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  • Desmin Borges, actor on FX's You're the Worst, speaks about how he was able to play a character suffering from PTSD on a screwball comedy.
  • The pioneering PBS children's show Sesame Street, which is in its 35th season, has substantially reduced its writing staff and will only create 26 new episodes this year. The cuts come as PBS faces increased competition for preschoolers' attention from fare on cable TV and video. Jon Kalish reports.
  • When playing at home, the Green Bay Packer's quarterback tugs on the beard of a communications technician, who works on the sidelines. Green Bay has won all of its home games this season.
  • Twenty percent of Netflix's streaming is made up of content for kids. Amazon just ordered a bunch of pilots of kids' shows. TV critic Eric Deggans says subscription streaming services are going to lean on parents' desire for control of what their kids watch as they build their audiences.
  • This week, networks present their new fall shows and strategies at the annual upfronts, in the hopes of raking in an estimated $9 billion from advertisers. Reboots and remakes are prominent this year.
  • The '90s sitcom will return as "Fuller House" on Netflix. John Stamos will reprise his role, along with some – though not all – of his costars.
  • ESPN is dropping its collaboration with Frontline on a documentary about the risks of football injuries. According to The New York Times, the network received pressure from the NFL.
  • The 71st prime-time Emmy Awards will be handed out on Sunday. But first there are the Deggys. Our TV critic's awards go to performers and shows that he thinks the Emmy Awards should honor.
  • Superheroes are big on TV, but why do some shows work and others fail? It's not about the costumes or the special effects.
  • Feature films forced to premier on the small screen because of the coronavirus crisis will not compete with television shows for awards.
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