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=The Blacklist episodes=

The Night Owl
The Night Owl is the first episode of the tenth and final season of the American crime drama The Blacklist. The episode premiered in United States on February 26, 2023, on NBC. It was written by Lukas Reiter and directed by Cort Hessler. The episode debuted the series for the 2022-23 television season and reached a 0.2 Nielsen rating with 2.32 million viewers.

The series was renewed for a tenth season on February 22, 2022. Laura Sohn departed the series after the ninth season and Anya Banerjee was cast in a new main role. Amir Arison, the original cast member, also left after the ninth season, but returned to this episode as a guest. On February 1, 2023, the season was revealed to be the final, while the promo and press release for the episode were published. Filming for the episode started in September 2022.

In this episode, exposed FBI confidential informant Raymond Reddington (James Spader) emerges in New York near the site of a massive explosion, which leads the Task Force he previously worked with to Montserrat in search of the ancient sculpture. Instead, they come across a former Blacklister, who was incarcarated by British intelligence units. The black site is later assaulted by Wujing (Chin Han), who is desperate to free former Blacklisters so they join his crusade against Reddington.

The Hyena
The Hyena is the fourth episode of the tenth season of the American crime drama The Blacklist and the 200th episode overrall. The episode was written by Daniel Cerone and directed by John Terlesky. It premiered in the United States on March 16, 2023, on NBC and reached a 0.2 Nielsen rating with 1.72 million viewers.

=Frogger in Toy Town=

Frogger in Toy Town was a platformer action game developed by Q-Games as part of the Frogger game series. Players explore scrolling room-themed levels as Frogger, a frog on a mission to rescue abandoned froglets from human buildings.

The game was published by Konami in 2019 to become one of the first games distributed through Apple Arcade. After numerous major updates, it was discontinued by the platform on March 21, 2024. The service for the game, including playability, was suspended on April 4, 2024.

Gameplay
Frogger in Toy Town is a 3D scrolling platformer, featuring levels that scroll either vertically or horizontally. The chapters are divided into 5 houses with levels taking place in their rooms. Players control Frogger as he jumps through the rooms and dodges various household object-themed obstacles, such as toy cars, pins or living spring toys and helicopters, as well as by people. If Frogger is attacked by an enemy, drowns in the water or falls off-screen, the player loses a life, while losing three lives leads to the end of the game. The enemies can only be neutralized if one of them is hit or lands on another. The levels also feature neutral objects and powerups which could be devoured by Frogger and then spat out to clear the path or stop enemies. If the player picks up 100 jelly beans scattered throughout the levels, an invincibility mode is activated for a short period of time. It grants Frogger the power to defeat enemies and swim, as well as an increase in size and the length of a jump.

While levels are completed by reaching a door out of the room, several other goals are present. The main objective is to rescue froglets found in each level and guide them to a checkpoint. After a froglet is collected by the player, he follows Frogger until a checkpoint; however, if Frogger loses a life before reaching the checkpoint, all collected froglets scatter and can no longer be retrieved during a try. Other goals may include finishing without losing lives in a certain way or defeating enemies. By completing the goals, players earn tokens which are exchanged for access to bonus levels, new character costumes and the following chapters. The bonus levels involve Frogger collecting frog-shaped emeralds and have a unique setting with no automatic scrolling.

A cooperative multiplayer mode lets a second player

Frogger Game Show
A special episode released in honor of Peacock game show Frogger included a variation of rules similar to the one used in the show. While playing the episode, players may only lose a life when Frogger drowns in addition to removing the time interval to get out of water. Saving froglets has become a mandatory part of the game, although they already count as rescued when Frogger collects them so the checkpoints were removed. Each level of the chapter is timed and includes missions related to passing the level within a time limit. The levels also include virtual "rival" Froggers and the player must finish faster than them to advance to the next level.

Endurance Mode
An endless runner mode called Endurance Mode features a simplified version of the game with the amount of lives decreased to one. The majority of obstacles are toy cars driving from side to side and logs floating on water similar to those in Crossy Road and the original Frogger. The mode consists of three packs of alternating pre-created levels with every third stage serving as bonus. A player may score points for each move forward, finishing a level or collecting frog trophies and emeralds which are then counted and compared to the score of other players worldwide.

Plot
After a recent hurricane, lots of froglets ended up at humans' houses. Rescuing all of them is a tremendous work for most of the frightened frogs, so the patriarch seeks help from Frogger, a frog that is fascinated about household objects and the life of people. Frogger accepts the mission and his feats become soon recognized by other frogs, resulting in two allies joining the expedition.

Production
Frogger in Toy Town was developed in Japan by Q-Games in 2019. After the gane was greenlit by Apple Arcade, it entered production alongside a spin-off in PixelJunk game series, also developed for Apple Arcade.

