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A protagonist is the main ___MASK47___ in any story , such as a literary ___MASK19___ or drama . Chicago ( or ), officially the ___MASK92___ of Chicago , is the third - most populous ___MASK92___ in the United States , and the fifth - most populous ___MASK92___ in North America . With over 2 . 7 million residents , it is the most populous ___MASK92___ in the state of Illinois and the Midwestern United States , and the ___MASK84___ seat of Cook ___MASK84___ . The Chicago metropolitan area , often referred to as Chicagoland , has nearly 10 million people and is the third - largest in the U . S . A ___MASK55___ is a telecommunications network for distribution of television program content , whereby a central operation provides programming to many television stations or pay television providers . Until the mid - 1980s , television programming in most countries of the world was dominated by a small number of broadcast networks . Many early television networks ( such as the BBC , NBC or CBC ) evolved from earlier radio networks . The CBS ___MASK36___ in New York ___MASK92___ , also known as Black Rock , is the headquarters of CBS Corporation . Located at 51 West 52nd Street at the corner of Sixth Avenue ( Avenue of the Americas ), the Eero Saarinen designed building opened in 1965 . It is 38 stories and tall with approximately rentable of space . The interior and furnishings were designed by Saarinen and Florence Knoll . CBS Corporation is an American ___MASK34___ media corporation focused on commercial broadcasting , publishing , and television production , with most of its operations in the United States . The president , chief executive and executive chairman of the company is Leslie Moonves . Sumner Redstone , owner of National Amusements , is CBS ' s majority shareholder and serves as chairman emeritus . The company began trading on the NYSE on January 3 , 2006 . Until then , the corporation was known as Viacom , and is the legal successor to said company . A new company , keeping the Viacom name , was spun off from CBS . CBS , not Viacom , retains control of over - the - air television ( CBS , CW ) and radio broadcasting , TV production and distribution , publishing , pay - cable , basic cable ( Pop ), and recording formerly owned by the larger company . CBS has its headquarters in the CBS Building ( colloquially called " Black Rock "), Midtown , Manhattan , New York City , United States . Family Matters is an American sitcom which originated on ABC from September 22 , 1989 to May 9 , 1997 , before moving to CBS from September 19 , 1997 to July 17 , 1998 . A spin - off of " Perfect Strangers ," the series revolves around the Winslow family , a middle - class African American family living in Chicago , Illinois . Midway through the first season , the show introduced the Winslows ' nerdy neighbor Steve Urkel ( played by Jaleel White ), who quickly became its breakout ___MASK47___ and eventually the show ' s main ___MASK47___ . Having run for nine seasons , " Family Matters " is the second longest - running non - animated U . S . sitcom with a predominantly African American cast , behind only " The Jeffersons " ( 11 ). Having aired 215 episodes , " Family Matters " is ranked third , behind only " Tyler Perry ' s House of Payne " ( 254 ) and " The Jeffersons " ( 253 ). The ___MASK92___ of New York , often called New York ___MASK92___ or simply New York , is the most populous ___MASK92___ in the United States . With an estimated 2015 population of 8 , 550 , 405 distributed over a land area of just , New York ___MASK92___ is also the most densely populated major ___MASK92___ in the United States . Located at the southern tip of the state of New York , the ___MASK92___ is the center of the New York metropolitan area , one of the most populous urban agglomerations in the world . A global power ___MASK92___ , New York ___MASK92___ exerts a significant impact upon commerce , finance , media , art , fashion , research , technology , education , and entertainment , its fast pace defining the term " New York minute ". Home to the headquarters of the United Nations , New York is an important center for international diplomacy and has been described as the cultural and financial capital of the world . CBS ( an initialism of the network ' s former ___MASK2___ , the Columbia Broadcasting ___MASK53___ ) is an American commercial broadcast ___MASK55___ that is a flagship property of CBS Corporation . The ___MASK95___ is headquartered at the CBS Building in New York City with major production facilities and operations in New York City ( at the CBS Broadcast Center ) and Los Angeles ( at CBS Television City and the CBS Studio Center ). CBS Television ___MASK92___ is a television studio complex located in the Fairfax District of Los Angeles at 7800 Beverly Boulevard , at the corner of North Fairfax Avenue . Designed by architect William Pereira , it is one of two CBS television studios in southern California  the other is CBS Studio Center , located in the Studio ___MASK92___ section of the San Fernando Valley , which houses additional production facilities and the network ' s Los Angeles local television operations ( KCBS and KCAL ). Since 1961 , it has served as the master control facility for CBS ' s west coast ___MASK55___ operations ; prior to that , it was based at Columbia Square . The company ' s West Coast radio production center is located more than a mile away to the south , in the Miracle Mile neighborhood . Tyler Perry ' s House of Payne is an American sitcom ___MASK88___ created and produced by playwright , director , and producer Tyler Perry . The show revolved around a multi - generational family living under one roof in Atlanta led by patriarch Curtis Payne and his wife Ella . The show premiered in syndication on June 21 , 2006 , and new episodes of a retooled version were broadcast exclusively on TBS from June 6 , 2007 , until August 10 , 2012 . While primarily a comedy sitcom , " House of Payne " was known for featuring dark themes and subject matter , such as substance abuse and addiction . It also had elements of slapstick . The storyline of the show is serialized , with many references to past episodes , creating a continuing story arc . The Chicago ___MASK52___ , or Chicagoland , is the ___MASK52___ associated with the ___MASK92___ of Chicago , Illinois , and its suburbs . With an estimated population of 9 . 