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62-611: David Welch Pogue (born March 9, 1963) is an American technology and science writer and TV presenter, and correspondent for CBS News Sunday Morning . He has hosted 18 Nova specials on PBS, including Nova ScienceNow , the Making Stuff series in 2011 and 2013, and Hunting the Elements in 2012. Pogue has written or co-written seven books in the For Dummies series, and in 1999, he launched his own series of computer how-to books called
124-588: A "clear conflict of interest" and placed the paper on "tricky ethical terrain." In response, Pogue posted a statement of ethics on his Times Topics page and a disclosure was added to his Snow Leopard review on The Times ' web site. In June 2011, Pogue gave a presentation at the Media Relations Summit sponsored by Ragan Communications in which he offered advice to PR professionals on how to successfully pitch him. Arthur S. Brisbane, The New York Times ' reader representative, subsequently wrote that
186-449: A Business Emmy as the correspondent for two CBS News Sunday Morning stories about Google and spam for taking "complex technological applications such as Google or Spam and [making] them comprehensible to the ordinary, non-technophile viewer." Shenandoah Conservatory awarded Pogue an honorary doctorate in music in August 2007 for "his unique imagination of the boundary between music as
248-858: A March 2018 segment in which she showed clips of spoon-bender Uri Geller from the 1980s performing "'psychic parlor tricks'" but instead of explaining to her audience that Geller had been debunked many times, with no mention of the work of James Randi . Novella stated of Moriarty "is (most likely) just an old-school journalist who thinks of paranormal pieces as 'fluff' pieces that don't require journalistic rigor." In another segment Moriarty interviewed psychic Angela Dellafiora Ford, who claims that she "psychically tracked down fugitive drug smuggler Charlie Jordan in 1989." Nickell writes that Moriarty "simply takes Ford at her word" and "gushes" over her. Nickell states that Ford's claims are an example of "retrofitting" and incorrect. Center for Inquiry (CFI) editor Kendrick Frazier wrote of his disappointment that CBS would air
310-640: A classical discipline and the computer of the future, and his artistic contributions". In 2008, Pogue received a Society of Business Editors and Writers Best in Business Journalism award for his New York Times video, The iPhone Challenge: Keep it Quiet. On May 5, 2009, Pogue won two Webby Awards . His New York Times online video series "was the only winner in multiple categories, earning nods for Best Reality/Variety Host and Technology." His blog, "Pogue’s Posts" in The New York Times , received
372-529: A different set and distinct graphics in the process; by March, Kuralt had been replaced by Bill Kurtis . Meanwhile, Kuralt continued hosting Sunday Morning until April 3, 1994, when he retired after fifteen years and was succeeded by Charles Osgood . Although the attempt to apply the same format to weekday broadcasts proved unsuccessful, the Sunday broadcast survived and retains its original format, including elements of its original graphic and set design. Long after
434-406: A four-part PBS Nova miniseries about materials science called "Making Stuff," which aired on four consecutive Wednesdays starting January 19, 2011, on PBS. It was followed by a two-hour special about the periodic table, "Hunting the Elements," which aired April 4, 2012. He hosted a further series, "Making More Stuff," on Nova in 2013. Taking up where "'Hunting the Elements' left off, Pogue hosted
496-628: A larger focus on long-form stories not unlike Sunday Morning . On May 21, 2023, Sunday Morning received an updated logo and graphics package to align itself with the CBS corporate branding, while preserving the program's existing look and feel in a refreshed form rather than using the versions used by CBS Mornings . Neurologist Steven Novella and paranormal investigator Joe Nickell wrote in separate Skeptical Inquirer articles about Erin Moriarty 's lack of skepticism and "complete journalistic fail" over
558-490: A nature scene, not given a formal title for most of the program's history, but since entitled "Moment of Nature" as it is now a sponsored element. Despite the stereotype of the program appealing primarily to senior citizens , Sunday Morning has actually placed first in its time slot in the key demographic of adults 25–54, beating all of the political discussion-driven Sunday morning talk shows . On one occasion, in April 1986,
620-406: A pre-taped theme broadcast, the headlines segment would instead be presented live by another anchor. By early 2022, observers noted that Sunday Morning had quietly shifted to a pre-taped format; in the event of a major weekend news story, it may be presented with a generic on-set introduction combined with an off-set voiceover by the host. Notably, Sunday Morning includes significant coverage of