The game was officially announced during the Apple Special Event on September 10, 2019, and was released during the initial launch of Apple Arcade on September 19. In December 2019, the first major update featuring a new Christmas and Halloween-themed house was released.

Reception
=American Ninja Warrior: All-Stars=

2016
On May 29, 2016, prior to the premiere of season eight, NBC aired a two-hour all-stars special in which hosts Matt Iseman and Akbar Gbaja-Biamila chose their own all-star teams composed of three veterans, one rookie, and one woman. Teams competed on Stages 2, 3, and 4 of the regular season seven finals course. After team competitions, a series of individual perfomances from top contest supersized course that tested their skills in competitions on the Giant Pegboard, Supersonic Shelf Grab, Super Salmon Ladder, and Giant Jump Hang, concluding with a race to the top of the Mega Wall.

Overview

 * There are 3 heats on Stage 2, 2 heats on Stage 3, and a side-by-side climb-off on Stage 4.
 * In each heat, one athlete from Team Matt and Team Akbar will run.
 * Stages 2 and 3 = 1 point
 * Stage 4 = 3 points
 * The team with the most points wins the competition.

Stage 2
Both Joe Moravsky and Lance Pekus completed Stage 2 for Team Matt, with Daniel Gil also completing it for Team Akbar. Moravsky finished in a record time of 1:08.52.

Stage 3
Both Meagan Martin from Team Akbar and Jessie Graff from Team Matt made history as the first two women to attempt Stage 3, and they both made it to the Ultimate Cliffhanger.

Stage 4
It was Lance Pekus of Team Matt vs. Flip Rodriguez of Team Akbar. Rodriguez won the competition for Team Akbar with a time of 0:30.23, making this the POM Wonderful "Run of the Night".

Leaderboard
Final Score: Team Akbar: 5, Team Matt: 3

Champions: Team Akbar

Skills Competition

 * Giant Pegboard: Brian Arnold
 * Supersonic Shelf Grab: Drew Drechsel and Isaac Caldiero
 * Super Salmon Ladder: Mike Bernardo
 * Giant Jump Hang: JJ Woods and Nicholas Coolridge
 * Mega Wall: Flip Rodriguez

2017
On February 20, 2017, NBC aired a second two-hour all-stars special. Like the previous year's competition, ANW hosts Matt Iseman and Akbar Gbaja-Biamila chose their own all-star teams, this year composed of one veteran, one breakout star, and one woman. Team Matt featured Chris Wilczewski, Najee Richardson, and Jesse "Flex" Lebreck. Team Akbar featured Grant McCartney, Neil "Crazy" Craver, and Meagan Martin. Sideline interviewer Kristine Leahy picked her team, which consisted of Jessie Graff, Flip Rodriguez, and Nicholas Coolridge. Teams competed in a relay race to finish sections of Stages 1, 2, and 3 of the regular season finals course, Mt. Midoriyama. Next came the skills competition on a supersized course, where contestants tested their skills in competition on the 75-feet tall Endless Invisible Climb, the 4-story high Super Salmon Ladder, Striding Steps, Big Air Grab, Mega Wall, now 20 feet high, Thunderbolt, and Supersonic Shelf Grab.

Overview

 * All three teams will run Stage 1 as a relay race.
 * Each ninja runs through a few obstacles and tags their teammate.
 * The team with the fastest time gets a free pass to the finals on Stage 3.
 * The other two teams will battle it out on Stage 2 for the other spot in the finals.
 * Whichever team clocks the fastest time on Stage 3 wins the competition.

Stage 1
Team Kristine gets the fastest time of the season with a time of 1:18.78, beating Team Akbar's time of 1:25.42. Despite flying through the first four obstacles, Team Matt failed on Sonic Curve and could not post a time.

Stage 2
Both Jesse Labreck from Team Matt and Meagan Martin from Team Akbar made history as the first two women to get past the Wave Runner. Team Matt failed on the Double Wedge and eliminated Team Akbar, who failed on the Butterfly Wall.

Stage 3
Team Kristine completed Stage 3 in a record time of 5:30:62, making this the POM Wonderful Run of the Night. Team Matt made it all the way to the Hang Climb before failing.

