
1. Beowulf, $28.1-million.
2. Bee Movie, $14.3-million.
3. American Gangster, $13.2-million.
4. Fred Claus, $12-million.
5. Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium, $10-million.
Source: Associated Press
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