682-415: A pro-paranormal segment with Geller and a psychic detective. They also classified parapsychologist Dean Radin as a scientist, which he is not. In a tweet the next day in response to criticism, Moriarty wrote, "We reported on government experiments with the paranormal – supported by declassified Govt documents. We gave time to both those involved and scientists." Frazier responded, "Just because some part of
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#1732851471201744-416: A story totem pole in the center of the CBS soundstage , with previews of featured stories set to air during the broadcast (the first four of which feature clips from the story packages with preview narration by the respective correspondent) during the introduction. Each story covered in a given episode has a glass plate with its headline on this pole (digitally inserted on the pole as a prepared graphic since
806-533: A taped, three-minute comic tech review, which then appeared on the New York Times website, nytimes.com, as well as iTunes , YouTube , TiVo , and JetBlue . In 2007, the Discovery HD and Science channels aired his six-episode series, It's All Geek to Me , a how-to show about consumer technology. From 2010 to 2019, Pogue wrote a monthly column for Scientific American called "Techno Files." He hosted
868-535: A three-part PBS Nova series 'Beyond the Elements'," about how key molecules and chemical reactions paved the way for life on earth, including humans and their civilizations. The series aired on February 3, 2021. Pogue's December 2022 report for CBS Sunday Morning , which questioned the safety of the Titan submersible , went viral on social media after the submersible went missing in June 2023 with five people onboard. Pogue
930-562: Is a design, technology, science, and science fiction website. It was originally launched as part of the Gawker Media network run by Nick Denton . Gizmodo also includes the sub-blogs io9 and Earther , which focus on pop-culture and environmentalism, respectively. Following the Chapter 11 bankruptcy and Liquidation of Gawker Media , Univision purchased Gizmodo along with other Gawker websites in August 2016. In 2019, Univision sold
992-464: Is a frequent speaker at educational and government conferences, addressing such topics as disruptive technology, social media , digital photography , and why products fail. He has performed three times at TED conferences: in 2006, a 20-minute talk about simplicity; in 2007, a medley of high-tech song parodies at the piano (or, as Pogue joked, "a tedley,"); and in 2013, offering tips everyone should know ("a driver's ed for tech"). In 2008, he performed at
1054-514: Is an American television newsmagazine that has aired on CBS since January 28, 1979. Created by Robert Northshield and E.S. "Bud" Lamoreaux III, and original host Charles Kuralt , the 90-minute program currently airs Sundays between 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. EST , and between 6:00 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. PST . Since October 9, 2016, the program has been hosted by Jane Pauley , who also hosts news segments. Her predecessor, Charles Osgood , hosted Sunday Morning for twenty-two years (and
1116-593: Is easy to hit accidentally and is preprogrammed by Verizon to launch the mobile Web, causing the consumer to incur a $ 1.99 data charge each time the key is pressed. As a result of Pogue’s reportage, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) asked Verizon to explain the data charge. In October 2010, in response to the FCC inquiry, Verizon agreed to pay up to $ 90 million in refunds to 15 million customers "wrongly charged for data sessions or Internet use," one of
1178-549: Is rare for a European media group to get its hands on an American player, who is also specialized in the field of tech". Kleis told the French newspaper that they "paid the price to enter the American market through a good door". Gizmodo launched associated outlets in various international markets: Gizmodo contains two sub-blogs as part of the wider site: io9 is a science fiction and fantasy pop-culture focused sub-blog which
1240-542: Is the program's longest-serving host) after taking over from Kuralt on April 10, 1994. On January 28, 1979, CBS launched Sunday Morning with Charles Kuralt as host. CBS News Sunday Morning was originally conceived to be a broadcast version of a Sunday newspaper magazine supplement , most typified by The New York Times Magazine . For the first few years of Sunday Morning ' s run, CBS News' weekday morning broadcasts were similarly branded as Monday Morning through Friday Morning respectively , and were produced on
1302-571: The Missing Manual series, which now includes more than 100 titles. He also wrote The World According to Twitter (2009) and Pogue's Basics (2014), a New York Times bestseller . In 2013, Pogue left The New York Times to join Yahoo! , where he would create a new consumer-technology Web site. In 2018, returned to the Times as the writer of the "Crowdwise" feature for the "Smarter Living" section. Pogue