Leaderboard
Champions: Team Kristine

Skills Competition

 * Endless Invisible Climb: James McGrath
 * Super Salmon Ladder: Karsten Williams
 * Striding Steps: Thomas Stillings
 * Big Air Grab: Nicholas Coolridge
 * Mega Wall: Jon Alexis Jr.
 * Thunderbolt: Geoff Britten
 * Supersonic Shelf Grab: Drew Drechsel

2018
On May 17, 2018, NBC aired a third two-hour all-stars special. Like the last two seasons' competition, ANW hosts Matt Iseman and Akbar Gbaja-Biamila, along with Kristine Leahy, chose their all-star teams composed of two male veterans and one female veteran. The reigning champs, Team Kristine (gray/pink), featured: Jessie Graff, Flip Rodriguez, and JJ Woods. Team Matt (blue) featured: Jamie Rahn, Lance Pekus, and Jesse Labreck. Team Akbar featured first-time all-stars: Allyssa Beird, Jon Alexis Jr., and Tyler Yamauchi, as well as competitions on a supersized course that tested their skills in competitions, which consisted of climbing the Super Salmon Ladder, 4 stories high in the fastest time, a speed and balance challenge on the Striding Steps, an upper body test on the Thunderbolt, the Wicked Wingnuts, and a new obstacle, the Mega Spider Climb, where eight women all-stars raced side-by-side 80 feet up to the top of the Stage 4 tower.

Skills Competition

 * Super Salmon Ladder: Sean Bryan
 * Striding Steps: Jake Murray
 * Thunderbolt: Jamie Rahn
 * Wicked Wingnuts: Drew Drechsel
 * Mega Spider Climb: Jessie Graff (POM Wonderful Run of the Night)

Overview

 * All three teams will run Stage 1 as a relay race.
 * Each ninja runs through a few obstacles and tags their teammate.
 * The team with the fastest time gets a free pass to the finals on Stage 3.
 * The other two teams will battle it out on Stage 2 for the other spot in the finals.
 * Whichever team clocks the fastest time on Stage 3 wins the competition.

Stage 1
All three teams completed Stage 1 in record time. Team Matt finished in 1:14.82. Team Akbar finished in 1:26.33. Team Kristine finished in 1:13.83, the fastest time of the season.

Stage 2
Team Matt completed Stage 2 with a time of 3:12.70, eliminating Team Akbar, who failed on the Swing Surfer.

Stage 3
Both teams completed Stage 3. Team Matt finished in 6:17.96, and Team Kristine finished in 6:12.06, winning the competition for the second year in a row.

Leaderboard
Champions: Team Kristine

2019
The fourth all-stars special aired on May 26, 2019, on NBC, prior to the eleventh season's premiere.

Just like the last three seasons' competition, ANW hosts Matt Iseman and Akbar Gbaja-Biamila, along with Kristine Leahy, chose their all-star teams consisting of two male veterans and one female veteran. Two-time winner Team Kristine (gray/pink), focused on young all-stars: Mathis "Kid" Owhadi, Tyler Gillett, and Barclay Stockett. Team Matt (blue) reached out on the same team that just missed out on winning last season: Jamie Rahn, Lance Pekus, and Jesse "Flex" LaBreck. Team Akbar (red) featured: Grant McCartney, Meagan Martin, and Jake Murray. Next came the skills competition on a supersized course, where contestants tested their skills in competition on the 80-foot tall Mega Spider Climb, Wicked Wingnuts, an upper body test on the Dual Doorknob Drop, a side-by-side race on the Striding Steps, 4-story Super Salmon Ladder, and a fun new obstacle, the Big Dipper Freestyle.

Overview

 * All three teams will run Stage 1 as a relay race.
 * Each ninja runs through a few obstacles and tags their teammate.
 * The team with the fastest time gets a free pass to the finals on Stage 3.
 * The other two teams will battle it out on Stage 2 for the other spot in the finals.
 * In Stage 3, the team who makes the most amount of obstacles in the fastest time, wins the competition.

Stage 1
Team Matt gets the fastest time of the season with a time of 1:20.48, beating Team Akbar's time of 1:22.40. Despite flying through the first four obstacles, Team Kristine failed on Tire Run and could not post a time.

Stage 2
Team Kristine failed on the Criss Cross Salmon Ladder and got eliminated by Team Akbar, who failed on the Swing Surfer.

Stage 3
Both teams completed Stage 3 (6 obstacles). Team Akbar finished in 4:59.06, and Team Matt finished in 4:52.63, winning the competition for the first time ever.

Leaderboard
Champions: Team Matt

Skills Competition

 * Mega Spider Climb: Chris Wilczewski
 * Wicked Wingnuts: Adam Rayl
 * Dual Doorknob Drop: Josh Levin
 * Striding Steps: Joe Moravsky
 * Super Salmon Ladder: Sean Bryan
 * Big Dipper Freestyle: Sean Bryan

2020
The fifth all-stars (skills challenge) special aired on August 31, 2020, on NBC, a week before the start of the twelfth season's premiere. Like previous seasons' competition, ANW hosts Matt Iseman and Akbar Gbaja-Biamila returned, this time with Zuri Hall as the sideline reporter picking her first team this year, as well as competitions on a supersized course that tested their skills in competitions, which consisted of the Fearsome Ferris Wheel, Striding Steps, Mega Spider Climb, Big Dipper Freestyle. They chose their all-star teams consisting of two male veterans and one female veteran. Team Matt (blue): Karsten Williams, Ryan Stratis, and Michelle Warnky. Team Akbar (red): Grant McCartney, Jake Murray, and Allyssa Beird. Team Zuri (yellow), like herself, Zuri chose a team of rookies: David Wright, Seth Rogers, and Mady Howard.

