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Intolerant TV: Brilliant Minds
At Intolerant TV, we watch every new show on network television for the fall season—so you don’t have to. We don’t watch them for long, though. Instead of giving thumbs up/down or a certain number […]
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Intolerant TV: Mr. Throwback
At Intolerant TV, we watch every new show on network television for the fall season—so you don’t have to. We don’t watch them for long, though. Instead of giving thumbs up/down or a certain number […]
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Super Bowl 56: A viewer’s guide to get you through Sunday
The Super Bowl between the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, will as usual be the biggest day of sports broadcasting in the United States. But this […]
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Super Bowl/Olympics Sunday about to become routine for NBC
Super Sunday has morphed into Super Gold Sunday for NBC. Sunday’s matchup between the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals will mark the first time a Super Bowl and Winter Olympics are taking place at […]
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Plenty at stake for NBC as COVID Olympics opening looms
NEW YORK — If all goes well for NBC Universal over the next several weeks, Americans will be buzzing about the Olympic performances of Simone Biles, Gabby Thomas, Kevin Durant or some unexpected star. The […]
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NBCUniversal vows auditions for actors with disabilities
LOS ANGELES — Actors with disabilities will be included in auditions for each new film and television production at NBCUniversal, which becomes the second major media company to make such a commitment. NBCUniversal said Friday […]
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Dwayne Johnson is a contender in NBC sitcom ‘Young Rock’
LOS ANGELES — Dwayne Johnson’s new NBC comedy “Young Rock” has him campaigning for president in 2032, but the actor and producer sidestepped the possibility of a real-life run someday. A coming-of-age story inspired by […]
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Retiring Brokaw: Journalists should get out of power centers
NEW YORK — If Tom Brokaw has one piece of advice to leave for television journalists upon his retirement, it’s to get out to more of the country —and not just to visit. The Capitol […]
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NBC sets November return for ‘This Is Us,’ ‘Chicago’ dramas
LOS ANGELES — An optimistic NBC said it will bring “This Is Us” and other scripted series back in November despite the TV industry’s coronavirus-caused production shutdown that’s only beginning to ease. Broadcast TV’s usual […]
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Peacock enters streaming fray with paid, free subscriptions
LOS ANGELES — Peacock is joining the streaming world with a few feathers plucked from its intended array of original programs. Amid a stubborn, industry-wide production halt forced by the coronavirus, Peacock subscribers have to […]