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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    How COVID plays a role in the new season of NBC’s ‘Superstore’

    NBC’s “Superstore” kicked off its sixth season last week. The show is like “The Office,” but set in a big box store that looks a lot like Walmart. NBC had to stop production on season five because of COVID-19.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Nov 3, 2020 • 15m Listen

    NBC’s “Superstore” kicked off its sixth season last week. The show is like “The Office,” but set in a big box store that looks a lot like Walmart. NBC had to stop production on season five because of COVID-19. Now season six begins where they left off in March.

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    The full episode

    4 of 4
    Election Day is here: Voting issues and watching results
    1. 0:00Southern California votes amid the most unusual election in modern history
    2. 12:20How TV networks plan to cover 2020 election night
    3. 25:10Why one New Yorker fled to Canada after Trump won the White House in 2016
    4. 34:20How COVID plays a role in the new season of NBC’s ‘Superstore’You’re reading this
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