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#17328514712011364-768: The Gizmodo Media Group , which included Gizmodo , to the private equity firm Great Hill Partners. From April 2019 to June 2024, Gizmodo was part of G/O Media . In June 2024, the website was purchased by the European digital media company Keleops Media. The blog, launched in 2002, was originally edited by Peter Rojas , who was later recruited by Weblogs, Inc. to launch its similar technology blog, Engadget . By mid-2004, Gizmodo and Gawker together were bringing in revenue of approximately $ 6,500 per month. In 2005, VNU Media and Gawker Media formed an alliance to republish Gizmodo across Europe, with VNU translating
1426-481: The fine and performing arts , including coverage of topics usually not covered in network news, such as architecture , painting , ballet , opera and classical music , though increasingly more popular forms of music have been included as well. The program's correspondents tend to ask nontraditional questions of guests (for instance, actor Brad Pitt was asked about his love of architecture, and Grant Hill about his painting collection). Television essays similar to
1488-526: The 2010 Gerald Loeb Award for Online Commentary & Blogging. In 2011, Pogue won the second "Golden Mouth Organ" award on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson for being the second person on the show who, when presented with a harmonica, could actually play it. In 2013, Pogue was named an Honorary Fellow of the Society for Technical Communication . CBS News Sunday Morning CBS News Sunday Morning (frequently shortened to Sunday Morning )
1550-512: The Business section. He also wrote "From the Desk of David Pogue," a tech-related opinion column sent to readers by e-mail. He also maintained a blog at nytimes.com called Pogue's Posts. Pogue joined CBS News Sunday Morning as a correspondent since 2002, writing and hosting stories on technology, science, the environment, and show business. From 2007 to 2011, Pogue appeared on CNBC's Power Lunch in
1612-490: The California Penal Code. On April 26, after Gizmodo returned the iPhone to Apple, upon Apple's request California's Rapid Enforcement Allied Computer Team executed a search warrant on editor Jason Chen's home and seized computers, hard drives, servers, cameras, notes, and a file of business cards, under direction from San Mateo County ’s Chief Deputy District Attorney Stephen Wagstaffe. Since then, Gizmodo and
1674-589: The EG conference, also in Monterey, talking about cellphones, the tricks they can be made to do, and how the phones are often better than the companies that market them. In July 2009, Pogue launched "Take Back the Beep." The campaign was designed to raise consumer awareness about American cellphone carriers’ mandatory 15-second voice mail instructions. Pogue wrote that the instructions are unnecessary, as most everyone knows "what to do at
1736-427: The beep." However, because consumers can’t easily turn the instructions off (if at all), the instructions eat into consumers’ voice plan minutes. "I calculated that if Verizon’s 87 million customers leave or check messages twice each business day, that comes out to $ 750 million of air time a year — your money and your time, listening to pointless instructions over and over again." Pogue explained how consumers could bypass
1798-432: The campaign. In November 2009, Pogue reported on a Verizon customer’s complaint that the wireless carrier charged $ 1.99 for "bogus data downloads" every time an internet connection was established, even if the user did not intend to use the connection. The practice was validated by a reader who claimed to work for Verizon. The charge resulted whenever a Verizon customer touched the up-arrow key on some Verizon phones. The key
1860-459: The company itself. The company also saw multiple disputes with the employee union GMG Union. On June 29, 2023, G/O Media implemented a "modest test" of artificial intelligence -generated content on its websites, such as io9 . The move sparked backlash from GMG Union members, citing AI's track record of false statements and plagiarism from its training data; basic errors in the generated content also attracted attention. In June 2024, Gizmodo
1922-546: The content into French, German, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese, and adding European-interest material. In 2011, Gizmodo underwent a major redesign. In 2013, Matt Novak moved his Paleofuture blog to Gizmodo from Smithsonian . In 2015, the Gawker blog io9 was merged into Gizmodo . The staff of io9 continued with Gizmodo , posting articles on subjects covered by the website, including science fiction, fantasy, futurism, science, technology and astronomy. Gizmodo
