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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Best TV shows of 2019: ‘Watchmen,’ ‘Fleabag,’ and more

    The hosts of KCRW’s “Screengrab,” Michael Schneider and Joe Adalian, share their favorite TV shows of the year.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Dec 24, 2019 • 1 min read

    The hosts of KCRW’s “Screengrab,” Michael Schneider and Joe Adalian, share their favorite TV shows of the year. Their list includes HBO’s “Watchmen,” in which cops wear masks because a white supremacist group tried killing all cops a few years ago; “Fleabag,” which earned actress Phoebe Waller-Bridge 11 Emmy nominations; “Tuca and Bertie,” an animated Netflix series voiced by Tiffany Haddish and Ali Wong; “Succession,” an HBO show that follows the Roy family.

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    Special broadcast: KCRW’s best of 2019
    1. 0:00Best movies of 2019: ‘Parasite,’ ‘The Irishman,’ and more
    2. 15:24Best neighborhood restaurants of 2019: Joy, Mh Zh, and more
    3. 25:10Best TV shows of 2019: ‘Watchmen,’ ‘Fleabag,’ and moreYou’re reading this
    4. 35:02Best documentaries of 2019: ‘Apollo 11,’ ‘Honeyland,’ and more
    5. 47:21Best of 2019 books: ‘Where Reasons End,’ ‘Black Leopard, Red Wolf,’ and more
    6. 56:32Best architectural makeovers of 2019: Formosa Cafe, Christ Cathedral, and more
    7. 64:41Best LA musicians of 2019: Billie Eilish, Finneas, and more
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Michael Schneider

      Senior editor at Variety

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      Joe Adalian

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    The full episode

    3 of 7
    Special broadcast: KCRW’s best of 2019
    1. 0:00Best movies of 2019: ‘Parasite,’ ‘The Irishman,’ and more
    2. 15:24Best neighborhood restaurants of 2019: Joy, Mh Zh, and more
    3. 25:10Best TV shows of 2019: ‘Watchmen,’ ‘Fleabag,’ and moreYou’re reading this
    4. 35:02Best documentaries of 2019: ‘Apollo 11,’ ‘Honeyland,’ and more
    5. 47:21Best of 2019 books: ‘Where Reasons End,’ ‘Black Leopard, Red Wolf,’ and more
    6. 56:32Best architectural makeovers of 2019: Formosa Cafe, Christ Cathedral, and more
    7. 64:41Best LA musicians of 2019: Billie Eilish, Finneas, and more
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