This new edition of Nova comes midway through Season 46 of this PBS science show’s long history, and it looks at the long, long history of Jupiter itself. How, why and when did it get to be the largest planetary body in our solar system? And what role did it play in forming the planets around it – and, maybe, in killing Earth’s dinosaurs? It’s not exactly a smoking gun, but Nova, in addressing that last question, presents what may be a smoking asteroid

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JEOPARDY!: THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME By David Bianculli

The three Jeopardy! champions who have won the most prize money in the history of this long-running quiz show are Ken Jennings, Brad Rutter, and James Holzhauer. Last week, they began competing against one another in doubleheader prime-time Jeopardy! mega-contests. Cumulative points from each night of double-decker games results in a winner for that evening – and the first player to claim three wins gets the all-time crown. Last week, three nights of contests were telev

2020

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DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL DEBATE: DES MOINES By David Bianculli

Tonight’s live event on CNN is the seventh Democratic debate presenting hopeful contenders for that party’s nomination for presidential candidate – and because of the Democratic National Committee’s evolving and increasingly disqualifying rules, the field of debaters has narrowed significantly. The first debate, split into two equal presentations, made room for 20 contenders. And now, on stage, there are six. Tom Steyer’s millions of dollars in TV ads in Iowa have w

2020

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INSIDE THE NFL By David Bianculli

The weekend’s divisional playoffs went pretty much as expected: the higher-ranked teams, given an extra week of rest and to plan, conquered the previous week’s wild-card winners rather easily. The Vikings, after beating the Saints in their wild card match, lost Saturday to the 49ers. The Texans, after beating the Bills, lost Sunday to the Chiefs. And the Seahawks, after beating the Eagles, lost Sunday to the Packers. Two of the three victories were decisive, with only the Seahawks-Pa

2020

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP By David Bianculli

These “final” college bowl games – especially this one – were created and designed to end all the bickering, at the end of each college football season, about which team actually was the overall best, and the reigning champ until the following year’s bowl games. I’m not sure it actually solved much, and neither are many other sports fans. But here we are: the so-called “national championship” game, this year between No. 1-ranked LSU and No. 3-ranke

2020

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THE NEW POPE By David Bianculli

SERIES PREMIERE: This sequel to The Young Pope, which also starred Jude Law, brings John Malkovich into the fold and to the fore – but like its predecessor, this series is much stronger on spectacle and visuals than scriptwriting and logic. It might be worth seeing, if you’re curious to know how both Marilyn Manson and Sharon Stone are worked into this story line. But only if that’s the case…

2020

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ED BARK'S 'UNCLEBARKY.COM' CANCELS ITSELF, GOES INTRO RERUNS By Ed Bark

Ed Bark finally has written his farewell column. He didn't get a chance in 2006 when he and the Dallas Morning News parted ways leading to the launch of Unclebarky.com. TVWW premiered the following year under similar circumstances...

2020

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AT TCA, JOHN LANDGRAF ANNOUNCES EXPANSION OF THE FX UNIVERSE By Roger Catlin

The proliferation of television programming has gotten so out of hand in recent years that the man who coined the phrase "peak TV" isn't even making his semi-annual charts tracking its growth anymore...

2020

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'MASTERPIECE' BRINGS JANE AUSTEN'S UNFINISHED 'SANDITON' TO LIFE By Mike Hughes

Let's credit Andrew Davies for consummate patience. He's the master adapter, an expert on turning British classics – especially ones by Jane Austen – into TV scripts...

2020

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THE STORY OF THE 'BATTLE OF LITTLE BIGHORN' By David Hinckley

About the only thing that's ever been completely clear about the Battle of the Little Bighorn is the outcome...

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