Worth Watching: ‘Weakest Link’ Returns, the First Presidential Debate, Peacock Celebrates ‘True Colors’

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A selective critical checklist of notable Tuesday TV:

Weakest Link (8/7c, NBC): Emmy-winning game-show host Jane Lynch (Hollywood Game Night) taps into her inner Sue Sylvester — remember Glee? — as the wisecracking taskmaster and host of a reboot of the popular quiz show that aired on NBC nearly 20 years ago. Eight contestants take turns answering trivia questions, and at the end of each round, the player deemed “the weakest link” is ejected. Talk about jeopardy.

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The First Presidential Debate (9/8c, all major broadcast and cable news channels): Joe Biden and Donald Trump face off in the first of three scheduled debates, a form of political theater that some find irresistible, although the nutritional value is, as they say, debatable. (Fact-checking, for instance, will not be happening live, at least not on air.) Chris Wallace of Fox News moderates, with topics expected to include the pandemic, the Supreme Court, the economy and the integrity of the 2020 election. And, maybe, taxes?

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True Colors (streaming on Peacock): As part of the new streamer’s celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, a new weekly short-form series profiles Hispanic celebrities and thought leaders. First up: baseball superstar and entrepreneur Alex Rodriguez, with future subjects including Mario Lopez, John Leguizamo, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and gymnast Laurie Hernandez.

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Inside Tuesday TV: The wild-card round of Major League Baseball playoffs begins, with scheduled games including Houston at Minnesota (2 pm/1c, ABC), Chicago at Oakland (3 pm/2c, ESPN), Toronto at Tampa Bay (5 pm/4c, TBS) and the Yankees at Cleveland (7 pm/6c, ESPN)… The stand-up special Michelle Buteau: Welcome to Beteaupoia brings the outspoken comedian and The Circle host back to Netflix… TLC’s long-running Little People, Big World (9/8c) returns with Amy moving off the farm she co-owns with her ex, Matt, while the entire family copes with the COVID-19 pandemic… Hillary Clinton, who knows something about presidential debates, appears on Freeform’s Kal Penn Approves This Message (10:30/9:30c) to discuss higher education and why the youth vote matters, maybe now more than ever.

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    Jena

    I love today's headline: "The Weakest Link... Presidential Debate." that about sums it up. :-p

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      GoldPuzzle

      Hey! You might insult some Trump or Biden fans and get yourself banned.

      Moderators are enforcing much more as of late. I’m constantly getting alerts even when my posts are harmless . Quite annoying .

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        Jena

        LOL, well, I didn't make up the headline, so they can't blame me for noticing it. haha!

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        RedElephant

        I've not infrequently tried to post a harmless/innocuous Comment here...and it was Rejected...then posted the exact same Comment at TVFanactic (Disqus) or TVLine...without problems!!!

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    GoldPuzzle

    I don’t know if I would call the debates “irresistible “ , but it can sometimes be fun (like a boxing match with words).

    I don’t think Trump and Biden hate each other as much as Trump and Clinton do (remember Trump circling Hilary like prey for slaughter).

    Chris Wallace is an effective and experienced moderator and should keep the two candidates in line . It’s airing on the big 4 , PBS, all the popular cable news networks and possibly C-Span so the overall viewership ratings should be solid.

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      Jena

      Yes, Trump was looming over Clinton like a bird of prey. Reminded me of a vulture.

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        GoldPuzzle

        Yes , very true.

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    GreenBone

    Hillary Clint talks to young voters! hahahahahaha. That's funnier than any standup Kai has done since before he became Important.

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    RedCarrot

    The Weakest Link as pretty good, though I wish Jane would be more natural and not try to completely mimic the original host's style. But it was essentially a seamless reboot of the original show, which is what they seemed to be going for.

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    GreenHat

    Hope the Weakest Link is as good as the original. Very clever to have it on the night of the debate which may declare which candidate is the weakest link.

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    TUF

    As much as it'd be interesting, I'll be in bed when this all airs. I'll get the highlights tomorrow.

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      RedElephant

      Yea...but...but...but the "highlights" you'll get from ABC/CBS/NBC/CNN/MSNBC will be completely different than the "highlights" you'll get from the Fox News Channel...