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Seven Fun Facts About 'Arab Idol'

Palestinian Arab Idol TV show winners Yaacoub Shahin (center), Ammar Mohammed (left) and Amir Dandan stand on stage during the final in the pan-Arab song contest on Feb. 25, 2017 at MBC studios in Zouk Mosbeh, north of Beirut. Anwar Amro/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Seven Fun Facts About 'Arab Idol'

The finalists were a Palestinian, a Yemeni and a Palestinian Israeli citizen. The show highlights and erases the region's borders. The Israeli citizen was given an honorary permit to travel to Beirut.

Thursday

'Chappelle's Show' Co-Creator Moves Into The Limelight With '3 Mics'

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'Chappelle's Show' Co-Creator Moves Into The Limelight With '3 Mics'

Fresh Air

After the abrupt ending of Chappelle's Show, Neal Brennan turned to stand-up. "I needed to be more self-determining, and the most self-determining thing you can do in comedy is stand-up," he says.

'Chappelle's Show' Co-Creator Moves Into The Limelight With '3 Mics'

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Friday

New Dramas 'Good Fight' And 'Big Little Lies' Make A Case For Subscription TV

Shailene Woodley, Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman play Monterey moms — and possible murderers — in the HBO miniseries Big Little Lies. HBO hide caption

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New Dramas 'Good Fight' And 'Big Little Lies' Make A Case For Subscription TV

Fresh Air

TV critic David Bianculli reviews two shows premiering this weekend: HBO's miniseries, Big Little Lies, and CBS's The Good Fight, which will be relocating to the network's subscription streaming site.

New Dramas 'Good Fight' And 'Big Little Lies' Make A Case For Subscription TV

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Nature's Ready For Her Close-Up: 'Planet Earth II' Returns In Ultra High-Def

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Nature's Ready For Her Close-Up: 'Planet Earth II' Returns In Ultra High-Def

The original BBC series was one of the first blockbuster high-definition TV shows. A decade later, drones and light-weight steady cams give viewers a front-row view of nature's majesty and fragility.

Nature's Ready For Her Close-Up: 'Planet Earth II' Returns In Ultra High-Def

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Thursday

Zach Galifianakis Says 'Baskets' Isn't For Everyone, 'And That Was The Point'

Galifianakis' character, Chip Baskets, has moved back home to Bakersfield, Calif., after dropping out of clown school. Frank Ockenfels/FX hide caption

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Zach Galifianakis Says 'Baskets' Isn't For Everyone, 'And That Was The Point'

The comic plays a clown school dropout who finds work with a rodeo. He describes the show as "a weird mix" of drama and comedy. "It's an acquired taste," he says.

Zach Galifianakis Says 'Baskets' Isn't For Everyone, 'And That Was The Point'

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Tuesday

The Purely Accidental Lessons Of The First Black 'Bachelorette'

Rachel and Nick smooch in a highly realistic, tooooootally normal romantic situation on The Bachelor. Spoiler alert: He isn't going to pick her, because she's the next Bachelorette. Mark Coffey/ABC hide caption

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Pop Culture Happy Hour

The Purely Accidental Lessons Of The First Black 'Bachelorette'

Television shows don't have to be good or smart to tell you something about the culture that spawns them, and you might be surprised how much The Bachelor has to say about power.

The Purely Accidental Lessons Of The First Black 'Bachelorette'

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