NBC STUDIOS Seventy-minute walking tour; sets of The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, Days of Our Lives; wardrobe, makeup, special effects, sound effects. Weekdays 9 a.m.–3 p.m. $8.50, under 5 free. 3000 W. Alameda Ave., Burbank, 818.840.3538. Map T21

SONY PICTURES STUDIOS Walking tour of historic motion picture studio includes live productions, sets of television shows. Weekdays $25; under 12 not admitted; photo ID required. 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, 310.244.TOURS. Map L11

UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOLLYWOOD World’s biggest motion picture/TV studio. Tram studio tour includes narration by Whoopi Goldberg, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift and King Kong sequences. Two rides just got cooler: Jurassic Park is now a water ride, and Revenge of the Mummy—the Ride blankets passengers with 45-degree liquid nitrogen. New walk-through, scream-as-you-go House of Horrors maze features characters from Frankenstein to Chucky. VIP Experience is private guided tour through prop warehouse, working movie sets, soundstages. Call for hours. $49–$59, under 3 free. VIP Experience $139. 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, 818.622.3801. Map U20 www.universalstudioshollywood.com

WARNER BROS. STUDIOS Two-hour VIP tour of working movie and TV studio includes backlots, enormous soundstages and costume department, memorabilia museum and observation of filming when possible. Tours weekdays 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. $42, under 8 not admitted. VIP tours available. Reservations, photo ID required. 3400 Riverside Drive, Burbank, 818.972.TOUR. Map U20 www.warnerbros.com

Studio Tapings

Note: Please phone to confirm programming.

AUDIENCES UNLIMITED  Free tickets to live tapings of TV shows on CBS, FOX, NBC, UPN and CW. Minimum age ranges from 12 to 18. Satellite TV Ticket Booth at Universal Studios Hollywood, 818.753.3470. www.tvtickets.com

CBS STUDIO CENTER  Reserve seats in the studio audience for tapings of prime-time television and game shows. Minimum age ranges from 12 to 18 and varies by show. 4024 Radford Ave., Studio City, 818.753.3470. Map U18

CBS TELEVISION CITY Reserve seats for tapings of game shows such as The Price Is Right, Hollywood Squares. Minimum age, 12–18, varies by show. 7800 Beverly Blvd., L.A., 323.575.2458. Map J13

JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE Free tickets for live tapings of late-night ABC show. Minimum age, 18. El Capitan Entertainment Center, 6838 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, 866.JIMMY.TIX (weekdays 1 p.m.-4 p.m.). Map H13

NBC TELEVISION Reserve seats for sitcoms and The Tonight Show With Jay Leno day of show only at NBC Ticket Box. 2 tickets per person, first-come, first-served. Advance tickets except The Tonight Show through Audiences Unlimited (see listing above). Minimum age varies. 3000 W. Alameda Ave., Burbank, 818.840.3537.
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ON-CAMERA AUDIENCES Free tickets to live tapings of TV shows including American Idol, Family Feud, The Late Late Show, MADtv. Minimum age ranges from 12–18 and varies by show. 818.295.2700. www.ocatv.com

PARAMOUNT STUDIOS Tickets to tapings of shows offered first-come, first-served five days in advance and via Web site. Minimum age ranges from 12 to 18 and varies by show. (Dr. Phil tickets, 323.461.7445, audience@cbsparamount.com. Mention where magazine and receive priority seating.) 5555 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, 323.956.1777, Map I14 www.paramount.com