# TV Binge Watch (Part 1)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [August 21, 2019, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004 "2019-08-21T15:27:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Post date:** [March 10, 2020, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3201 "2020-03-10T06:57:00Z")

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TV news anchors

1. Walter Cronkite
2. Barbara Walters
3. David Brinkley
4. Norah O’Donnell
5. Dan Rather
6. Peter Jennings

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**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2020, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3202 "2020-03-10T06:59:02Z")

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TV news anchors

1. Walter Cronkite
2. Barbara Walters
3. David Brinkley
4. Norah O’Donnell
5. Dan Rather
6. Peter Jennings
7. Tom Brokaw

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2020, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3203 "2020-03-10T07:36:45Z")

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TV news anchors

1. Walter Cronkite
2. Barbara Walters
3. David Brinkley
4. Norah O’Donnell
5. Dan Rather
6. Peter Jennings
7. Tom Brokaw
8. Brooke Baldwin

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2020, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3204 "2020-03-10T10:07:10Z")

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TV news anchors

1. Walter Cronkite
2. Barbara Walters
3. David Brinkley
4. Norah O’Donnell
5. Dan Rather
6. Peter Jennings
7. Tom Brokaw
8. Brooke Baldwin
9. Diane Sawyer

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**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2020, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3205 "2020-03-10T10:15:57Z")

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TV news anchors

1. Walter Cronkite
2. Barbara Walters
3. David Brinkley
4. Norah O’Donnell
5. Dan Rather
6. Peter Jennings
7. Tom Brokaw
8. Brooke Baldwin
9. Diane Sawyer
10. Ted Koppel

They travel and eat

1. Andrew Zimmern

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2020, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3206 "2020-03-10T10:41:10Z")

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They travel and eat

1. Andrew Zimmern
2. Anthony Bourdain

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**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2020, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3207 "2020-03-10T11:34:47Z")

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They travel and eat

1. Andrew Zimmern
2. Anthony Bourdain
3. Rick Steves

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**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2020, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3208 "2020-03-10T11:36:06Z")

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They travel and eat

1. Andrew Zimmern
2. Anthony Bourdain
3. Rick Steves
4. Josh Gates

On “Expedition Unknown,” he often samples the local cuisine.

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**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2020, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3209 "2020-03-10T11:45:09Z")

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They travel and eat

1. Andrew Zimmern
2. Anthony Bourdain
3. Rick Steves
4. Josh Gates
5. Todd Blackledge

ESPN College football announcer who has (had?) a “Taste of the Town” feature where he samples and comments on local cuisine.

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**Author:** ![AlTraina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/altraina/32/50_2.png) [@AlTraina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlTraina)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2020, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3210 "2020-03-10T12:12:22Z")

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They travel and eat

1. Andrew Zimmern
2. Anthony Bourdain
3. Rick Steves
4. Josh Gates
5. Todd Blackledge
6. Philip Rosenthal

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2020, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3211 "2020-03-10T12:14:46Z")

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They travel and eat

1. Andrew Zimmern
2. Anthony Bourdain
3. Rick Steves
4. Josh Gates
5. Todd Blackledge
6. Philip Rosenthal
7. Guy Fieri

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**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2020, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3212 "2020-03-10T18:41:09Z")

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They travel and eat

1. Andrew Zimmern
2. Anthony Bourdain
3. Rick Steves
4. Josh Gates
5. Todd Blackledge
6. Philip Rosenthal
7. Guy Fieri
8. Adam Richman

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2020, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3213 "2020-03-10T18:57:15Z")

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They travel and eat

1. Andrew Zimmern
2. Anthony Bourdain
3. Rick Steves
4. Josh Gates
5. Todd Blackledge
6. Philip Rosenthal
7. Guy Fieri
8. Adam Richman
9. Robert Irvine

Not exactly JUST to eat, but…

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**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2020, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3214 "2020-03-11T21:46:52Z")

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They travel and eat

1. Andrew Zimmern
2. Anthony Bourdain
3. Rick Steves
4. Josh Gates
5. Todd Blackledge
6. Philip Rosenthal
7. Guy Fieri
8. Adam Richman
9. Robert Irvine
10. Burt Wolf

PBS pledge drive mainstays

1. Celtic Woman

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**Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3215 "2020-03-12T04:28:21Z")

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If that last one was too abstract, let me suggest:

TV characters who smoke

1. Don Draper

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**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3216 "2020-03-12T04:37:20Z")

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TV characters who smoke

1. Don Draper
2. The Cigarette Smoking Man

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3217 "2020-03-12T06:45:44Z")

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TV characters who smoke

1. Don Draper
2. The Cigarette Smoking Man
3. Sonny Crockett

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**Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3218 "2020-03-12T07:27:55Z")

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TV characters who smoke

1. Don Draper
2. The Cigarette Smoking Man
3. Sonny Crockett
4. Chandler Bing

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**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3219 "2020-03-12T11:19:06Z")

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TV characters who smoke

1. Don Draper
2. The Cigarette Smoking Man
3. Sonny Crockett
4. Chandler Bing
5. Peggy Bundy

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**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3220 "2020-03-12T11:43:54Z")

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TV characters who smoke

1. Don Draper
2. The Cigarette Smoking Man
3. Sonny Crockett
4. Chandler Bing
5. Peggy Bundy
6. Kim Wexler

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