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News Articles: Television

Beyoncé performed live at halftime during the NFL game between the Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans at NRG Stadium on Dec. 25, 2024.<br>

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  • Television

The 'Beyoncé Bowl' halftime show was a massive hit for Netflix. The football was too

Netflix says more than 200 countries tuned into the "Beyoncé Bowl" and its two NFL games. We may just be starting to learn what that ultimately means for the future of television and sports media.

December 29, 2024
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  • Eric Deggans
FILE - Greg Gumbel, left, watches as Connecticut head coach Jim Calhoun talks to Butler head coach Brad Stevens, right, prior to taping a television interview for the men's NCAA Final Four college basketball championship game on April 3, 2011, in Houston.

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  • Obituaries

Sportscaster Greg Gumbel dies at age 78

Greg Gumbel, a longtime CBS sportscaster, has died from cancer, according to a statement from family released by CBS on Friday. He was 78.

December 27, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Clockwise from top left: Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson in <em>Babygirl </em>(A24); Ted McGinley in <em>Shrinking</em> (Apple TV+); Anna Sawai and Hiroyuki Sanada in <em>Shogun </em>(FX); James McAvoy in <em>Speak No Evil (</em>Susie Allnutt/Universal Studios); Tyler James Williams and Quinta Brunson in <em>Abbott Elementary </em>(Gilles Mingasson/Disney); Aaron Pierre in <em>Rebel Ridge</em> (Allyson Rigg/Netflix).

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  • Pop Culture

50 wonderful things from 2024

Pop culture critic Linda Holmes has been making this annual list since 2010. Big, small, inspirational, silly — what these items have in common is that they are all wonderful and brought her joy.

December 27, 2024
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  • Linda Holmes
Clockwise from left: James Earl Jones, Michaela DePrince, Bob Newhart, Maggie Smith, Nikki Giovanni and Richard Simmons.

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  • Arts & Life

Remembering the actors, musicians, writers and artists we lost in 2024

Every year, we remember some of the writers, actors, musicians, filmmakers and performers who died over the past year, and whose lifetime of creative work helped shape our world.

December 26, 2024
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  • Neda Ulaby
Oleksandr Budko, a 28-year-old Ukrainian war veteran, whose military call sign is Teren, poses for a portrait in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Oct. 18. Budko, a double amputee, participated in the Ukrainian version of the TV show <em>The Bachelor</em>.

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  • Europe

'The Bachelor,' Ukraine edition, features a veteran who lost both legs in the war

He wants to give hope to the tens of thousands of Ukrainians who have lost limbs since Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

December 25, 2024
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By:
  • Joanna Kakissis and
  • Hanna Palamarenko
Hasan Minhaj's <em>Off With His Head, </em>Hannah Einbinder's<em> Everything Must Go, </em>and<em> </em>Ronny Chieng's <em>Love to Hate It</em> were some of the specials that cracked us up this year.

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  • Games & Humor

We needed comic relief in 2024. Here are 5 stand-up specials where we found it

Hasan Minhaj, Ronny Chieng, Mike Birbiglia, Hannah Einbinder and Michelle Buteau all delivered specials that cracked us up this year.

December 24, 2024
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  • Elizabeth Blair
A television camera operator is dressed as Santa Claus during the Baltimore Ravens and San Diego Chargers game on Dec. 18, 2011, at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego.

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  • Business

Netflix is dreaming of a glitch-free Christmas with 2 major NFL games set

It comes weeks after Netflix's attempt to broadcast live boxing between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson was rife with technical glitches.

December 21, 2024
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  • Juliana Kim
Andrew Scott starred in the Netflix series <em>Ripley</em>, which was the most stunningly shot show TV critic David Bianculli saw in 2024.

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  • TV Reviews

In 2024, our TV critic was grateful for fantastic shows and familiar faces

Fresh Air critic David Bianculli watches more TV than anyone he knows. He found it impossible to come up with a top 10 list this year — and is reveling in the abundance of exceptional shows.

December 18, 2024
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  • David Bianculli
<em>Girls On The Bus</em> was the first TV series to depict access to abortion via telehealth.

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  • Television

Study finds more TV depictions of abortion this year — but they're still mostly getting it wrong

The findings of an annual report on how abortion is depicted on TV are released today.

December 18, 2024
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  • Elizabeth Blair
Nigel Lythgoe arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of "Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind" on June 27, 2018.

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  • Law

Paula Abdul settles suit alleging sexual assault by 'Idol' producer Nigel Lythgoe

Paula Abdul and former American Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe have agreed to settle a lawsuit in which she alleged he sexually assaulted her in the early 2000s when she was a judge on the show.

December 13, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
<em>What Had Happened Was</em>, Jamie Foxx's highly anticipated Netflix stand up comedy special, begins streaming on Netflix Dec. 10th.

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  • Television

'If I can stay funny, I can stay alive,' Jamie Foxx says in Netflix special

In his new Netflix comedy special, "What Had Happened Was," Jamie Foxx reveals he had a brain bleed and a stroke.

December 10, 2024
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  • Elizabeth Blair
Clockwise from top left: <em>A Man on the Inside, Hacks, Challengers, Flow, Nickel Boys, Shōgun.</em>

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  • Arts & Life

The best movies and TV of 2024, picked for you by NPR critics

Our critics gather together their favorite films and TV shows of 2024. You can search by genre and where you can see it.

December 10, 2024
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  • Eric Deggans,
  • Aisha Harris,
  • and 3 more
On the new Netflix series <em>Black Doves</em>, Keira Knightley plays the wife of a politician and a mom to cute kids. She's also an undercover spy, secretly feeding a covert intelligence agency information about her husband's job.

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  • Television

The spies on TV this fall are juggling work and family – just like the rest of us

In a wave of fall TV shows, including The Day of the Jackal, The Agency, and Netflix's new Keira Knightley series Black Doves, spies don't just answer to their intelligence agencies – they've also got families at home.

December 07, 2024
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  • Eric Deggans
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, pictured in November 2023, has been a fixture of the holiday since 1924, minus a few years during World War II.

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  • Television

How to watch Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, a tradition 100 years in the making

Macy's is promising its largest Thanksgiving Day parade yet, exactly 100 years after the tradition first started. Here's a look at what to expect and how to watch.

November 27, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman
Handlers show their hounds during the National Dog Show in 2022 in Oaks, Pennsylvania.

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  • Television

The National Dog Show explained: How a dog contest became a Thanksgiving tradition

Football isn't the only thing Americans like to watch on Thanksgiving. The National Dog Show continues its decades-long run, this time with a brand new breed. Here's what to know and how to watch.

November 27, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman
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