Note: Some of the skills competition events that featured Drew Drechsel as one of the competitors were not shown on the special, due to US legal proceedings.

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Overview

 * All three teams will run Stage 1 as a relay race.
 * Each ninja runs through a few obstacles and tags their teammate.
 * The team with the fastest time gets a free pass to the finals on Stage 3.
 * The other two teams will battle it out on Stage 2 for the other spot in the finals.
 * Whichever team clocks the fastest time on Stage 3 wins the competition.

Stage 1
Both Team Zuri and Team Matt completed Stage 1. Team Zuri finished with a time of 2:31.48, and Team Matt finished with a time of 2:29.16. Despite being the fastest through the first six obstacles, Team Akbar failed on the Diving Boards and could not post a time.

Stage 2
Both teams completed Stage 2. Team Zuri finished in 2:34.11, and Team Akbar finished in 2:00.71.

Stage 3
Team Matt completed Stage 3, winning the competition for the second year in a row. Team Akbar made it all the way to Cane Lane before failing.

Leaderboard
Champions: Team Matt

Skills Competition

 * Fearsome Ferris Wheel: Dave Cavanagh
 * Striding Steps: Ben Udy
 * Mega Spider Climb: Michael Torres
 * Big Dipper Freestyle: Jessie Graff and Grant McCartney

2022
The sixth All-Stars Special aired on May 30, 2022 on NBC and was renamed All Star Spectacular, a week before the start of the fourteenth season's premiere. Like previous seasons' competition, ANW hosts Matt Iseman and Akbar Gbaja-Biamila returned, alongside Zuri Hall as the sideline reporter. This also marks the return of the format after missing out during post twelfth season, due to the various changes in format as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. There were some competitions on a supersized course that tested their skills, which consisted of the Spring Forward Tag, Cat Grab, Big Dipper Freestyle and Striding Steps. Compared to previous tournaments, there was no Team Competition to set.

Event champions

 * Spring Forward Tag: Kyle Soderman
 * Cat Grab: Josiah Pippel
 * Big Dipper Freestyle: Najee Richardson
 * Striding Steps: Flip Rodriguez

Celebrity Ninja Warrior
Celebrity Ninja Warrior is a special episode of ANW where celebrities compete on a modified American Ninja Warrior course and are coached by ANW competitors. The special aired as part of Red Nose Day, with money raised during the event donated to Comic Relief USA. Matt Iseman and Akbar Gbaja-Biamila hosted both editions alongside ANW sideline reporter Kristine Leahy.

The first special aired on May 25, 2017. Nine celebrities competed. For every obstacle the celebrities completed, M&M's and The Rockefeller Foundation pledged to donate $5,000.. A total of $205,000 was raised.

The second special aired on May 24, 2018, and is notable for being the only time one of the show's hosts (Akbar Gbaja-Biamila) has actually run the course in competition. Each obstacle a celebrity completed raised $5,000 for Red Nose Day; earning up to $30,000 for finishing the whole course. A total of $185,000 was raised, courtesy of Comcast.

Women's Championship
A special, American Ninja Warrior Women's Championship aired on May 9, 2021, on NBC at 7:00pm EDT. It featured 12 female competitors that battled through three rounds. In Round 1, all 12 women will face a six-obstacle course. The top 6 women will advance to Round 2, the extended ten-obstacle course. The top four women will advance to race head-to-head on the Power Tower. The winner takes home $50,000 and becomes the ANW female champion.

ANW Women's Champion 2021: Meagan Martin

ANW Women's Champion 2022: Jesse Labreck

Family Championship
American Ninja Warrior hosted the first Family Championship on NBC September 5, 2022 at 8:00pm EDT. Ten families competed relay-style on a six-obstacle course (in teams consisting of three family members). The top four teams then faced-off in a Power Tower Tournament, but only one family was crowned American Ninja Warrior Family Champions.

Rules: Each family will run the course twice relay-style by tagging their family member. Must change up the team's run order in Round 2. The four families who covers the most obstacles will advance to the head-to-head Power Tower Tournament.

Power Tower Tournament: Giant Steps to Flag Pole, TAG family member, Angled Steps to Column Climb, TAG, Cliffhanger to Dropping Shelves and hit the buzzer to finish.