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The Greatest Hits Of 'The Platinum Age Of Television'

1:45pm November 10, 2016

"Television has really become where a lot of the action is right now," critic David Bianculli says. His new book revisits the best of the small screen — from I Love Lucy to The Walking Dead.

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"This character is in between two worlds and is just in a constant state of discomfort," Issa Rae says of Issa Dee, her character on HBO's Insecure.

Arts

'Awkward' And 'Insecure' Get To The Root Of Writer Issa Rae's Humor

8:52pm November 08, 2016

As a self-described "awkward black girl," Rae says she often felt that she was straddling two worlds growing up. She drew on her own experiences to create the HBO series Insecure.

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BBC Planet Earth II has footage of snakes hunting an iguana.

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With Election Anxiety At Its Peak, Check Out Terrifying Video From Animal World

7:10pm November 08, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

A video of a marine iguana hatchling chased by a pit of snakes has gone viral. We think it's a stressful but ultimately cathartic diversion.

'SNL' Kept Up The Tradition Of Taking Aim At Presidential Candidates

10:25am November 08, 2016

David Greene and Steve Inskeep explore how NBC's Saturday Night Live has handled political humor this year.

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A screen shows a Netflix series, The Killing.

What's Hot On Netflix? A Startup Aims To Track Ratings In The Streaming Age

5:37pm November 07, 2016

by Laura Sydell

Companies like Nielsen aren't able to easily measure the new ways people watch TV since Netflix and Amazon don't release their viewing numbers. Now a startup called Symphony aims to fill the void.

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Media Companies Struggle To Gauge TV Ratings In Age Of Netflix

4:25pm November 07, 2016

by Eric Deggans

Netflix and other streaming services don't release ratings data. This makes it a hard company to negotiate with and makes it hard for competitors to know what they're up against.

Arts

'Westworld' Creators Explore The 'Dark Thrills' Of The Digital Age

1:37pm November 07, 2016

Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy offer a pessimistic view of human nature in Westworld, HBO's futuristic TV series about a theme park that allows tourists to act out their Wild West fantasies.

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Samantha Bee is the host of Full Frontal With Samantha Bee.

Arts

Small Batch: Late-Night Comedy And The 2016 Election

10:48am November 07, 2016

by Stephen Thompson

Glen Weldon and Stephen Thompson break down the late-night field at the end of this bruising election season, and discuss how difficult it is to stand out and say something new.

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In the show, Fleabag (Phoebe Waller-Bridge, right) copes with the death of her best friend, Boo (Jenny Rainsford). Before Boo died, the two ran a guinea pig-themed cafe together.

Arts

Writer Created 'Fleabag' By Looking At What She Loved, Then Taking It Away

8:09am November 06, 2016

by NPR Staff

The British comedy follows a young woman who lost her best friend in a tragic accident. Creator and actress Phoebe Waller-Bridge says it was inspired by her relationship with her own best friend.

Fox News Anchor Apologizes For False Report

5:11pm November 05, 2016

Fox News's Bret Baier apologized Friday for his report that an indictment was "likely" to result from the FBI investigation of the Clinton Foundation. The gaffe is the latest in a rough year for Fox.