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in TVWhich reality shows did Jeopardy’s Mike Richards host?
“Jeopardy!” Executive producer Mike Richards hosted 31 episodes of Beauty and the Geek between the years 2006 and 2008. He was also the host of other game shows such as 2008’s High School Reunion, 2012’s The Pyramid, and 2017’s Divided._x000D_
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in TVWhere have you seen Nicole Ari Parker before?
Nicole Ari Parker (pictured) is known for starring in the acclaimed series Empire and Paul Thomas Anderson’s Boogie Nights. She also appeared in this Pine-Sol cleaner commercial._x000D_
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in TVWho is the first transgender performer to be nominated in a lead acting category in the Emmys?
Mj Rodriguez of “Pose” is the first trans performer to be nominated in a lead acting category. The show also earned a best drama series nod. The series from Steven Canals and Ryan Murphy broke ground with the casting of transgender actors as trans characters.
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in TVWhich character did Dominic West play on The Wire?
The character English actor Dominic West played on HBO’s The Wire was named Jimmy McNulty. He played Noah Solloway on Showtime’s The Affair, but soon you’ll know him as no other than Prince Charles on Netflix’s The Crown._x000D_
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in TVWho is the most honored male performer in the history of the Primetime Emmy Awards?
Ed Asner is the most honored male performer in the history of the Primetime Emmy Awards, having won seven. He is also the most nominated actor for the Emmys, with 17 nominations – a tie-in with Michael J. Fox. Asner won five of his Emmys for portraying Lou Grant (three in the comedy series “The…
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in TVWhen is Amazon’s new Lord of the Rings TV series set?
Amazon Studios’ The Lord of the Rings series is set in the Second Age of Middle-earth — thousands of years before the events of the Lord of the Rings films and the novels by J.R.R. Tolkien on which they were based._x000D_
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in TVWhich of the Simpsons’ characters was voiced by Jackie Mason?
R.I.P Jackie Mason, who, among other roles, voiced The Simpsons’ Krusty the Clown’s father, Rabbi Hyman Krustofsky, between the years 1991 and 2019. Mason was a rabbi in real life before turning to comedy._x000D_
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in TVWhich other TV series did The White Lotus creator Mike White responsible create?
Mile White was the co-creator, executive producer, writer, director, and actor on the HBO series Enlightened. He also created, wrote, and directed the 2021 HBO satire comedy miniseries The White Lotus, as well as wrote screenplays for films such as The Good Girl (2002), School of Rock (2003), and Nacho Libre (2006)._x000D_
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in TVWho are Elmo, Jesse, and Rosita?
Elmo, Jesse, Grover, Rosita, and Abby Cadabby are among the most notable characters on “Sesame Street.” But wait, there’s more._x000D_
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in TVWhat type of show is Paris Hilton hosting on Netflix in 2021?
Netflix is launching Paris Hilton’s new unscripted reality series Cooking with Paris on Aug 4, 2021. On the trailer, released July 27, the show is described as a Netflix “cooking” series.
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in TVWhich TV show regularly features Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton together?
Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton are both coachers on the US version of The Voice._x000D_
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in TVWhat’s Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard’s new NBC gameshow?
Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard are hosting NBC’s “Family Game Fight” (Wednesdays, 9 EDT/PDT), which premiered on Aug. 2021, right after the Olympic Closing Ceremony._x000D_
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in TVHow is the new Star Wars: Visions different from all the previous Star Wars?
Star Wars: Visions is a Star Wars Japanese anime anthology series scheduled for release on Disney+ on Sept. 22, 2021. The series includes nine short films produced by six Japanese animation studios, each telling their original stories based on the Star Wars universe._x000D_
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in TVWhich TV channel launched in 1981 with NASA footage of the historic moon landing?
NASA footage of the historic Apollo 11 landing on the moon in 1969, with footage of the 1981 launch countdown of the Columbia space shuttle, and the MTV flag, were the first images to appear on MTV when it launched, on August 1, 1981. The moon landing images were shown right before airing the then…
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in TVWhy was “American Idol” 2021 final-five contestant, 16-year-old Caleb Kennedy, booted off the show?
“American Idol” 16-year-old contestant Caleb Kennedy won a spot in the show’s final-five group of contestants only to lose it after a video circulated online showing him sitting next to a friend wearing a Ku Klux Klan white hood. Kennedy announced his departure from the show Wednesday, May 12, 2021, and apologized for the video…
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in TVHow did Colin Jost celebrate his wife Scarlett Johansson winning the 2021 MTV Generation Award?
Comedian Colin Jost slimed wife Scarlett Johansson for her Generation Award at the 2021 MTV Movie and TV Awards in Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards style. ‘”MTV, you got slimed,'” said Jost. ‘”That’s Nickelodeon,'” Johansson blurted. ‘”I’m very, very sorry,'” he said, as he promised to ‘”get a towel.'” Watch it.
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in TVIn June 2021, who was the longest-working late-night talk show host in the United States?
With the retirement of David Letterman in 2015, Conan O’Brien became the longest-working of all current late-night talk show hosts in the United States, with his nearly 28 years lasting run ending in June 2021._x000D_
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in TVWho were the titular characters of ABC’s 1968-1973 hit series “The Mod Squad”?
The Mod Squad main characters were three rebellious “hippies” working as undercover detectives to avoid jail. The show was among the first TV programs to feature African-Americans as stars._x000D_
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in TVWho hosted CBS’s The Late Show before Stephen Colbert?
David Letterman spearheaded CBS’s The Late Show between August 30, 1993, and May 20, 2015. The Late Show then continued with Stephen Colbert, beginning September 8, 2015._x000D_
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in TVPink’s “Today’s the Day” served as which show’s theme song?
Pink’s ‘”Today’s the Day'” is a song written and recorded to serve as the theme song for season 13 of The Ellen DeGeneres Show._x000D_