2020 indelible TV moments: Trebek, debate bluster and Floyd
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This image released by Jeopardy! shows Alex Trebek, host of the game show "Jeopardy!" Trebek's memoir, "The Answer Is: Reflections on My Life," will be released on Tuesday, July 21. Trebek made no secret of the fight with pancreatic cancer that claimed his life on Nov. 8. If there was any good to come of it, he inspired others and learned how much he was appreciated and loved. (Jeopardy! via AP)This image released by HBO shows Nicole Kidman in a scene from "The Undoing." The climax of The Undoing on HBO was a classic TV event, a murder mystery that built viewership and interest until the killer's identity was revealed on Nov. 30. (HBO via AP)FILE - Police use chemical irritants and crowd control munitions to disperse protesters during a demonstration in Portland, Ore., Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020. Hundreds of people gathered for rallies and marches against police violence and racial injustice in Portland as often violent nightly demonstrations that have happened for 100 days since George Floyd was killed. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)FILE - In this Oct. 6, 2019 file photo, Jada Pinkett Smith, left, and her husband Will Smith attend the premiere of "Gemini Man" in Los Angeles. Pinkett Smith has admitted to having a relationship with musician August Alsina when she and her husband were separated. In a conversation on her series "Red Table Talk," she said she was reluctantly discussing Alsina's comments because of the public speculation they provoked. Will Smith appeared on the show to discuss the chapter in their lives. (Photo by Phil McCarten/Invision/AP, File)This image released by Disney+ shows Lin-Manuel Miranda, left, and Leslie Odom Jr. during a performance of "Hamilton." When Hamilton debuted on the new Disney + streaming service before its intended 2021 theater release, it was more than a harbinger for other big-screen films during the pandemic. It demonstrated how critical streaming platforms are to the fortunes of their parent companies, as NBCUniversals Peacock and WarnerMedias HBO Max. (Disney+ via AP)FILE - In this March 25, 2020, file photo, patients wear personal protective equipment while maintaining social distancing as they wait in line for a COVID-19 test at Elmhurst Hospital Center in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)FILE - Long lines of motorists wait to take a coronavirus test at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Nov. 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File)This image released by HBO shows Hugh Grant, from left, Noma Dumezweni and Nicole Kidman in a scene from "The Undoing." The climax of The Undoing on HBO was a classic TV event, a murder mystery that built viewership and interest until the killer's identity was revealed on Nov. 30. (HBO via AP).FILE - The cast and crew of "Parasite" accept the award for best picture at the Oscars in Los Angeles on Feb. 9, 2020. Februarys Oscars provided the usual spectacle of celebrities striking red-carpet poses and exchanging air kisses en route to a packed theater. It turned out be the ordinary made extraordinary. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)FILE - Regina King, left, presents Brad Pitt with the award for best performance by an actor in a supporting role for "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" at the Oscars on Feb. 9, 2020 in Los Angeles. Februarys Oscars provided the usual spectacle of celebrities striking red-carpet poses and exchanging air kisses en route to a packed theater. It turned out be the ordinary made extraordinary. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
This image released by Jeopardy! shows Alex Trebek, host of the game show "Jeopardy!" Trebek's memoir, "The Answer Is: Reflections on My Life," will be released on Tuesday, July 21. Trebek made no secret of the fight with pancreatic cancer that claimed his life on Nov. 8. If there was any good to come of it, he inspired others and learned how much he was appreciated and loved. (Jeopardy! via AP)