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Here is the list of TV Guide's 50 greatest cartoon characters: 1. Bugs Bunny 2. Homer Simpson 3. Rocky and Bullwinkle 4. Beavis and Butt-head 5. The Grinch 6. Fred and Barney 7. Angelica Pickles 8. Charlie Brown and Snoopy 9. SpongeBob SquarePants 10. Cartman 11. Bart and Lisa Simpson 12. Fat Albert 13. The Powerpuff Girls 14. Daffy Duck 15. Pikachu 16. Gumby ...

"The Bachelor" picks up a bride, lingerie models strut their stuff on the runway, and the cameras go back to the Osbourne house. It can only mean one thing: November sweeps, which they began on Thursday. To get things started, the clock started ticking again earlier this week with the long-awaited return of Fox's "24. " Matt Roush, senior television critic at "TV Guide," talked to CNN Anchor Paula Zahn about what's in store for this sweeps extravaganza. PAULA ZAHN, CNN ANCHOR: So, let's start off with the sitcoms, some new stuff on "Friends," as well as "Will & Grace.

The new issue of TV Guide is sure to ruffle a few feathers among television fans. The magazine has released its picks for the best shows of 2002. Topping the list this year is "24," the Fox drama set in real time and starring Kiefer Sutherland as a secret agent battling terrorists in Los Angeles. "We've named ['24'] the best show of 2002, absolutely," the magazine's deputy editor Lisa Bernhard told CNN Monday. Also on the list, "Curb Your Enthusiasm," the HBO comedy starring "Seinfeld" co-creator Larry David.

Super Bowl XVIII, on January 22, 1984, was a snooze, as most Super Bowls were before the Tom Brady era. The Los Angeles Raiders were beating the Washington Redskins 21-3 at halftime, and my friends and I, watching the game in a dormitory lobby, were bored. About the only things we were paying attention to were the pizzas drooping over nearby tables and the comely delivery person who brought a new one every half-hour or so. And then, it came on TV. "It" was one of those events you're drawn to before you're even aware of it. We gradually noticed a droning voice under a grayed-out picture, an attractive runner in white tank top and red shorts wielding a sledgehammer, rows of bald automaton-like men, a giant TV screen featuring a ranting man. Is this a new movie of Orwell's "1984"?

Users of the iPhone can now download and watch TV shows on the device, AT&T announced Monday. Subscribers to U-verse, the communications company's digital television package, will be able to browse the service's TV guide, download shows via Wi-Fi and watch them anywhere, said David Christopher, chief marketing officer for AT&T Mobility. "We think this idea of TV everywhere is very compelling and important," Christopher said. "This lets us be the first one to marry what we think is the best TV product in the industry with the best smartphone in the industry.

Oprah Winfrey opened her talk show's 25th and final season Monday with the surprise of a lifetime for her audience, a favorite tactic for the media maven. The 300 audience members will travel to Australia in December -- courtesy of Winfrey -- on an eight-day, seven-night trip that has been in the making for nearly a year, according to her production company, Harpo Productions. While there, the Sydney Opera House will be the site of a special "Oprah Winfrey Show" taping before thousands of Australian fans.

"Grosse Pointe" is a satirical, behind-the-scenes look at a popular teen TV series. See if you recognize similarities to a recently departed show like that. "Grosse Point" features a dark-haired, Shannen Doherty-lookalike type. When we see her boyfriend, a fellow with sideburns and a motorcycle, Luke Perry comes to mind. And let us not forget the character with low self-esteem and an eating disorder: Does she make you think of Tori Spelling? If you say "Beverly Hills 90210" resembles this new show, step to the head of the class.

On this Labor Day, we bring you a story on just how hard Jennifer Lopez has been working -- working on her physical relationship with her boyfriend, that is. According to an FHM magazine article reported in the New York Post, singer-actress J.Lo and her new boyfriend, dancer Chris Judd, recently spent an entire week in bed. It apparently happened in Hawaii, and we're assuming they didn't just lie there. "Cris and I had a lot of time to do what we both like," Lopez reported.

You've heard them all before: The cop who doesn't play by the rules. The holy fool who challenges the beliefs of the country club set. The small-town girl with big-time dreams who invades Poland with a wisecracking robot. That last one doesn't sound familiar? If so, that's because you'll only find it in "The Official Movie Plot Generator," a book made up of 90 page tabs -- each containing a standard-issue protagonist, plot and twist -- that can be combined in thousands of combinations.

From Entertainment Correspondent Dennis Michael ;HOLLYWOOD, California CNN Gabriel Byrne has a new role. The actor and sometime producer will play the male lead in the film version of Smillas Sense of Snow. The bestseller is being made into a movie by Fox Searchlight Productions. Its Byrnes first million dollar payday as an actor. Hell costar with Julia Ormond.;Big bucks for Bond. The 17th James Bond adventure, Goldeneye, has passed the 300 million mark at the box office, including over 100 million in the United States and another 200 million worldwide.

