Editor’s note: The Deadline Watchlist is a feature spotlighting small-screen specials, events and can’t-miss episodes of ongoing series each week.
17.02.2022 - 00:45 / deadline.com
Editor’s Note: The Deadline Watchlist is a feature spotlighting small screen specials, events and can’t-miss episodes of ongoing series each week.
1. Beijing Olympics Closing Ceremony: After 17 days of competition and controversy, the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics come to an end at the same venue where they officially began, the Bird’s Nest. The likely close to two-hour Closing Ceremony will feature the traditional parade of flags, a medal ceremony for the final event, a plethora of athletes, some host chest beating, and the Olympic flag being passed on to the Mayors of Milan and Cortina-D’Ampezzo, the Italian cities hosting the 2026 Olympic Winter Games. And, of course, there will be fireworks. – Tom TappFeb, 20, NBC Peacock and NBCOlympics.com, 4 AM PT.
2. Walking Dead Final Season Returns: Technically, the second part of the 11th and final season of the zombie apocalypse series debuted on February 13 on streamer AMC+. However, for those of us who like our Survivors’ adventures more linear, the Angela Kang showrun TWD is back this weekend to kick off another eight-episode run on AMC. All of which means, heading toward the super-sized end of the series later this year and in 2023, the “No Other Way” episode sets up Daryl (Norman Reedus) and fellow Survivors Maggie (Lauren Cohan) Carol (Melissa McBride) Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) and more to be battle ready for their conflict with the seemingly overwhelming modern military force of the Commonwealth – which is kind of a great swan song in action. – Dominic PattenFeb 20, AMC, 6 PM PT/9 PM ET
There’s no turning back for Maggie.
Don't miss her on the return of #TWD this Sunday or stream it now with @AMCPlus. pic.twitter.com/e0IjRIEMfa
— The Walking Dead on AMC (@WalkingDead_AMC)
Editor’s note: The Deadline Watchlist is a feature spotlighting small-screen specials, events and can’t-miss episodes of ongoing series each week.
The 2022 Beijing Olympics concluded Sunday with icy fanfare, a spirited speech from International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach and an audience count that pales in comparison to previous Winter games.
Despite all the high-tech tricks, political posturing and pyrotechnics, the best part of the Closing Ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics proved to be the athletes.
Shaun White may have retired a week ago, but he’s already crossed one big thing off of his bucket list.According to the three-time Olympic gold medalist, who officially completed his last run on February 11, his girlfriend Nina Dobrev encouraged him to make a list of things that he wanted to do after his retirement. He stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Thursday to talk about his last run and everything he’s been up to since.A post shared by Nina Dobrev (@nina)“My girlfriend said, ‘If you’re retiring, you gotta make this list of things you wanna do,’” he explained.
Simone Biles has shared her support for Winter Olympics star Mikaela Shiffrin after she posted a heartbreaking message to fans.MORE: Simone Biles is engaged! See the heartwarming proposal and stunning ringMikaela took to social media to share a powerful message about the online hate and trolling she has received as she struggled through the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Mikeala was one of Team USA's big hopefuls but she failed to finish the women's combined event, and lost control during the opening few seconds of her run in the giant slalom; Mikeala was defending her 2018 gold medal.WATCH: Simone Biles falls off mat during Tokyo 2020 qualifying roundsShe fell and skied out, ending her 30-race streak, and ended up being disqualified from the event."I know this all too well.
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2022 Winter Olympics. The 54-year-old American actor appeared on Thursday's episode of , and revealed that he was rooting for the Jamaicans this year, after starring as a member of the country's 1988 Olympic team in the classic film .«After doing a movie like , you always feel like you're part of the country,» Yoba said, speaking in the Jamaican accent he used in the 1993 film. «I have to root for Jamaica.
the Washington Post . Survivors of the camps have reported acts of torture, rape, and forced sterilization. Though China to have closed the camps, in 2020 a BuzzFeed News revealed that the government had built “high-security camps—some capable of housing tens of thousands of people” in which to forcibly house Uyghurs.
With the first full day of games tucked away, NBC posted some early numbers from the Beijing Winter Olympics and the glass seems to be half full.
Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterNBC Sports says 16 million viewers tuned in to watch the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics opening ceremony on Friday, an all-time low for Olympic ceremonies on linear television.That’s around 43% down compared to the 28.3 million viewers that watched the PyeongChang Winter Olympics opening ceremony in February 2018.Friday’s torch-lighting in Beijing aired live on NBC and the streaming service Peacock beginning at 6:30 a.m. ET yesterday morning and was replayed again in primetime.
Chinese authorities interrupted a Dutch journalist’s live report on the Winter Olympics Friday, dragging him off-camera and creating confusion as to why his broadcast was halted.