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1984-440: The daily editions ended, Sunday Morning ' s opening sequence continued to display all seven days of the week until the early 2000s. Osgood's first broadcast as host was on April 10, 1994. Ultimately, his tenure of twenty-two years as host exceeded Kuralt's fifteen. Osgood's final broadcast as host was on September 25, 2016. Among Osgood's personal trademarks were his bow-tie , his weekly signoff ("Until then, I'll see you on
2046-453: The entire program served as a showcase for classical music when a live broadcast of Vladimir Horowitz 's historic Moscow piano recital was aired. For that presentation only, the program departed from its usual newsmagazine format and devoted the entire ninety minutes to a complete presentation of the recital. Because the recital was given at 4:00 p.m. Moscow time, CBS was able to broadcast it at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The presentation
2108-481: The government initiated a bizarre little research program at some point in the past, that is not itself a validation of the claims it was studying." Further research by CFI timed the segment and "found it more than 97 percent pro-paranormal and only 3 percent skeptical". In a press release, CFI called the Sunday Morning segment a "regrettable lapse ... in the ... usually objective and reliable coverage." and called on
2170-669: The kinds delivered on PBS also appear, and the program generally has a stable of equally positive and negative news stories to fill up the program when there is no breaking news of note. Story lengths are longer (lasting up to twelve minutes at a time) and the pace of the program is considerably quieter and more relaxed than CBS Mornings and CBS Saturday Morning , even after those programs began sharing some of Sunday Morning ' s branding elements. Commentators Ben Stein and Nancy Giles appear in recurring segments to deliver opinion commentaries, and correspondent Bill Geist also contributes human interest stories. The program ends with
2232-491: The largest refunds by a telecommunications company. In a 2005 New York Times review of a hard drive recovery service, Pogue noted that the service, which can cost from $ 500 to $ 2,700, was provided to him at no charge for the purposes of the review; but when describing the service for National Public Radio 's Morning Edition program on September 12, 2005, he neglected to mention this. NPR's Vice President of News Bill Marimow later stated that NPR should have either not aired
2294-474: The last member of the sub-blog, Angely Mercado, was laid off which meant that there were then no staff listed as working for the sub-blog. Richard Blakeley, a videographer for Gizmodo ' s publisher, Gawker Media, disrupted several presentations held at CES in 2008. Blakely secretly turned off TVs using TV-B-Gone remote controls, resulting in his being barred from CES 2008, and any future CES events. In April 2010, Gizmodo came into possession of what
2356-436: The late 2000s), which the camera follows after the host's introductions. Music in the show is usually limited to the opening and closing title theme. The host introduces each story with a short monologue , then sends the show out to the taped segment. The show usually ends with a preview of next week's Sunday Morning broadcast. After the commercial break, there is a thirty-second tranquil nature scene. For most of its history,
2418-425: The network announced that its weekday morning show would be relaunched for the latest time as CBS Mornings and its Saturday counterpart as CBS Saturday Morning . Under this latest reformatting, both programs have taken on some branding elements of Sunday Morning like its logo and "Abblasen" fanfare, although with a more contemporary feel and aspects of CBS's new corporate branding. Its second hour also features
2480-501: The paper’s ethics policy states staff members and freelancers on assignment "may not advise individuals or organizations how to deal successfully with the news media." Though Pogue is not a Times staff member and was not on assignment, an internal review determined that his presentation was not appropriate. In an email to Brisbane about the matter, Pogue wrote that in the future, "my speaking agent will now present every offer to my [ Times ] editor and me simultaneously." In 2004, Pogue won
2542-490: The piece on a baroque trumpet by Don Smithers was used as the show's theme for many years until producers decided to replace the vinyl recording with a digital of a piccolo trumpet by Doc Severinsen ; the current version is played by Wynton Marsalis . Sunday Morning and CBS' other morning news programs, under varying names and formats, have remained fully separate productions, though with occasional cross-promotion and some sharing of correspondents. On August 31, 2021,
