Until yesterday, the American League Championship Series was entertainingly one-sided (well, entertainingly if you’re rooting, as I am, against the caught-cheating, legacy-tarnishing Houston Astros). The Tampa Bay Rays won the first three games in this best-of-seven series – but yesterday, the Astros took Game 4, giving the Rays a 3-1 series lead as they head into today’s Game 5, played at 5 p.m. ET and televised on TBS. If the Rays win, that team heads ton the World Series &nd

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THE VICE PRESIDENT AND THE PEOPLE: A SPECIAL EDITION OF “20/20” By David Bianculli

SPECIAL: Tonight was supposed to be the second presidential debate of 2020, but President Trump refused to abide by the safety protocols dictated by the debate organizers, so the second debate was canceled – though what once was the third one, scheduled for next Thursday, Oct. 22, remains on the books. (For now.) But instead, the presidential candidates tonight will answer a question very few people ever thought to ask: What if they gave a presidential debate and only one person came? That

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DECISION 2020: TRUMP TOWN HALL By David Bianculli

SPECIAL: On NBC, MSNBC, and CNBC, Donald Trump holds court with a town hall event of his own – televised live from an outdoor event at Miami’s Perez Art Museum, moderated by Savannah Guthrie. His event will be spread across three NBC networks, not just one – and because Trump is, by definition and design, more unpredictable and outrageous on live TV, he’s quite likely to walk away boasting of a ratings victory against his presidential rival. If Trump wins the ratings batt

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JUDICIARY COMMITTEE SUPREME COURT NOMINATION HEARINGS By David Bianculli

On a day when almost nothing good is on, there’s this. The latest round of questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee aimed at nominee Amy Coney Barrett. Since the conclusion seems to be foregone, or at least obvious, watch today for studies in styles. Which committee members are remote vs. in person? Which are giving speeches vs. eliciting testimony and information? And which are mentioning Catholicism as a straw-woman issue? If you can’t guess the identity of the political party

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1968: APOLLO 7 PROVIDES THE FIRST TV BROADCAST FROM SPACE By TV WW

This day in 1968 marked the first live television broadcast from a manned, orbiting American spacecraft...

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1947: THE GENESIS OF 'KUKLA, FRAN AND OLLIE' By TV WW

On this day in 1947, WBKB in Chicago introduced the children's show, Junior Jamboree. A little over a year later, the show moved to WNBQ (later WMAQ) and was renamed Kukla, Fran and Ollie...

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'DRIVING WHILE BLACK: RACE, SPACE AND MOBILITY IN AMERICA' FOCUSES ON THE DANGERS BLACK AMERICANS FACED, AND CONTINUE TO FACE, WHILE ON THE ROAD By Mike Hughes

For four centuries, the ability to remain mobile has been crucial to Blacks in America. At first...it was banned...

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'DRIVING WHILE BLACK: RACE, SPACE AND MOBILITY IN AMERICA' EXAMINES A FEAR THAT'S NEVER GONE AWAY By David Hinckley

The point of driving is to get you somewhere. The point of Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America is to show the viewer how the American "crime" of driving while Black reflects a greater and deeper fear...

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JUDICIARY COMMITTEE SUPREME COURT NOMINATION HEARINGS By David Bianculli

Yesterday, the Senate Judiciary Committee’s confirmation hearings for Amy Coney Barrett were all about the opening statements, especially by the various senators. Today, the committee members get to ask questions – and finally, Barrett gets a chance to answer them. The action begins wherever you watch your news.

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2020 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYOFFS By David Bianculli

Postseason baseball continues. At 6 p.m. ET on Fox, the Los Angeles Dodgers face the Atlanta Braves for Game 2 of the National League Championship Series. The Braves won last night’s Game 1, but even if you were rooting against the Braves, there was one bright spot: With the stadium virtually empty, that annoying Braves “chant” was all but stifled. Then, at 8:40 p.m. ET on TBS, it’s Game 3 of the American League Championship Series, with the Tampa Bay Rays, after yesterda

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