Introduction Tonight, the airwaves carry more than entertainment. They carry authority. Brendan Rogers is on TV.  Not as a guest, not as a cameo, but as the embodiment of the system itself. The CEO, the architect, the government—now televised. The Broadcast as Ritual Television is not neutral. It is a stage, a pulpit, a ledger made visible. When Brendan Rogers appears, the broadcast becomes a decree: Policy as Programming:  Every word doubles as law. Compliance as Audience: