You have questions. I have some answers.

Q: Is “Sullivan’s Crossing” coming back or is it canceled?

A: The drama based on the novels by Robyn Carr is returning. The CW will begin the fourth season of the made-in-Canada show, again starring Morgan Kohan and Chad Michael Murray, on April 20. (Viewers in Canada will get it on March 23, and at some point the new season should land on Netflix, which has the first three seasons.)

In the fourth season, the CW says, “Maggie Sullivan’s (Kohan) life at the Crossing is finally taking shape having decided on a new direction for her career and a renewed commitment to Cal (Murray). That is, until Maggie’s ex-husband, Liam (Marcus Rosner), arrives with a shocking revelation which only upends Maggie’s life once again and causes Cal to question whether Maggie will ever truly be able to leave her past behind.”

Q: I am a big fan of the “24” TV shows. I read a while back that it is returning. Have you heard anything?

A: There was talk late last year about it returning, with producer Howard Gordon reportedly saying “it’s absolutely in process,” and star Kiefer Sutherland interested in another run as Jack Bauer. But there was no studio or network green light at that time, and I haven’t seen anything since.

Still, “24” has hardly faded away. The nine seasons of the original series with Sutherland are on Hulu. “24: Redemption,” a movie set between the sixth and seventh seasons, is bundled with the seventh season on Hulu. Also on that streamer is “24: Legacy,” a spinoff starring Corey Hawkins, which ran for a single season.

Q: I am a big fan of “Gunsmoke” and “Perry Mason.” I have always wondered how Barbara Hale beat Amanda Blake for an Emmy. While Hale's Della has to be praised for being able to stay one-dimensional for all those years (with the writers' help), Amanda Blake's Kitty was a really well-developed character (thanks to Amanda Blake and the writers). I love both of them but, hey, other people must have been shocked by the Emmy outcome.

A: Voters for any awards, especially entertainment, have their own ideas and preferences which lead to decisions others may resent. Just about any set of nominations, let alone wins, comes with articles citing surprises and snubs.

Indeed, while Tom O’Neil’s book “The Emmys” does not mention any controversy over Hale’s win as best supporting actress in a drama series in 1959, he says there was debate that year over the wins for the variety special “An Evening With Fred Astaire”; the prizes included one to Astaire as “best single performance by an actor,” where playing himself was deemed better than dramatic turns by Christopher Plummer, Rod Steiger and others.

In fact, while you prefer Blake over Hale in that 1959 choice, my vote then would have gone to another nominee — Lola Albright in “Peter Gunn.”

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