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2604-414: The program began airing on sister cable network Smithsonian Channel (owned by CBS's parent company ViacomCBS ) but has since been pulled from that channel's programming. In 2014, Jane Pauley , a former co-host of NBC 's Today , appeared as an interview subject on Sunday Morning ; positive audience response to this segment led to Pauley being hired as a contributor to the show later that year. Pauley
2666-559: The program to "take steps to correct the record" and to "provide a more truthful and scientifically rigorous view of this topic." The program won its first Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Morning Program in 2013 , beating out Today and Good Morning America in the category. It also won a Peabody Award in 2007 for the feature segment "The Way Home." The program's special food-themed edition on November 24, 2013, earned Sunday Morning one of its highest ratings since February 4, 1996, watched by over 6.25 million total viewers. This
2728-452: The program was typically presented live, with a short summary of national and international news headlines, sports, and a national weather forecast right after the featured story teasers, and a preview of the guests and topics to air on that week's Face the Nation (which follows the program on most CBS stations) near the end of the program. During the occasional weeks that Sunday Morning aired
2790-595: The radio") and his propensity for delivering his commentaries in whimsical verse. For example, when the United States Census Bureau invented a designation for cohabitant(s) as "Person(s) of Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters", or " POSSLQ ", Osgood turned it into a pronounceable three-syllable word and composed a prospective love poem that included these lines, which he later used as the title of one of his books: On January 25, 2004, Sunday Morning celebrated its 25th anniversary with clips and highlights from
2852-566: The review or paid for the services itself. Ultimately, the Times paid for the service. In September 2009, Pogue's New York Times review of the Snow Leopard Macintosh operating system, a product for which he had also authored a Missing Manual book, was the subject of a column by The Times ' Public Editor Clark Hoyt . Hoyt wrote that Pogue's "multiple interests and loyalties raise interesting ethical issues." Of three ethicists Hoyt consulted, each agreed Pogue's position created
2914-456: The same set. However, these broadcasts emphasized hard news as opposed to Sunday Morning ' s focus on feature stories . Originally anchored by Bob Schieffer, Kuralt eventually took over the daily role, and was for a short time joined by Diane Sawyer as co-host. However, the weekday program's then-limited 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. EST air time (the long-running Captain Kangaroo
2976-520: The show's first quarter-century on the air. On February 1, 2009, the program celebrated its 30th anniversary, and segments examined how the world had changed in the three decades its debut, the history of Sundays in the U.S. and–as a tie-in to the show's logo–the physics of the sun. An artist was commissioned to create new sun logos for the program, which debuted on that edition and were used in future broadcasts. On May 17, 2009, Sunday Morning began broadcasting in high-definition . In 2014, rebroadcasts of
3038-624: The site was created because it "felt like a salient and important time to create a destination for environmental news where folks can go to read up on the latest studies, but also hear the latest news about how natural disasters are affecting people, the big important environmental policies being raised around the world, and some of the biggest conservation stories." During its lifetime, former Earther journalists Yessenia Funues, Brian Kahn, and Molly Taft won SEAL Awards for their environmental reporting. As of broader G/O Media layoffs in November 2023
3100-415: The team in the near future". Stenberg reported that, per Keleops CEO Jean-Guillaume Kleis, "the company has no immediate plans to change Gizmodo , either from a commercial or editorial perspective" and will instead "work with Gizmodo editor-in-chief Rory Carroll to discuss its forward-looking editorial plan and identify growth areas to support with investment". Claudia Cohen of Le Figaro wrote that "it
3162-538: The voice mail instructions, encouraged readers to complain about the practice to their carriers, and provided links where they could file complaints. Other media outlets reported on the "Take Back the Beep" campaign, including radio stations and blogs such as Gizmodo , Engadget , The Consumerist , and Technologizer. As a result of the "Take Back the Beep" campaign, AT&T shortened its voicemail instructions to eight seconds down from 12 or 15, though no other carriers followed suit and Verizon Wireless did not respond to
