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Members of the U.S. team pose for NBC cameras during the closing ceremony on Sunday.

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  • Television

NBC Touts A Silver Lining In Historically Low Viewership For The Tokyo Olympics

Average prime time viewership was just 15.5 million people, down from an average 26.7 million for the Rio Games in 2016. But NBC's broadcast ratings ranked second only to its Sunday Night Football.

August 10, 2021
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  • Eric Deggans
GPB News NPR

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  • Television

Cecily Strong On 'SNL,' 'Schmigadoon!' And Coping In The Early Days Of The Pandemic

Strong stars in the new Apple TV+ satire — a couple gets lost in the woods and end up trapped in a town where life is a musical and the townspeople frequently burst into song.

August 09, 2021
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By:
  • Terry Gross
Markie Post, who played the public defender in the 1980s sitcom "Night Court," has died at age 70 after a years-long battle with cancer.

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  • Obituaries

Markie Post, Who Was Known For Her Role On 'Night Court,' Has Died At Age 70

Post was a longtime television regular who appeared in shows from "Cheers" to "Scrubs." But she was best known for her seven-season run as the public defender on NBC's "Night Court."

August 09, 2021
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  • The Associated Press
You don't necessarily see Jason Sudeikis kick a lot of soccer balls as Ted Lasso, but this week? Well, well, well.

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  • TV Reviews

'Ted Lasso' Recap, Season 2: Let's Go To The Tape

Sam Obisanya has a moral crisis, Jamie Tartt has to get over himself, and Rebecca has a wonderful visitor on this week's installment of Ted Lasso.

August 06, 2021
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  • Linda Holmes
When <em>Beavis and Butt-Head </em>debuted on MTV in 1993, critics called the duo "crude," "ugly" and "self-destructive." That did not stop the 1996 film<em> Beavis and Butt-Head Do America </em>from getting good reviews.

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  • Television

MTV Is Turning 40. Here's How Beavis, Butt-Head And Daria Upended TV Animation

"Animation has been critical to the MTV brand from its inception," says MTV Entertainment president Chris McCarthy. The network helped bring adult and experimental animation into the mainstream.

August 01, 2021
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  • Jason Slotkin
GPB News NPR

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  • Television

Acting Is 'Problem Solving,' Says Courtney B. Vance

Vance played attorney Johnnie Cochran in The People v. O.J. Simpson. Now he takes to the pulpit as Aretha Franklin's father, Rev. C.L Franklin, in Genius: Aretha. Originally broadcast April 21, 2021.

July 30, 2021
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  • Terry Gross
Jason Sudeikis and Juno Temple as Ted and Keeley in <em>Ted Lasso</em>.

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  • TV Reviews

Ted Lasso Recap, Season 2, Episode 2: The Prodigal Beefcake

Jamie Tartt has fallen on hard times and asks to return to AFC Richmond in "Lavender," the second episode of the second season. Meanwhile, Ted continues to struggle to trust Dr. Sharon.

July 30, 2021
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  • Linda Holmes
Zhang Yufei of China swims toward an Olympic record and gold medal in the women's 200-meter butterfly final at the Tokyo Olympics.

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  • Sports

Olympics Spoilers Are Frustrating. Here's How You Can Avoid Them

Tokyo is 13 hours ahead of the U.S. East Coast, allowing spoilers to slip through and upsetting those who want to watch the games later in prime time. Here are some ways you can try to block the news.

July 29, 2021
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  • Jonathan Franklin
In this 1982 file photo, Ron Popeil, the man behind those late-night, rapid-fire television commercials that sell everything from the Mr. Microphone to the Pocket Fisherman to the classic Veg-a-Matic, sits surrounded by his wares in his office in Beverly Hills, Calif. Popeil died Wednesday, his family said.

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  • Obituaries

Ron Popeil, Pioneer Of 'Wait...There's More!' Late-Night Infomercials, Is Dead At 86

Ron Popeil was both a high-spirited inventor and yarn-spinning salesman, amplified by the airwaves into millions of homes. He died Wednesday, according to his family.

July 29, 2021
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  • The Associated Press
GPB News NPR

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  • Television

'Moonlight' Writer Tarell Alvin McCraney On His TV Series 'David Makes Man'

McCraney's script was adapted into the Oscar-winning film. David Makes Man, now in season 2, begins with a Miami boy whose mother struggles with addiction, and has echoes of McCraney's own childhood.

July 28, 2021
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  • Terry Gross
<em>Arthur</em> first aired on PBS KIDS in 1996.

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  • Television

'Arthur,' The Longest-Running Kids Animated Series In History, Is Ending

The beloved PBS Kids show will wrap in early 2022 after its 25th and final season.

July 28, 2021
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  • Andrew Limbong
LeVar Burton, here in Los Angeles in 2016, told <em>The New York Times</em> that he feels like hosting <em>Jeopardy!</em> "is what I'm supposed to do." This week, he gets his turn at the host lectern left vacant by Alex Trebek, who died last year at age 80.

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  • Television

LeVar Burton Is A Fan Favorite To Host 'Jeopardy!' And It's Obvious Why

Credited by a generation of book nerds for shaping their identities on Reading Rainbow, LeVar Burton guest-hosts Jeopardy! this week after a campaign hyped by his large and enthusiastic fandom.

July 26, 2021
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  • Neda Ulaby
Jason Sudeikis, Brendan Hunt and Nick Mohammed in <em>Ted Lasso</em>.

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  • TV Reviews

'Ted Lasso' Is Back, And You Bet Your Biscuits Season 2 Is Just As Sweet

Ted Lasso — the Apple TV+ series starring Jason Sudeikis as a clueless American coach taking over a British soccer team — avoids a sophomore slump with grace, heart and a lot of laughs.

July 24, 2021
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  • Eric Deggans
An I-Have-The-Power vacuum pits Teela (Sarah Michelle Gellar) against Evil-Lyn (Lena Headey) in Netflix's <em>Masters of the Universe: Revelation</em>.

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  • TV Reviews

Show, Don't Mattel: 'Masters Of The Universe: Revelation' Is Toying With You

Producer Kevin Smith reboots the '80s cartoon/action-figure-commercial by adding more mythology ... and thinning out the cast.

July 24, 2021
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  • GPB Newsroom
Like last year, the sidewalks around San Diego's convention center are empty and no one is lined up at the famed Hall H.

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  • Pop Culture

Comic-Con Is Online Only Again This Year. On The Bright Side, No Lines!

No costumed crowds are thronging the streets of San Diego this weekend: For the second year in a row, Comic-Con is online only. But organizers are hoping for a small in-person show in November.

July 23, 2021
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  • Petra Mayer
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