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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Fall TV shows worth watching: ‘This Is Us,’ ‘Supernatural,’ ‘Devils’

    The fall TV season is here, which means lots of new shows and returning favorites. KCRW talks about how COVID-19 affected the start of this season, plus what to expect from the new seasons of “This is Us” and “Supernatural.”

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    By Madeleine Brand • Sep 8, 2020 • 14m Listen

    The fall TV season is here, which means lots of new shows and returning favorites. KCRW talks about how COVID-19 affected the start of this season, plus what to expect from the new seasons of “This is Us” and “Supernatural.” Also, the CW acquired a new U.K. show starring Patrick Dempsey, called “Devils.” Also, what’s new for late night?

    “The broadcasters, because they had to offer some kind of fall schedule that might start somewhere around September, they packed a lot of their stuff with unscripted shows and animated shows. … So ‘This is Us’ is a show where the creator, Dan Fogelman, told me he wrote two episodes that deal directly with the coronavirus and … Black Lives Matter,” says NPR’s TV critic Eric Deggans.

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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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    The full episode

    4 of 4
    What loneliness feels like around the world
    1. 0:00With fires and record heat over Labor Day weekend, how should California address the new normal?
    2. 14:44The Census count must continue, and House Democrats investigate Postmaster General Louis DeJoy
    3. 24:47‘Dear Loneliness’: Letters, art, and music from around the world show people’s feelings of isolation
    4. 36:04Fall TV shows worth watching: ‘This Is Us,’ ‘Supernatural,’ ‘Devils’You’re reading this
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