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#17328514712013224-623: Was born in Shaker Heights, Ohio , the son of Richard Welch Pogue, an attorney and former managing partner at Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue , and Patricia Ruth Raney. Pogue graduated from Yale University in 1985 summa cum laude , earning a bachelor's degree in music. He spent ten years working in New York intermittently as a conductor and arranger in Broadway musicals . Pogue wrote for Macworld magazine from 1988–2000. His back-page column
3286-456: Was called The Desktop Critic . Pogue got his start writing books when Macworld owner IDG asked him to write Macs for Dummies to follow on the success of the first ... For Dummies book, DOS For Dummies , written by Dan Gookin. Starting in November 2000, Pogue served as the personal-tech columnist The New York Times ; his column, "State of the Art," appeared each Thursday on the front page of
3348-435: Was elevated to the role of the program's host in 2016, succeeding Osgood, once again making her the anchor of a regular morning news program for the first time in over twenty-five years and becoming her first job as the host of any television program since 2005; she continues in this role as of 2024. Pauley began her role as host on October 9, 2016, nearly forty years to the day since her debut on Today . Each edition follows
3410-477: Was entrenched in the 8:00 a.m. hour) hampered its ability to compete with Today on NBC and Good Morning America on ABC , though it expanded to ninety minutes (from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. EST) in 1981 and was renamed simply Morning . In 1982, the weekday version was extended to two hours (7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.) and reverted to its previous title as the CBS Morning News , adopting
3472-545: Was later known to be a prototype of the iPhone 4 smartphone by Apple. The site purchased the device for US$ 5,000 from Brian J. Hogan, who had found it unattended at a bar in Redwood City, California, a month earlier. UC Berkeley student Sage Robert, an acquaintance of Hogan, allegedly helped him sell the phone after failing to track down the owner. With Apple confirming its provenance, bloggers such as John Gruber and Ken Sweet speculated that this transaction may have violated
3534-623: Was launched as a standalone blog in 2008 by then editor Annalee Newitz under Gawker Media, before being folded under Gizmodo in 2015 as part of a reorganization under parent company Gawker. In 2021, James Whitbrook replaced Jill Pantozzi as the site's deputy editor . Earther is an environmental news sub-blog which was launched in September 2017. Earther launched with the mission to chronicle three main topics: "The future of Earth," "The future of humans on Earth," and "The future of life on Earth." Founding managing editor Maddie Stone said that
3596-503: Was one of six websites purchased by Univision Communications in its acquisition of Gawker Media in 2016. Univision in turn sold Gizmodo and an array of sister websites to private equity firm Great Hill Partners in 2019; it combined the various former Gawker publications under the name G/O Media . In 2021, David M. Ewalt became the editor-in-chief (EIC) of Gizmodo with Andrew Couts promoted to executive editor; Ewalt left in 2023 for The Messenger . In January 2024, Rory Carroll
3658-405: Was promoted from EIC of Jalopnik to group editor of both Jalopnik and Gizmodo . In March 2024, Rose Pastore was promoted from Gizmodo' s deputy editor to its executive editor. G/O Media's leadership, introduced after the purchase from Univision, was frequently criticized by employees. Complaints included closer advertiser relationships, lack of diversity, and suppression of reporting about
3720-471: Was purchased by the Swiss digital media company Keleops Media. It was the company's "first U.S. acquisition"; Keleops "owns several French-language technology titles, including legacy brands 01net and Presse-citron". Mark Stenberg of Adweek wrote that "financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The entire Gizmodo staff will receive offer letters to stay with the company, and Keleops plans to expand
3782-439: Was such a critical and popular success that it was repeated two months later and was subsequently released on VHS and DVD . The program is marked by its distinctive Sun of May -style logo, which is prominent in the program's title sequence. In addition, in between some segments, images of the sun in various forms also appear. The show's theme is the trumpet fanfare " Abblasen ", attributed to Gottfried Reiche . A recording of
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#17328514712013844-491: Was surpassed by the January 18, 2015, broadcast, which had a total viewership of 6.79 million viewers, the second largest audience the program earned since January 23, 1994. March 1, 2015: 6.63 million viewers (sixth-largest audience since the 1987 advent of people meters). March 22, 2020: 6.82 million viewers (largest audience since 1994). Gizmodo Gizmodo ( / ɡ ɪ z ˈ m oʊ d oʊ / giz- MOH -doh )
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