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The NFL's New Target Demographic: Kids

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The NFL's New Target Demographic: Kids

The National Football League could coast nicely on its colossal audience. But as NPR's Elizabeth Blair reports, execs have turned their attention to the nation's children, targeting them with NFL Rush Zone: Season of the Guardians, an animated TV show co-produced with Nickelodeon.

The NFL's New Target Demographic: Kids

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Tuesday

R. Kelly's Queer, Campy 'Closet' Reopens

R. Kelly (left) as Sylvester, and Eric Lane as Twan, in Trapped in the Closet, which relaunched with new chapters last week on IFC. Parrish Lewis/IFC hide caption

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The Record

R. Kelly's Queer, Campy 'Closet' Reopens

The R&B singer recently unveiled new chapters in his Trapped in the Closet series, a hybrid of music video and soap opera whose narrative is powered by sexual secrets.

R. Kelly's Queer, Campy 'Closet' Reopens

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Running A Comedy Machine: How Chuck Lorre Makes Hits

Johnny Galecki and Jim Parsons in The Big Bang Theory, one of Chuck Lorre's three popular comedies currently on CBS. Sonja Flemming/CBS hide caption

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Pop Culture Happy Hour

Running A Comedy Machine: How Chuck Lorre Makes Hits

On Morning Edition, Neda Ulaby looks at television's most powerful comedy hitmaker.

Running A Comedy Machine: How Chuck Lorre Makes Hits

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Monday

The Political And Personal Demise Of Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr.

Jesse Jackson Jr. resigned his House seat last Wednesday amid health and ethics concerns. Charles Dharapak/AP hide caption

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Political Junkie

The Political And Personal Demise Of Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr.

Once, there seemed to be no limits for Jesse Jackson Jr., a member of Congress from Chicago and the son of the famed civil rights leader. Now he's gone, resigning his seat after a losing battle with health and ethics issues.

Nov. 21 Junkie segment on TOTN

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Saturday

Wednesday

Comfort And Joy: Making The 'Morning Edition' Julia Child Thanksgiving

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The Salt

Comfort And Joy: Making The 'Morning Edition' Julia Child Thanksgiving

America's Test Kitchen host Chris Kimball and Renee Montagne cook up a Julia Child-inspired Thanksgiving feast of roast turkey and mashed potatoes. And we remember that she would say, if things go wrong in the kitchen, just keep on going. And have a glass of wine.

Comfort And Joy: Making The 'Morning Edition' Julia Child Thanksgiving

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Saturday

Heidi: The Little Girl Who Changed Football Forever

The 1968 film Heidi, starring Jennifer Edwards, was based on a best-selling children's book about an 8-year-old Swiss orphan. NBC/NBC via Getty Images hide caption

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Heidi: The Little Girl Who Changed Football Forever

On Nov. 17, 1968, the New York Jets had taken a two-point lead over the Oakland Raiders with 50 seconds left on the clock. But before the final whistle blew, the stadium faded out and the Swiss Alps faded in for fans watching the game in their living rooms.

Heidi: The Little Girl Who Changed Football Forever

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Monday

Saturday

They're Furry And Furious: Puppets Protest At The U.S. Capitol

A marcher with a puppet of Bert, the Muppet character from Sesame Street, shouts during The Million Muppet March in Washington, D.C., on Saturday. The bipartisan rally was organized to show support for public broadcasting following Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's pledge to cut funding to PBS. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters /Landov hide caption

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The Two-Way

They're Furry And Furious: Puppets Protest At The U.S. Capitol

Hundreds of puppet-loving protesters march on Washington, D.C., to raise awareness for federal financing of public broadcasting.

Wednesday

Katey Sagal, Holding Court On 'Sons Of Anarchy'

Katey Sagal as Gemma Teller Morrow in Sons of Anarachy on FX. Prashant Gupta/FX hide caption

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Katey Sagal, Holding Court On 'Sons Of Anarchy'

Fresh Air

The actress plays Gemma, the fierce matriarch of the biker gang in the FX series. She's best-known for playing the acerbic Peg Bundy on the long-running show Married With Children.

Katey Sagal, Holding Court On 'Sons Of Anarchy'

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Monday

Impersonating The President: From Will Rogers To Obama's 'Anger Translator'

Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele cooperate to impersonate President Obama in Comedy Central's Key and Peele. Ian White/Comedy Central hide caption

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Pop Culture Happy Hour

Impersonating The President: From Will Rogers To Obama's 'Anger Translator'

Elizabeth Blair finds that presidential impersonations came and went and then came back again, but it's not always easy to find just the right angle on a sitting president — or a challenger.

Impersonating The President: From Will Rogers To Obama's 'Anger Translator'

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Friday

'Sábado Gigante' Celebrates 50 With Lots Of Variety

Mario Kreutzberger, aka Don Francisco, has served as host of Sábado Gigante since the show's debut in 1962. The variety show will mark its 50th anniversary on Saturday. Alan Diaz/AP hide caption

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'Sábado Gigante' Celebrates 50 With Lots Of Variety

For 50 years, Spanish-speaking TV viewers have tuned into the weekly variety show Sábado Gigante. Since 1962, host Don Francisco has commanded a festive live audience in Miami, with celebrity interviews, musical performances, goofy sidekicks and scantily clad dancers.

'Sábado Gigante' Celebrates 50 With Lots Of Variety

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The Future Of 'Short Attention Span Theater'
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How We Watch What We Watch

The Future Of 'Short Attention Span Theater'

Digital gadgetry and on-demand media are changing the way we watch TV. Why wait for next week's episode when you can download a whole season from Netflix? Graphic design critic Jessica Helfand wants to harness that impatience and come up with more compelling short-form media.

The Future Of 'Short Attention Span Theater'

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