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Wednesday

For next year's Winter Olympics in South Korea, NBC will broadcast the action live to American TV audiences from the Gangneung Curling Centre and other venues. Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images hide caption

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Sunday

Christina Ricci plays Zelda Fitzgerald in Amazon's Z. Nicole Rivelli/Amazon Prime Video hide caption

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Forget F. Scott: In 'Z,' Christina Ricci Tells Zelda Fitzgerald's Story

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Saturday

An advocacy group, American Action Network ran ads thanking some House Republicans for replacing the Affordable Care Act. The GOP-led repeal bill was pulled Friday because it didn't have the votes to pass. American Action Network/Screenshot by NPR hide caption

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Wright describes Martha, her Americans character, as an "average, everyday person that's open and trusting and loving." Patrick Harbron/FX hide caption

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We Are All Martha: Alison Wright On How Her 'Americans' Character Became A Hit

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Friday

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Maysoon Zayid: Should Humor Make Us Uncomfortable?

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Sandi Toksvig: Can Social Change Start With Laughter?

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Konner, pictured here in 2015, helped Lena Dunham create, write and produce her HBO series. Larry Busacca/Getty Images hide caption

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Meet Jenni Konner, The Off-Screen 'Grown-Up' Who Helped Make 'Girls'

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Thursday

A barren, empty stretch of Scottish highlands, much like the one Eden's contestants made their lives in for a full year. Also, a reasonably accurate depiction of the show's audience these past few months (read: no one). Arterra/UIG via Getty Images hide caption

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Wednesday

Stephan James and Sanaa Lathan star as federal investigators looking into a racially charged shooting in Fox's new limited series Shots Fired Fred Norris/FOX hide caption

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Seeking Empathy, 'Shots Fired' Creators Flip The Script On Police Shootings

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Chuck Barris, television producer who created several game shows, including The Gong Show, died Tuesday at 87. NBC/NBC via Getty Images hide caption

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Chuck Barris Didn't Invent Schlock Television, He Weaponized It

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In 2002, Chuck Barris, the man behind TV's The Dating Game and The Newlywed Game posed in the lobby of his apartment in New York. That was the year a movie came out based on his autobiography: Confessions of a Dangerous Mind. Bebeto Matthews/AP hide caption

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ABC's Black-ish stars Yara Shahidi, Laurence Fishburne, Jenifer Lewis, Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross, Marsai Martin, Miles Brown and Marcus Scribner. Bob D'Amico/ABC hide caption

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Shows With Black Characters Find Loyal Non-Black Fans

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Tuesday

Pete Holmes stars as a devout Christian comic with an upbeat disposition in the HBO's Crashing. McCall B. Polay/HBO hide caption

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Comic Pete Holmes Draws On His Early Career And 'Churchy' Roots In 'Crashing'

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Monday

Comedian Iliza Shlesinger's comedy is physical — she contorts, snorts and stalks the stage in her new special, Confirmed Kills. Timothy Hiatt/Netflix hide caption

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In 'Confirmed Kills,' Iliza Shlesinger Cloaks Social Commentary In Comic Rants

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