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New Host Trevor Noah Puts His Own Spin On 'The Daily Show'

2:43pm September 29, 2015

by David Bianculli

Last night, seven weeks after Jon Stewart stepped down as the host of The Daily Show, the new host debuted. Critic David Bianculli says Trevor Noah "gave viewers plenty of reasons to tune in again."

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Comedian Trevor Noah hosts his first episode of The Daily Show on Sept. 28.

'The Daily Show' Introduces A New Host — And A Familiar Feel

11:59am September 29, 2015

by Eric Deggans

Longtime viewers didn't know what to expect of Trevor Noah's debut Monday night. What they got resembled the old show, perhaps because it kept a lot of writers and producers from Jon Stewart's era.

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Devoted Fans Cross The Country For 'Gunsmoke' Reunion

9:13am September 27, 2015

by Abigail Wilson

It's been 40 years since Gunsmoke ran on television, but it remains a classic Western. Several actors, including Burt Reynolds, reunite in Dodge City, Kan.

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Gargur, No'maan, Melsoon and Shams — four of the Muppet stars of Iftah Ya Simsim, the first Arabic-language version of Sesame Street. The show went off the air 25 years ago, and other Arabic-language Sesame Street spinoffs have launched since — but no

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After 25-Year Hiatus, First Arabic-Language 'Sesame Street' Opens Again

2:19pm September 25, 2015

by NPR Staff

Iftah Ya Simsim was one of the earliest foreign-language Sesame Street spinoffs when it launched in 1979. But the beloved show went dark when its studio was partially destroyed during the Gulf War.

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Move Over, Dora: 'Nina's World' Brings Another Bilingual Girl To TV

2:16pm September 25, 2015

by Mandalit del Barco

Cable channel Sprout celebrates its 10th anniversary with the launch of its first fully owned, original animated show, "Nina's World." Starring Rita Moreno and Mandy Patinkin, it's about a 6-year-old Latina girl and the multicultural neighborhood she grows up in.

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Linda and Glen look forward to watching Supergirl, the new CBS series starring Melissa Benoist.

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Pop Culture Happy Hour: The Toronto International Film Festival And Our Fall TV Pool

10:53am September 25, 2015

by Linda Holmes

This week, a big fall movie update from Toronto, plus our annual futile effort to predict the future of fall shows.

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Comic Jim Gaffigan On Stand-Up, Faith And Opening For The Pope

4:50pm September 24, 2015

On Saturday, Gaffigan will perform for an audience that may include Pope Francis. A practicing Catholic, the comic says faith is a central part of his humor.

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Taraji P. Henson's Cookie refuses to be marginalized or dismissed.

The Tao Of Cookie: Behind The 'Empire' Character's Many-Layered Persona

12:34am September 24, 2015

by Karen Grigsby Bates

Brash, biting Cookie Lyon is arguably the most compelling character on Fox's hit show Empire. The show's co-producer and writer Attica Locke says that's because we've all got a bit of Cookie in us.

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ABC's The Muppets is a faux-documentary about the making of the late night talk show Up Late with Miss Piggy.

Arts

5 TV Shows To Watch In An Otherwise Uninspiring Fall Season

3:15pm September 23, 2015

by Eric Deggans

The networks mostly played it safe — and boring — this year. But critic Eric Deggans found a few shows you shouldn't miss: The Muppets, Supergirl, Grandfathered, The Grinder and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.

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Long-Running Variety Show 'Sabado Gigante' Comes To An End

2:25pm September 23, 2015

by Jasmine Garsd

After more than half a century, Sabado Gigante, or "Gigantic Saturday," is going off the air. For years, the variety show was one of the few "family" shows broadcast across the Spanish-speaking world.

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