O.J. Simpson at the Buffalo Bills' Rich Stadium press conference circa 1975. Mickey Osterreicher via ESPN hide caption

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Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'O.J.: Made In America' And A Quiz
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Former 'Tonight Show' Host Drops By To Tell Some Jokes
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Late Night Hosts Respond To Orlando Tragedy With Heartfelt Monologues
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O.J. Simpson returns to Rich Stadium for his induction into the Buffalo Bills Wall of Fame in 1980. M. Osterreicher/ESPN Films hide caption

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New 5-Part Series Considers The 'Perfect Perversity' Of The O.J. Simpson Case
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Regina King directs an episode of the TNT drama Animal Kingdom. Doug Hyun/TNT hide caption

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Regina King Reigns In Hollywood
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On the CBS series BrainDead, Laurel Healy (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) returns home to Washington, D.C., to work for her brother, Sen. Luke Healy (Danny Pino), only to find herself embroiled in two huge problems: The government has stopped working due to budgetary disagreements, and mysterious bugs are eating the brains of a growing number of Congress members and Hill staffers. Macall Polay/CBS hide caption

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Aliens Attack And Congress Goes Extreme In CBS' Political Satire 'BrainDead'
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Lin-Manuel Miranda accepts the award for best book of a musical for Hamilton at the 70th Annual Tony Awards at the Beacon Theatre on Sunday. Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions hide caption

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On A Dark Day, The Tonys Double Down On Joy — And Pride
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Tony Shalhoub shines as an alcoholic senator in CBS's BrainDead. CBS hide caption

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Summer TV Preview: Which Shows Are Worth Staying Indoors?
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'O.J.: Made In America' Charts Simpson's Rise And Fall
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Former Viacom CEO Tom Freston initially didn't say much about the company's saga. Freston has now called for new leadership at the top. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP hide caption

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Time For A New Leader At Viacom, Former CEO Tom Freston Says
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Amanda Crew, Thomas Middleditch, Martin Starr, T.J. Miller, Kumail Nanjiani and Zach Woods star in the HBO series Silicon Valley. John P. Fleenor/HBO hide caption

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In HBO's 'Silicon Valley,' The Comedy Is Inspired By Real-Life Tech Culture
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O.J. Simpson with his mother, Eunice, and father, Jimmy Lee, on the field at Rich Stadium for his induction into the Buffalo Bills Wall of Fame in 1980. Mickey Osterreicher via ESPN hide caption

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The issues John Oliver tackles on his show aren't necessarily the headlines of the week; they're the kind of chronic issues — like credit scores, 911 funding and public defenders — that can be the hardest to get people to pay attention to. Eric Liebowitz/HBO via AP hide caption

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