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BBN Picks: what to watch tonight on Netflix

Netflix's weekly English TV chart is led by East of Eden: Limited Series, with Wonka's The Golden Ticket: Season 1 close behind at number four.

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  1. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOur first pick tonight is the Netflix limited series East of Eden, which just hit number one on the English TV chart.

  2. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWatch it if you've ever sat through a family dinner with a seating chart that was clearly wrong.

  3. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt's a limited series, so the dinner ends. That's my only review.

  4. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMy pick is Doing Life, number three on the English film chart. Watch it if your plans tonight are a couch and low expectations.

  5. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorDoing Life. Hank, that's a cry for help in two words.

  6. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorComing in at number four on the English TV chart this week is Wonka's The Golden Ticket: Season 1.

  7. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWatch it if you've ever won something and then had to share it with a committee.

  8. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA committee. Fair.

  9. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe BBN Pick of the Night is East of Eden. I'd resolve any family conflict over it during a nice long lunch at a restaurant with a really good seating arrangement.

  10. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorRosa has been in the studio all evening with something to report, so Crime Watch will be loud.

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