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Noah Wyle plays Dr. Michael "Robby" Rabinovitch in The Pitt.

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After years of avoiding the ER, Noah Wyle feels 'right at home' in 'The Pitt'

After 11 seasons on ER, Wyle thought he was finished with medical dramas: "I spent 15 years avoiding — actively avoiding — walking down what I thought was either hallowed ground or traveled road."

After years of avoiding the ER, Noah Wyle feels 'right at home' in 'The Pitt'

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Recent TV comedies you don't want to miss

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Recent TV comedies you don't want to miss

We cover a lot of TV on this show, but we don't get to everything. Today we're recommending some of our favorite recent TV comedies you don't want to miss, including #1 Happy Family USA, The Righteous Gemstones, North of North, and Deli Boys.

Recent TV comedies you don't want to miss

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The Oprah to "Make America Healthy Again" Pipeline

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The Oprah to "Make America Healthy Again" Pipeline

Have you or someone you love been confused by the push to 'Make America Healthy Again'?

The Oprah to "Make America Healthy Again" Pipeline

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Are men in your life getting more political? This guy may be why.

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Are men in your life getting more political? This guy may be why.

Have you turned on ESPN recently? You might be surprised to find that the sports bros are abandoning GOAT debates and getting political. No one is more an example of this than ESPN personality and perhaps Presidential candidate, Stephen A. Smith. So what's going on here? And what does the Fox Newsification of sports media tell us about our current political culture and future?

Are men in your life getting more political? This guy may be why.

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Brett Goldstein avoids emotions at all costs

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Brett Goldstein avoids emotions at all costs

Don't be fooled by Brett Goldstein's grumpy exterior – he can't resist a big, open-hearted story. You see it in the TV shows he's acted in and helped create, "Ted Lasso" and "Shrinking." He's about to release a new HBO standup special called "The Second Best Night of Your Life." He spoke with Rachel about what Pixar knows about the afterlife and about finding ways to love annoying people.

Brett Goldstein avoids emotions at all costs

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Jon Hamm steals 'Your Friends and Neighbors'

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Jon Hamm steals 'Your Friends and Neighbors'

In the Apple TV+ series Your Friends and Neighbors, a very rich guy reacts to becoming a bit less rich by turning to a life of crime. Played by Jon Hamm, in full charming-but-morally-compromised mode, he starts sneaking into people's and taking their stuff. Part drama and part dark comedy about rich jerks, the series also stars Amanda Peet and Olivia Munn.

Jon Hamm steals 'Your Friends and Neighbors'

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'Black Mirror' remains a thought-provoking treasure in its 7th season

Fresh Air

Netflix's near-future anthology series draws on classic film/TV for inspiration but its strongest episode, "Common People," takes on subscription tiers in a chilling way.

'Black Mirror' remains a thought-provoking treasure in its 7th season

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Josh Gad

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Josh Gad joins us to talk about his new memoir In Gad We Trust: A Tell Some. He also gets into what life was like growing up in South Florida, the one time he refuses to use his Olaf voice and winning three national titles in teen oratory competitions.

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'Doctor Who' is enlivened by its Black, openly queer star

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'Doctor Who' is enlivened by its Black, openly queer star

The last season of the venerable British science fiction series Doctor Who brought a lot of change. The Doctor is now played by Ncuti Gatwa, who is Black and openly queer. And it marked the return of the showrunner who birthed the modern era of Doctor Who. The show just returned for a new season on Disney+, so today we're revisiting our conversation about the series.

'Doctor Who' is enlivened by its Black, openly queer star

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Richard Kind

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Richard Kind plays to the largest audience of his life in 'Everybody's Live'

Kind is the announcer and host sidekick on the Netflix show Everybody's Live with John Mulaney. "I don't know what the hell I'm doing. You must understand — it's anarchy," he says of the show.

Richard Kind plays to the largest audience of his life in 'Everybody's Live'

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Bella Ramsey in Season 2 of The Last of Us.

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Lies and consequences lend new weight to 'The Last of Us' Season 2

The second season of HBO's hit zombie series takes what works the first season and turns it upside down, mining new drama from the uncertainty.

Review: The Last of Us Season 2

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Rick reacts to his friend's thoughts.

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The internet is gaga over Walton Goggins. Here's why

His Hollywood career as a character actor spans decades, but this The White Lotus and The Righteous Gemstones star has decidedly become the internet's guy du jour — for more than one reason.

The internet is gaga over Walton Goggins. Here’s why

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'Hacks' stars Jean Smart, Hannah Einbinder and Paul W. Downs reflect on their Max hit

As Hacks returns for its fourth season, we listen back to archival interviews with stars Smart and Einbinder, and with series co-star and co-creator Downs. Originally broadcast in 2021 and 2024.

'Hacks' stars Jean Smart, Hannah Einbinder and Paul W. Downs reflect on their Max hit.

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Bruce Vilanch is proud of all the awful TV he made

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Bruce Vilanch is proud of all the awful TV he made

Bruce Vilanch wrote for countless TV variety shows dating back over 50 years. Sometimes, those shows turn out great! Think of Billy Crystal at the Oscars! The stuff that's not so great, you can read about in his new book: It Seemed Like A Bad Idea At The Time: The Worst TV Shows in History and Other Things I Wrote. Vilanch tells Bullseye stories from behind the scenes of the Oscars, The Brady Bunch, and the Star Wars Holiday Special.

Bruce Vilanch is proud of all the awful TV he made

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Dr. Michael Robinavitch — Robby (Noah Wyle) — in the season finale of The Pitt.

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15 hours later, a grueling ER shift ends in 'The Pitt' season finale

The first season of The Pitt focused on the toll that work takes on doctors and nurses. It's also been a stellar season of TV.

15 hours later, a grueling ER shifts ends tonight in 'The Pitt' season finale

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Jon Hamm stars in Your Friends & Neighbors

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Jon Hamm puts a twist on his Don Draper swagger in 'Your Friends & Neighbors'

Wealth comes lined with rage and melancholy in a new Apple TV+ series about a hedge-fund hotshot who loses his job and begins to steal from his suburban friends.

Jon Hamm puts a twist on his Don Draper swagger in 'Your Friends & Neighbors'

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Black Mirror's seventh season includes a sequel to season four's "USS Callister"

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'Black Mirror' creator pulls from reality in dystopian season 7, out now

Black Mirror season 7 is out now on Netflix. Charlie Brooker, the show's creator, says he's "worrying in what I hope is an entertaining way" in an interview with NPR's A Martínez.

‘Black Mirror’ creator pulls from reality in dystopian season 7, out now

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