You have questions. I have some answers.
Q: I saw the first show of a man becoming president of U.S. after everyone got killed. I cannot find it now. What happened?
A: The show you are thinking of is the ABC drama "Designated Survivor," starring Kiefer Sutherland. It has been on a break but is set to return on March 8.
Q: Is the blonde woman in the series "My Name Is Earl," "Raising Hope" and "The Real O'Neals" the same person?
A: The blonde Martha Plimpton is on "The Real O'Neals" and was a regular on "Raising Hope" (plus had a fun recurring role on "The Good Wife"). But she did not star on "My Name Is Earl." On that show, you may be thinking of the also-blonde Jaime Pressly. She also appeared in several episodes of "Raising Hope" but, as far as I can tell, has not been on "The Real O'Neals." You may know her from appearances on "Mom," "Jennifer Falls" and "I Hate My Teenage Daughter."
Q: How old were Lorne Greene (Ben) and Michael Landon (Joe) when "Bonanza" premiered? Why did Pernell Roberts (Adam) leave and was there a show related to it? And was there a tribute to Dan Blocker (Hoss) after he died?
A: When the long-running western premiered on Sept. 12, 1959, Lorne Greene was 44 and Michael Landon was almost 23. (Pernell Roberts was 31, and Dan Blocker was 30.) Roberts became unhappy with the show and his role, so he left in 1965 when his contract was done; audiences were told Adam had moved away. After Blocker died in 1972, an episode included Ben and Joe mourning Hoss's death, although it did not say how he died. A later TV pilot, "Bonanza: The Next Generation," said Hoss had drowned while helping to save a family trapped in the middle of a river.
Q: Why did "Ghost Hunters" end after the eleventh season? They really should have made it an even dozen.
A: The paranormal program and Syfy parted ways in part because of a change in direction at the network, the Huffington Post reported: "Syfy has shifted away from the paranormal reality-TV craze and re-centered its focus on scripted science-fiction programming." These days you can find the show's star, Jason Hawes, on radio as co-host of the series "Beyond Reality." You can find more about that at beyondrealityradio.com.
Q: My wife and I watched a recent episode of "Law and Order: SVU" and saw a guest star who I thought was the actress that plays Mandy Baxter on "Last Man Standing." My wife disagrees. Which of us is right?
A: I'm with your wife. To the best of my knowledge, Molly Ephraim, who plays Mandy on the Tim Allen sitcom, has not been on "SVU." She was in an episode of the original "Law & Order."
Q: I am wondering what happened to "Flashpoint." it was my favorite show.
A: The Canadian-made police drama, which also aired in the U.S., ended in 2012 after five seasons.
