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George Carlin: 1937 - 2008
George Carlin, the dean of counterculture comedians, died of heart failure Sunday. He was 71.
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• Kennedy Center to posthumously award Mark Twain Prize to Carlin.
• Gallery: George Carlin remembered
• Kennedy Center to posthumously award Mark Twain Prize to Carlin.
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CHARTS:
Weekend Estimate
June 20, 2008 - June 22, 2008 (*millions)
| FILM | GROSS | |||
| 1 | Get Smart | $39,155,000 | ||
| 2 | Kung Fu Panda | $21,700,000 | ||
| 3 | Incredible Hulk, The | $21,556,660 | ||
| 4 | Love Guru, The | $14,000,000 | ||
| 5 | Happening, The | $10,000,000 | ||
| 6 | Indiana Jones Kingdom Crystal Skull | $8,414,000 | ||
| 7 | You Don't Mess With The Zohan | $7,200,000 | ||
| 8 | Sex And The City | $6,465,000 | ||
| 9 | Iron Man | $4,002,000 | ||
| 10 | Strangers, The | $1,948,830 | ||
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TV Ratings
Thursday, June 19, 2008 (*millions)
| Top Show | Total |
| So You Think You Can Dance (Fox) | 8.8 mil |
| Top Shows | A18-49 |
| So You Think You Can Dance (FOX) | 3.0/9 |
| Swingtown (CBS) | 2.1/6 |
| Last Comic Standing (NBC) | 2.1/6 |
| Networks | |
| FOX | 2.5/8 |
| CBS | 1.8/6 |
| NBC | 1.7/5 |
| ABC | 1.0/3 |
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