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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    TV Roundup: 'Empire,' 'The Daily Show,' 'Black Mirror'

    Cookie and Lucious are back, and TV watchers are reaping all the benefits. But can Empire keep outdoing itself without losing the audience? Then, The Daily Show returns with Trevor Noah as its new host; and Netflix has picked up British sci-fi series, Black Mirror.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Sep 28, 2015 • 1 min read

    Cookie and Lucious are back, and TV watchers are reaping all the benefits. But can Empire keep outdoing itself without losing the audience? Then, The Daily Show returns with Trevor Noah as its new host; and Netflix has picked up British sci-fi series, Black Mirror.

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    The full episode

    5 of 5
    Water on Mars, and 'The Pentagon’s Brain'
    1. 0:00Life on Mars?
    2. 7:59Could a Vintage Water Planning Project End the Drought?
    3. 16:01LAUSD Faces Challenges
    4. 25:47'The Pentagon’s Brain'
    5. 40:51TV Roundup: 'Empire,' 'The Daily Show,' 'Black Mirror'You’re reading this
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