TV Q&A: Judge Len Goodman chose family time over 'Dancing With the Stars'

Q: Why is Len Goodman no longer a judge on "Dancing With the Stars"?

A: In December 2014, he announced the end of his involvement in the American dance competition after the spring 2015 run. He was tired of commuting between the U.S. and England, where he's a judge on "Strictly Come Dancing," the show that "DWTS" is based on.

Overseas, he said according to Digital Spy: "I've got my wife, I've got my son, my mother is still alive and she's in hospital — I've had virtually no time to go and visit her. So, I just need a bit of time off to get on with a normal life."

"DWTS" was prepared for Goodman's departure, bringing in Julianne Hough as a judge before he left.

Q: Is Paul on "Cedar Cove" the same guy in the Maytag commercial?

A: Yes. Paul Watson on "Cedar Cove" is played by Canadian actor Colin Ferguson. And he has been seen a lot since 2014 in a series of Maytag commercials.

Q: Where I can purchase a complete set of the old TV series "Hill Street Blues"?

A: Shout!Factory released the authorized, complete-series DVD box in April 2014. It's available at Amazon.com, Bestbuy.com, Walmart.com and other sites. "Hill Street Blues," which aired on NBC from 1981 to '87, is still remembered for its rules-changing approach to police drama.

Q: CBS recently pre-empted "CBS Sunday Morning" to show football. The last thing I want to do on Sunday morning is watch NFL.

A: On the weekend in question, CBS was televising a Jets-Dolphins NFL game live from London as part of an international series of overseas contests dating back to 2007. Because of the time difference, the game aired in the morning here, not unlike what happens with tennis and other sports events the networks want to carry live from faraway time zones.

In the U.S., about 9.9 million people watched the game, according to the NFL. That's a smaller audience than network showings of NFL games get in other parts of the day — but far more than the 5.84 million viewers "CBS Sunday Morning" averaged last season.

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