Oprah Winfrey opened her talk show's 25th and final season Monday with the surprise of a lifetime for her audience, a favorite tactic for the media maven. The 300 audience members will travel to Australia in December -- courtesy of Winfrey -- on an eight-day, seven-night trip that has been in the making for nearly a year, according to her production company, Harpo Productions. While there, the Sydney Opera House will be the site of a special "Oprah Winfrey Show" taping before thousands of Australian fans.

Users of the iPhone can now download and watch TV shows on the device, AT&T announced Monday. Subscribers to U-verse, the communications company's digital television package, will be able to browse the service's TV guide, download shows via Wi-Fi and watch them anywhere, said David Christopher, chief marketing officer for AT&T Mobility. "We think this idea of TV everywhere is very compelling and important," Christopher said. "This lets us be the first one to marry what we think is the best TV product in the industry with the best smartphone in the industry.

Super Bowl XVIII, on January 22, 1984, was a snooze, as most Super Bowls were before the Tom Brady era. The Los Angeles Raiders were beating the Washington Redskins 21-3 at halftime, and my friends and I, watching the game in a dormitory lobby, were bored. About the only things we were paying attention to were the pizzas drooping over nearby tables and the comely delivery person who brought a new one every half-hour or so. And then, it came on TV. "It" was one of those events you're drawn to before you're even aware of it. We gradually noticed a droning voice under a grayed-out picture, an attractive runner in white tank top and red shorts wielding a sledgehammer, rows of bald automaton-like men, a giant TV screen featuring a ranting man. Is this a new movie of Orwell's "1984"?

You've heard them all before: The cop who doesn't play by the rules. The holy fool who challenges the beliefs of the country club set. The small-town girl with big-time dreams who invades Poland with a wisecracking robot. That last one doesn't sound familiar? If so, that's because you'll only find it in "The Official Movie Plot Generator," a book made up of 90 page tabs -- each containing a standard-issue protagonist, plot and twist -- that can be combined in thousands of combinations.

So "Friends" and "Frasier" are going off the air. I'll lament the passing of one, not so much the other, but regardless, that's just the way TV works. Shows premiere, they earn a TV Guide cover or two, they provide a few laughs or tears, and then they're gone. (Until you see them in reruns.) Indeed, what we're really missing is often not the show but the idea of the show -- all the stuff wrapped around the series -- in the same way an old song can bring back memories of a lingering kiss or a summer vacation.

The new issue of TV Guide is sure to ruffle a few feathers among television fans. The magazine has released its picks for the best shows of 2002. Topping the list this year is "24," the Fox drama set in real time and starring Kiefer Sutherland as a secret agent battling terrorists in Los Angeles. "We've named ['24'] the best show of 2002, absolutely," the magazine's deputy editor Lisa Bernhard told CNN Monday. Also on the list, "Curb Your Enthusiasm," the HBO comedy starring "Seinfeld" co-creator Larry David.

"The Bachelor" picks up a bride, lingerie models strut their stuff on the runway, and the cameras go back to the Osbourne house. It can only mean one thing: November sweeps, which they began on Thursday. To get things started, the clock started ticking again earlier this week with the long-awaited return of Fox's "24. " Matt Roush, senior television critic at "TV Guide," talked to CNN Anchor Paula Zahn about what's in store for this sweeps extravaganza. PAULA ZAHN, CNN ANCHOR: So, let's start off with the sitcoms, some new stuff on "Friends," as well as "Will & Grace.

Here is the list of TV Guide's 50 greatest cartoon characters: 1. Bugs Bunny 2. Homer Simpson 3. Rocky and Bullwinkle 4. Beavis and Butt-head 5. The Grinch 6. Fred and Barney 7. Angelica Pickles 8. Charlie Brown and Snoopy 9. SpongeBob SquarePants 10. Cartman 11. Bart and Lisa Simpson 12. Fat Albert 13. The Powerpuff Girls 14. Daffy Duck 15. Pikachu 16. Gumby ...

Ari Karpel is a senior associate editor for TV Guide. Previously a publicity director, he has been with TV Guide for five years. Prior to his work with TV Guide, Karpel was the producer of Entertainment Weekly magazine's radio show. He joined the CNN.com chat room from New York. CNN: Thank you for joining us today Ari Karpel and welcome. ARI KARPEL: Hi! CNN: What is your favorite new show this season? KARPEL: My favorite new show is definitely "24" on Fox. It stars Kiefer Sutherland as a CIA anti-terrorist operative, who, at least initially, is trying to thwart an assassination attempt on a presidential candidate.

Matt Roush is the senior television critic at TV Guide. He writes a weekly column that is read by more TV viewers than any other TV column. Prior to joining TV Guide in 1997, Roush was USA Today's senior television critic. He joined the CNN.com chat room from New York. CNN: Thank you for joining us today, Matt Roush, and welcome. MATT ROUSH: Hello, and happy to have a new season starting! Looking forward to hearing what's on your mind. CNN: What are your favorite shows for the fall?