Bob CollinsOn Thursday night, over the closing credits, NBC ran this clip of a young man playing the hit show’s theme.
A little — very, very little — sleuthing reveals that he’s Nathan Robinson, a 15 year old Massachusetts kid who died this winter from the flu.
As the flu season winds down, the CDC reports this week that 59 children have died from the flu nationwide this season.
The agency says flu deaths this year have been above the definition of “epidemic” for 12 straight weeks.
The national map through last Saturday shows the hardest-hit areas:
