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Two Televison Legends Are Reunited

© F. Colin Kingston

Two show business legends are reunited this week for the first time in nearly 40 years. For five glorious seasons, Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore played Rob and Laura Petrie on the classic comedy series "The Dick Van Dyke Show." This week they are starring in "The Gin Game." The program is part of "PBS Hollywood Presents"series.

Based on the Pulitzer-prize winning play by D.L. Coburn, "The Gin Game" focuses on the lives of two residents of a nursing home. Van Dyke plays Weller Martin, a long-time resident of the facility. Moore plays Fonsia Dorsey, a newcomer to the home. Martin and Dorsey become acquainted playing gin. The play is quite emotional and promises to tap their dramatic talents quite a bit.

"The Gin Game" is one of those all too rare programs nowadays that is worth setting the VCR or TiVO for. For an in-depth look at the program, including the dates and times it will air in your area, please visit http://www.pbs.org/previews/GinGame/

Sorkin flies from "West Wing" - Adam Sorkin, the creator and writer of NBC's political drama "The West Wing" is leaving the series at the end of this season. So is veteran producer Thomas Schlamme. Sorkin has written almost all of the scripts for the series. He is largely responsible for bringing the heart and soul to the Emmy-winning drama. John Wells, producer of "ER" and "Third Watch" will assume the producer duties next season. For more information on the unexpected departure, please see http://tv.yahoo.com/news/fc?d=tmpl&cf=fc...

ABC hopes to score ratings points with NBA: This is the first year of the new television contract which has ABC, ESPN and TNT broadcasting the NBA playoffs. For the most part coverage has been okay, but trying to figure out which network is broadcasting which game can be confusing. (ABC will be televising the finals by itself.) For the complete broadcast schedule of the games and times in your area, please visit http://www.nba.com/playoffs2003/

Television ratings: Here are the top ten and bottom ten rated television programs for the week ending April 27 as determined by Nielsen Media Research. Is your favorite show among them?

The Top Ten:

1. "CSI," CBS 2. "ER," NBC 3. "Friends," NBC 4. "American Idol," (Tuesday), FOX 5. "Friends," (8:30), NBC 6. "American Idol," (Wednesday), FOX 7. "A Painted House," CBS 8. "Survivor: Amazon," CBS 9. "Law and Order," NBC 10. "Will & Grace," NBC The Bottom Ten:

106. "The Twilight Zone," UPN 107. "Jamie Kennedy," WB 108. "Buffy, The Vampire Slayer," UPN 109. "The Parkers," UPN 110. "What I Like About You," WB 111. "The Jamie Kennedy Show," (9:30), WB 112. "Sabrina, The Teenage Witch," WB

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