Television

Each week, the guests and hosts on Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. Today it's a profile of Will Smith in GQ, cooking videos from Sohla El-Waylly and The Turnout by Megan Abbott.

Each week, the guests and hosts on Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. Today it's The Great British Baking Show, The L Word and a couple of essays.

Mike Richards had recently been named the new host of "Jeopardy!" His tenure was very short-lived after past sexist and inappropriate comments came to light.

Richards has been scrutinized over earlier allegations of a hostile work environment, as well as inappropriate comments he made about women on a podcast he once hosted.

In a surprise move, Jeopardy! has selected actor Mayim Bialik and current executive producer Mike Richards as permanent new hosts of the game show.

In the early days of "Sesame Street," Hickory residents Arthur and Marie Hunt were living in Brooklyn when someone approached them in a restaurant and asked if their daughters, Beverly and Pamela, could be on the revered children's television show. The Hunt sisters were on "Sesame Street" for five years, and the family was left with lasting memories.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Oprah Winfrey and Prince Harry about their partnership and deep dive into mental health in their new series, The Me You Can't See, on Apple TV+.

Children learning through a TV or computer screen is pretty common these days, thanks in part to a program that debuted in 1969. "Sesame Street" was a show that paved the way for educational TV that could appeal to both children and adults of all ethnicities. One local journalist found his way to that famous place with a New York Times bestseller — and now a documentary that's available on demand.

Whither the long-running, primetime scripted show — in an upended television landscape that's changed not only the way we watch TV, but the way stories are told and shows are sold.

The actor, known for her comedic roles on Arrested Development and Archer, died in her sleep on Wednesday.