4 million people , it is the third largest ___MASK52___ in the United States . Chicagoland is the area that is closely linked to the ___MASK92___ through geographic , social , economic , and cultural ties . Steven Quincy Urkel is a ___MASK49___ on the ABC / CBS sitcom " Family Matters " who was portrayed by Jaleel White . Originally slated to have been a one - time only character on the show , he soon became its most popular character and gradually became its protagonist . Family Matters is a long - running American sitcom revolving around the Winslow family , a middle - class African - American family living in Chicago ; the series ran for nine seasons ( eight on ABC and one on CBS ) . The series is a spin - off of Perfect Strangers . Midway through the first season , the show introduced the Winslows ' nerdy neighbor Steve Urkel ( played by Jaleel White ) , who quickly became its breakout ___MASK47___ and eventually a main ___MASK47___ . The series had a total of 12 main characters , with some characters which were portrayed by multiple actors . Illinois is a ___MASK67___ in the midwestern region of the United States , achieving statehood in 1818 . It is the 5th most populous ___MASK67___ and 25th largest ___MASK67___ in terms of land area , and is often noted as a microcosm of the entire country . The word " Illinois " comes from the Algonquin word for " tribe of superior men ". With Chicago in the northeast , small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois , and natural resources like coal , timber , and petroleum in the south , Illinois has a diverse economic base and is a major transportation hub . The ___MASK48___ of Chicago connects the ___MASK67___ to other global ports from the Great Lakes , via the Saint Lawrence Seaway , to the Atlantic Ocean , as well as the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River , via the Illinois River . For decades , O ' Hare International Airport has been ranked as one of the world ' s busiest airports . Illinois has long had a reputation as a bellwether both in social and cultural terms and politics . Jaleel Ahmad White ( born November 27 , 1976 ) is an American ___MASK43___ , voice ___MASK43___ , producer , and screenwriter . In 1989 , he was cast in the role of Steve Urkel on the sitcom " Family Matters ". The character , which was originally intended to be a one - time guest appearance , was an instant hit with audiences and White became a regular cast member . The series aired for a total of nine seasons , from 1989 to 1997 on ABC , and from 1997 to 1998 on CBS . Aside from this character , White is also known as the voice of Sonic the Hedgehog in the animated series " Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog ", " Sonic ( SatAM )" and " Sonic Underground ". He reprised the voice of Sonic in the 2013 fan film , " Sonic ". CBS Studio Center is a television and ___MASK33___ studio located in the Studio ___MASK92___ district of Los Angeles in the San Fernando Valley . It is located at 4024 Radford Avenue and takes up a triangular piece of land , with the Los Angeles River bisecting the site . The lot , which is not open to the public for tours , has 18 sound stages from 7 , 000 to , of office space , and 223 dressing rooms . A screenplay ___MASK21___ , screenwriter for short , scriptwriter or scenarist is a ___MASK21___ who practices the craft of screenwriting , writing screenplays on which ___MASK34___ media such as films , television programs , comics or video games are based . The CBS Broadcast Center is a television and radio production facility located in New York ___MASK92___ . It is CBS ' s main East Coast production center , much as Television ___MASK92___ in Los Angeles is the West Coast hub . Sonic Underground is an ___MASK3___ produced by DIC Entertainment and TF1 . It is the third " Sonic the Hedgehog " ___MASK3___ , and also the last one produced by DIC ; it follows a main plot separate from all other " Sonic the Hedgehog " media , where Sonic had two siblings , Sonia and Manic , that were collectively part of a royal family who were forced to separate from their mother , Queen Aleena , upon Robotnik ' s takeover of Mobius due to a prophecy told by the Oracle of Delphius . It first premiered in France on 6 January 1999 on TF1 , and then premiered in the United Kingdom on 2 May 1999 on ITV1 and finally in the United States in syndication on 31 August 1999 and ended on 22 October 1999 . It was the first " Sonic the Hedgehog " ___MASK88___ to be sold on the iTunes Store . The show ran only for one season consisting of forty episodes . Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog is an American ___MASK3___ produced by DiC Animation ___MASK92___ and Bohbot Entertainment that was based on the " Sonic the Hedgehog " video game series produced by Sega . Running from 1993 to 1996 , sixty - five episodes and one special were produced for first - run syndication . A ___MASK84___ is a geographical region of a country used for administrative or other purposes , in certain modern nations . The term is derived from the Old French " conté " or " cunté " denoting a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count ( earl ) or a viscount . The modern French is " comté ", and its equivalents in other languages are " contea ", " contado ", " comtat ", " condado ", " Grafschaft ", " graafschap ", " Gau ", etc . ( cf . " conte ", " comte ", " conde ", " Graf ").