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Marie Provaznikova
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Tonight’s Top 10 Shows: Friday, August 10

 Friday, August 10 Olympic Fun Fact: Czech gymnast Marie Provaznikova was the first Olympic athlete to defect during the Olympic Games. She defected during the 1948 London Olympics and sought asylum in the United States. Since 1948, at least 83 other athletes have used the Games as an opportunity to defect, primarily from the former [...]

It's This Guy
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Tonight’s Top 10 Shows: Friday, July 27

Friday, July 27 Opening ceremonies for the 2012 Olympic Games take place tonight. XXX Summer Olympics (NBC 8pm) London, the first city to host the Olympics three times, welcomes the world and Queen Elizabeth II officially opens the Games. Before you get excited, the “XXX” signifies the three times London has hosted, not anything interesting. [...]

Multicolored Lollipops
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Tonight’s Top 10 Shows: Friday, July 20

Friday, July 20 It’s National Lollipop Day! I’ve heard that Sees Candy stores are giving away free lollipops today in honor of this important national holiday. 20/20 (ABC 9pm) The hourlong broadcast includes insightful interviews with notable figures from the worlds of news, politics and entertainment, hosted by Elizabeth Vargas and Chris Cuomo. A revolving [...]

Zap2It Listings Friday July 13
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Tonight’s Top 10 Shows: Friday, July 13

Friday, July 13 When I pulled up the zap2it.com TV listings page, just like I always do when writing this column, this is what I was met with. Even after refreshing the page. Twice. And it’s Friday the 13th. You may begin hearing the Twilight Zone music in your brain now. Deadliest Catch (The Discovery [...]

Nosferatu
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Tonight’s Top 10 Shows: Friday, June 29

Friday, June 29 On this date in 1974, Mikhail Baryshnikov defected from the USSR to Canada. Had Canada known of his eventual guest star stint on Sex and the City, they probably would have shipped his ass back to Mother Russia. After all, even Canadians draw the line somewhere. My Babysitter’s a Vampire (The Disney [...]

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Tonight’s Top 10 Shows: Friday, June 22

Friday, June 22 This was adopted as the official flag of Sweden in 1906. This fact is about 46 times more interesting than anything on television tonight. Deadliest Catch (The Discovery Channel 8pm) Social Reload: No Exit I know what all of those words mean individually, but couldn’t begin to explain what this episode might [...]