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|Although airing on the uber-liberal channel [[MSNBC]], Chris Hansen brings online predators and pedophiles to justice
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|Although airing on the uber-liberal channel [[MSNBC]], Chris Hansen brings online predators and pedophiles to justice.
 
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|''[[Top Gear]]''  
 
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|A British TV show about all types of cars. It is a fun show which celebrates individual freedom, capitalism, and private-sector innovation. It is also often politically incorrect and pokes fun at the belief in "global warming".
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|This fun and educational British series discusses cars and automotive technologies while celebrating individual freedom, capitalism, and private-sector innovation. It tends to be politically incorrect as well, poking fun at the belief in "global warming".
 
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|''Touched by an Angel''  
 
|''Touched by an Angel''  
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|Steve McQueen pays a kind-hearted bounty hunter, Josh Randall, dedicated to the enforcement of the law in the old West. Numerous episodes have spiritual themes, and it is a spinoff of ''Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre''. A feature film based on the series premiered in 1987, starring Rutger Hauer as Nick Randall, an-ex-CIA agent turned bounty hunter and the descendant of Josh Randall.
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|Steve McQueen pays a kindhearted bounty hunter, Josh Randall, dedicated to the enforcement of the law in the old West. Numerous episodes have spiritual themes, and it is a spinoff of ''Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre''. A feature film based on the series premiered in 1987, starring Rutger Hauer as Nick Randall, an-ex-CIA agent turned bounty hunter and the descendant of Josh Randall.
 
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|''Who Do You Think You Are?''
 
|''Who Do You Think You Are?''
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|Celebrities explore their ancestry in American history, learning how their ancestors played sitnificant roles in shaping the nation.
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|Celebrities explore their ancestry in American history, learning how their ancestors played significant roles in shaping the nation.
 
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|''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?''
 
|''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?''
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|ABC; first-run syndication
 
|ABC; first-run syndication
 
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|Adapted from the British [[game show]] of the same name, this series unashamedly rewards people based on knowledge rather than based on who has the most obnoxious game show persona. The hour-long original ABC version in the U.S. ran from 1999 to 2002, followed by a half-hour version, which debuted in first-run syndication in 2002 and is still airing.
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|Contestants answer trivia questions of increasing difficulty to win cash prizes up to $1 million, and they can use three "lifelines" at any time, once per game each, to assist them in their endeavors. Adapted from the British [[game show]] of the same name, this series unashamedly rewards people based on knowledge rather than based on who has the most obnoxious game show persona. The hour-long original ABC version in the U.S. ran from 1999 to 2002, followed by a half-hour version, which debuted in first-run syndication in 2002 and is still airing.
 
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|''Yes, Minister!''/''Yes, Prime Minister!''
 
|''Yes, Minister!''/''Yes, Prime Minister!''
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|Classic British sit-com about the political machinations of being a cabinet member in the British government, and then eventually as Prime Minister. A recurring theme is that of the struggle of politicians to make the desired changes despite the resistance of the bureaucracy.
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|This classic British sitcom explores the political machinations of being a cabinet member in the British government, and then eventually as Prime Minister. A recurring theme is that of the struggle of politicians to make desired changes against the resistance of the bureaucracy.
 
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