A junior enlisted soldier takes a walk off his post in Afghanistan. After years of searching, sometimes with costly results, bureaucrats arrange a prisoner exchange with the Taliban ... and not everybody’s happy about it.
Recognize that story line? Ever wanted to see it with an added dose of David Boreanaz? You’re in luck.
“SEAL Team,” the CBS drama following fictional Navy special operators led by Boreanaz (“Bones,” “Angel”), will put its title characters on the ground as part of a prisoner swap in the episode airing Wednesday. Parallels to the Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl case abound, minus the presidential commentary.
“SEAL Team” was one of three military-themed dramas to debut this fall on network television. So far, it’s the only one that’s received any good news when it comes to remaining on TV: The show received a full-season order from CBS in October.
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More than 7 million people watched “SEAL Team” last week, per Nielsen, good enough for second among network shows in its 9 p.m. time slot (behind NBC’s “The Voice”). The show took fourth in the 18-to-49-year-old demographic at 9 p.m., losing out to NBC, ABC and FOX offerings.
About 5 million people watched NBC’s “The Brave” on Monday, and more than 1 million watched “Valor” on The CW. Neither network has announced future plans for those shows.
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The team hired real special ops members to appear in a major combat scene and also employed former troops behind-the-scenes in a variety of roles.
Competitive gamers from the U.S. and U.K. militaries competed in an annual tournament on Friday to benefit veterans employment.
The tournament marks the first time the Marine Corps will stand up an esports team to compete against other military branches’ teams in the newly-released “Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War."
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Volodymyr Zhukovskyy faces negligent homicide and other charges in connection with the June 2019 crash in Randolph, New Hampshire.
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Army Pfc. David Owens will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery at a date to be determined, according to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.
Taiwan said it continued to detect Chinese aircraft, ships and drones simulating attacks on the island.
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