Tonight's picks: Netflix Top 10 and a one-ticket L.A. theater hit

The immersive theater production 'The Pineapple' at Candle House has run 76 performances with a single audience member attending each show; no two spectators will ever witness the same performance.

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Published 10:14 PM ET, Saturday, October 10, 2026
Updated 2:04 AM ET · aired 2 times

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Watch it as it aired: Chip Darnell and Gloria Vance on this story, from BBN Tonight at 10:14 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Variety's, the jokes are ours.

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First reported by Variety: “How Candle House’s Immersive Theater Show ‘The Pineapple’ Became a Spooky L.A. Hit, Playing 76 Shows With Just One Ticket for Each Performan”, with reporting from IndieWire.
Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 10:14 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Chip Darnell and Gloria Vance; aired 2 times.
Topics: L.A..
BBN covered this story before: Chris Rock's 'Misty Green' premieres; NCIS spin-off canceled (October 10).

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Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorWelcome back, everybody. Picks time. Mine is The Pineapple, the Candle House theater show in Los Angeles. Variety says seventy-six shows, one ticket each.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorOne ticket. One audience member. One witness.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorWatch it if you've ever wanted a standing ovation from yourself. I'd be the whole crowd!
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorCounter-review: you would also be the only person to boo.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThank you!
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorMy pick is Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle I, number one among non-English films on Netflix this week.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorWatch it if your Saturday needs discipline.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorCounter-review: love it. Five stars. Haven't seen it.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorBBN Pick of the Night: The Pineapple. Seventy-seven shows, one ticket, front row, me.

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