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Show , Strong women take center. stage, on prime-time,TV. .By Candace Havens TVData Features Syndicate For years, male-driven sitcoms and dramas werethe norm on prime-time television. Women only showed up to play supporting characters - and victims of the week in TV movies. And though there were a few shows in the last decade Roseanne,Designing Women, Murphy Brown and Grace UnderFire - with female leads, men dominated the market. In the mid-to-late '90s, however, a new trend toward strongerroles for women bégan. Not since Wonder Woman tossed out her golden lasso for the lasttime in 1979 have there been such tough chicks on TV,from The WB Network's: Reyer Omer |e & Cable} =| 3 5 ea FIER alt ¢ Areas| 5 2 a/4s & 2 aa i Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) to USA Network's Nikita (Peta Wilson, La Femme Nikita) and Universal Television's Xena (Lucy Lawless, Xena: Warrior Princess). These heroines were among the first to prove viewers wanted to see women take control. But as the pasttwo TV seasons have shown, strong women on television don't necessarily have to pack a punch. Last year, Providence joined the NBC lineup as a midseason replacement.Critics were shocked when viewers made the female-oriented series oneof the highest-rated shows of the season. The success of Providence helped to spawn a slew of new showsfeaturing women forthe fall 1999 season,all of which are pulling in good ratings for the networks. CBS’ Judging Amypairs two dynamic actresses: Tyne Daly as semiretired social worker Maxine Gray and Brenneman as Judge Amy Madison Gray. They are a mother and daughter who are not afraid to fight for whatthey think is right. And oh, how the righteous fight. Daly was hesitant about returning to TV,but she knew the role was worth it. “I did take my time in coming back, but | saw something special in this role,” Daly says.“I play a mother who gets a reality of her ‘own,rather than just being seen through the eyes of her children.” Another CBS drama, Family Law,stars Kathleen Quinlan, Dixie Carter and Julie Wamer as three lawyers who aren't afraid to take on tough cases. It is also one of the top new dramas of the season. “These are women who are thrown intoa difficult situation and come out fighting,” says Paul Haggis, executive producerof the show. “They don't need men or any oneelseto tell them how to run their business. The show is seen through the eyes of women, which think is nice for a change.” Quintan is quick to point out that while the characters on her show are strong-willed, they aren't foo, “We have ne wore as) GAT we 6 Oe TL! iss Gk Ws orcas Tac oe ies ohio ascars husband,” the actress says. “They don't always handle things well. But they do leam from their mistakes and move on, and kuTv-2 [2 [2 [2 [2 |2 [2 |2 |2 |2 KTvx4 [4 |[4 [4 [4 [4 [4 [4 [4 [4 KsL5 [5 [5 [5 [5 [5 [5 [5 [5 [5 KueD7 [7 [7 [7 [7 [7 [7 |[7-|7 [7 KByU-ifujujufufululfufulyu KSTU-13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 Kjzz-14 [14]3 [3 [3 [3 [3 [3 14] 12 KUWB-30| 30 12 12 19 12 12 12 12 KUPX-16 16 10 10 10 10 DISNEY ENCORE HBO “| think he handles that amazingly,” Gellar says.“| think she's an incredible role model. | wished growing up that there were characters like that, that | could watch. female who's not the prettiest and most popular andcan take care of MAX herself ... | think that is so important for girls to see.” sHow ree One” ** * (1997, Sus- “And You Thought Yc Were Weird” ** (1991, Comety) starz! 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V) (1:40) singer, eet their tracker attempt to beat Lewis and |. 3439206 lovers, (1:55)"ENC) 10:35 am Glan othe Paci Ocean 1804 (18) 91473274 (STZ) S as It a ee & (1997, Comedian Jack Been |Helen Documentary) Naturalists Alfred and “The Colossal Man” * * Hunt. A crusty New York writer whosuf- fie The Motherlode of the Yuko: mn” (96, Drama) Wadeck Stanczak, Michele Barbara Pelletier. The final chapter in the adventure series finds Belliou accused of murder, while Joy's father hitsthegold, mine, (1:40) ) 35609539 “The African Lion” «x 1955, 4" from obsessive-compulsive disorder Elma Milotte' photographic study of the (87, Science Fiction) Glenn. Langan, fers finds romance with a waitress. ‘PGSerengeti's most mi misunder- Cathy Downs, DennyTippitts . 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