American TV Shows Vol. 59 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Miss Match

"Miss Match" aired for one season in 2003 on NBC.

"Miss Match" cast included:
Alicia Silverstone
Lake Bell
Ryan O'Neal
David Conrad
Jodi Long
James Roday.

Answer: Real Time

"Real Time with Bill Maher" first aired in 2003 on HBO.

From 2005 to 2014, "Real Time with Bill Maher" was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Series and was nominated for Outstanding Variety Talk Series in 2016 and 2017.

Answer: Nip/Tuck

"Nip/Tuck" aired for six seasons from 2003 to 2010 on FX.

"Nip/Tuck" cast included:
Julian McMahon
Dylan Walsh
John Hensley
Joely Richardson
Roma Maffia
Kelly Carlson
Jessalyn Gilsig
Bruno Campos.

In 2005, "Nip/Tuck" won the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series - Drama.

Answer: The Surreal Life

"The Surreal Life" aired for eight seasons on The WB (2003-2004), VH1 (2004-2006 and 2022), and MTV (2024).

The concept of the series was for celebrities to live together in a house for a number of weeks while being filmed.

Answer: Queer Eye For The Straight Guy

"Queer Eye For The Straight Guy" aired for five seasons from 2003 to 2007 on Bravo.

The fab five included: Carson Kressley, Ted Allen, Jai Rodriguez, Kyan Douglas, and Thom Filicia.

In 2018, "Queer Eye" was rebooted by Netflix, which aired for ten seasons from 2018 to 2026.

Answer: My Big Fat Greek Life

"My Big Fat Greek Life" aired for one season in 2003 on CBS.

"My Big Fat Greek Life" cast included:
Nia Vardalos
Lainie Kazan
Steven Eckholdt
Gia Carides
Louis Mandylor.

"My Big Fat Greek Life" was based on the 2002 film "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," which starred Nia Vardalos.

Answer: Newlyweds

"Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica" aired for three seasons from 2003 to 2005 on MTV.

The reality series followed married singers Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson, who were married from 2002 to 2006.

Answer: The O.C.

"The O.C." aired for four seasons from 2003 to 2007 on Fox.

"The O.C." cast included:
Benjamin McKenzie
Peter Gallagher
Kelly Rowan
Mischa Barton
Adam Brody
Rachel Bilson
Melinda Clarke
Alan Dale
Tate Donovan
Chris Carmack
Autumn Reeser
Willa Holland
Kevin Sorbo
Logan Marshall-Green
Samaire Armstrong
Amanda Righetti
Olivia Wilde
Shannon Lucio
Chris Pratt.

Answer: MythBusters

"MythBusters" aired for 17 seasons on the Discovery Channel (2003-2016) and the Science Channel (2017-2018).

In 2019, "MythBusters" host Adam Savage hosted the spin-off series "MythBusters Jr." where teenagers would test experiments.

Answer: Punk'd

"Punk'd" aired for 11 seasons on MTV (2003-2007 and 2012), BET (2015), Quibi (2020), and The Roku Channel (2021).

"Punk'd" was created by Ashton Kutcher and Jason Goldberg, and the series involved hidden camera pranks on celebrities.

Answer: Reno 911!

"Reno 911!" aired for eight seasons on Comedy Central (2003-2009), Quibi (2020) and The Roku Channel (2022).

"Reno 911!" cast included:
Thomas Lennon
Kerri Kenney-Silver
Robert Ben Garant
Cedric Yarbrough
Niecy Nash
Wendi McLendon-Covey.

Answer: The Simple Life

"The Simple Life" aired for five seasons on Fox (2003-2005) and E! (2006-2007).

The series followed Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie as they worked everyday jobs from farm work to cleaning rooms.

Answer: Married To The Kellys

"Married To The Kellys" aired for one season in 2003/2004 on ABC.

"Married To The Kellys" cast included:
Breckin Meyer
Kiele Sanchez
Nancy Lenehan
Emily Rutherfurd
Derek Waters.

Answer: NCIS

"NCIS" first aired in 2003 on CBS.

"NCIS" cast included:
Mark Harmon
Seam Murray
Wilmer Valderrama
Sasha Alexander
Michael Weatherly
Pauley Perrette
David McCallum
Cote de Pablo
Lauren Holly
Rocky Carroll
Katrina Law
Gary Cole
Brian Dietzen.

"NCIS" has produced multiple spin-offs, including "NCIS: Los Angeles", "NCIS: New Orleans", "NCIS: Hawai'i", "NCIS: Sydney", "NCIS: Origins", "NCIS: Tony & Ziva" and "NCIS: New York".

Answer: One Tree Hill

"One Tree Hill" aired for nine seasons from 2003 to 2012 on The WB/The CW.

"One Tree Hill" cast included:
Chad Michael Murray
James Lafferty
Hilarie Burton
Sophia Bush
Bethany Joy Lenz
Paul Johansson
Barry Corbin
Craig Sheffer
Moira Kelly
Barbara Alyn Woods
Lee Norris
Antwon Tanner
Danneel Ackles
Lisa Goldstein
Austin Nichols
Robert Buckley
Shantel VanSanten
Jana Kramer
Stephen Colletti
Tyler Hilton
Bryan Greenberg
Emmanuelle Vaugier
Maria Menounos
Lindsay McKeon
Elisabeth Harnois
Daphne Zuniga
Kate Voegele
Michaela McManus
Torrey DeVitto
Allison Munn.