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15 years after its premiere, why is Glee still constantly going viral?

While the show is easily mocked and memed today, it was also in on the joke (at the beginning, at least)

Isobel Lewis

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The Sympathizer recap: This very good TV show is so damn exhausting

Tom Philip

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What's on TV this week—Interview With The Vampire and Bridgerton are back

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Interview With The Vampire season 2 premiere: In the woods

Manuel Betancourt

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Saturday Night Live recap: Maya Rudolph is the Mother of Studio 8H

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Let’s rank every Restaurant Wars on Top Chef

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John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s In L.A. just ain't working

Michael Martin

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We're calling it: X-Men '97 is the greatest X-Men adaptation of all time

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The 25 best Saturday Night Live cast members of this century

Christina Izzo, Tim Lowery, and Sam Barsanti

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Maksim Chmerkovskiy on So You Think You Can Dance and meeting John Travolta

Scott Foley didn't know he was the killer in Scream 3

Wendell Pierce on why Elsbeth is unique for our times and why Treme is underrated

Joey Graziadei has some advice for the next Bachelor

Cheryl Hines would be interested in returning to Suburgatory

What To Watch

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What's on TV this week—Interview With The Vampire and Bridgerton are back

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6 things to watch on TV this weekend

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What's on TV this week—Dark Matter and Bodkin

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6 things to watch on TV this weekend

Interviews

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How Chucky's Don Mancini brilliantly reinvented his Child's Play franchise

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Josh Lucas on playing in Palm Royale's "fun comedy lab"

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Anna Sawai breaks down Shōgun's gutting penultimate episode

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How Shōgun's mesmerizing action sequences were made

Clips

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Netflix's Exploding Kittens trailer is about as random as you'd expect

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The Bear season 3 finally gets a teaser and release date

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Kevin Spacey's accusers speak out in Spacey Unmasked trailer

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Get in the van with We Are Lady Parts’ season two trailer

Matt Schimkowitz

Streaming Guides

What to watch on Hulu: 52 best TV shows streaming right now

What to watch on Netflix: 44 best TV shows streaming right now

39 best TV shows streaming on Prime Video

What to watch on Apple TV Plus: 32 best shows streaming right now

34 best shows streaming right now on Peacock

31 best TV shows on Disney Plus right now

For Our Consideration

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For Our Consideration

What's your favorite season of a long-running TV show—and why is it season three?

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For Our Consideration

Parks And Recreation's Leslie and Ben are the greatest sitcom couple of all time

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For Our Consideration

Larry’s Broadway run is still the height of Curb Your Enthusiasm

Matt Schimkowitz

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For Our Consideration

Hiroyuki Sanada can't stop being awesome

Reactions

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John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s In L.A. just ain't working so far

Michael Martin

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So what's the deal with Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show?

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Velma season 2 raises a middle finger to its haters

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Women are stealing the show in Shōgun

Features

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15 years after its premiere, why is Glee still constantly going viral?

Isobel Lewis

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Let’s rank every Restaurant Wars on Top Chef

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Why did it take 30 years for a Latino character to join the core X-Men on TV?

Isabel Sophia Dieppa Betancourt

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We're calling it: X-Men '97 is the greatest X-Men adaptation of all time

Random Roles

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Zach Woods on the anxiety of joining The Office, James Gandolfini's kindness, and his new Peacock show

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Mandy Moore on exploring genres with Dr. Death after a career-defining This Is Us role

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Stephen Root on Barry’s Monroe Fuches and three decades' worth of memorable characters

Meredith Hobbs Coons

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Mae Whitman on facing her fears for Up Here and being the biggest Arrested Development fan

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A not-so-limited <i>Shōgun </i>might return for season 2 after all

A not-so-limited Shōgun might return for season 2 after all

Shōgun star and producer Hiroyuki Sanada has inked a deal to return for potential season 2

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<i>The Sympathizer </i>recap: There's always an excuse for evil

The Sympathizer recap: There's always an excuse for evil

Art, exploitation, and the myth of authenticity push the Captain to a breaking point

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