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By Kevin McDonough
As we bid goodbye to the 2021-'22 network television season, we can draw some sobering conclusions. Tonight's finales for "Survivor" and all three of Dick Wolf's "Chicago" series indicate that network success now depends on …
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5/25/22 06:00 AM
By Kevin McDonough
"Plague at the Golden Gate" on "American Experience" (9 p.m., PBS, TV-PG, check local listings) recalls history from more than a century ago with terrifying similarities to recent, controversial actions and social …
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5/24/22 06:00 AM
By Kevin McDonough
Streaming has been a blessing and a curse for storytellers. Just because something can stretch out to eight hour-long episodes doesn't mean it should.
Amazon Prime's "Night Sky" stars two Oscar winners, Sissy Spacek and J.K. …
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5/20/22 06:00 AM
By Kevin McDonough
The two-part profile "George Carlin's American Dream" (8 p.m. Saturday, HBO, TV-MA) concludes. Perhaps second only to Richard Pryor, Carlin is the most influential comedian to emerge from the turbulence of the 1960s and …
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5/20/22 06:00 AM
By Kevin McDonough
A "Schoolhouse Rocks" for a cynical age, "The G Word With Adam Conover" debuts on Netflix. The host of "Adam Ruins Everything" offers tongue-in-cheek descriptions of our government at work, highlighting the nuts-and-bolts …
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5/19/22 06:00 AM
By Kevin McDonough
Cat Deeley returns to host "So You Think You Can Dance" (9 p.m., Fox, TV-PG). Stephen Boss, Matthew Morrison and Jojo Siwa will preside as judges. This marks the 17th season of a series that hallmarks the end of the broadcast …
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5/18/22 06:00 AM
By Kevin McDonough
Paramount+ streams the three-part docuseries "Black Gold." A tale of scientific discovery, betrayal and coverup, it details how Exxon and the oil industry discovered more than 40 years ago that fossil fuels were a direct cause …
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5/17/22 06:00 AM
By Kevin McDonough
Apple TV+ has another winner with "The Essex Serpent," a stylish period piece series starring Claire Danes ("Homeland") and Tom Hiddleston ("The Night Manager").
Cora Seaborne (Danes) is first seen at the deathbed of her …
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5/13/22 06:00 AM
By Kevin McDonough
CBS dedicates its Saturday night to the 1986 thriller "Top Gun" (8 p.m.), presumably to promote the May 24 release of "Top Gun: Maverick."
Hollywood has a long history of remakes and sequels, but making one a full 36 years …
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5/13/22 06:00 AM
By Kevin McDonough
"Hacks" returns for a second season, streaming on HBO Max. Jean Smart, who has been great in so many roles, from "Designing Women" and "Frasier" to "24," "Fargo" and "Mare of Easttown," plays Deborah Vance, a Las Vegas-based …
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5/12/22 06:00 AM
By Kevin McDonough
You have to admire the genius of "The Quest," now streaming on Disney+. You may not watch it or like it, but you've got to stand back and admire its ability to blend scripted elements and reality TV tropes in a world out of a …
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5/11/22 06:00 AM
By Kevin McDonough
Jason Momoa ("Game of Thrones") narrates "American Masters: Waterman - Duke: Ambassador of Aloha" (9 p.m., PBS, TV-PG, check local listings). That's entirely fitting, since its subject is literally larger than life.
This …
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5/10/22 06:00 AM
By Kevin McDonough
What's in a name? Now streaming on Apple TV+, "The Big Conn" recalls the infamous Eric C. Conn, who stole a half-billion dollars from the government before going on the lam.
The docuseries is both detailed and whimsical, as …
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5/6/22 06:00 AM
By Kevin McDonough
TV has a weird relationship with Mother's Day, because TV has so often been weird to mothers.
In so many shows airing over so many decades, mothers were all but wiped out. From "My Three Sons" to "Bonanza" to "The Andy …
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5/6/22 06:00 AM
By Kevin McDonough
"Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" begins streaming today on Paramount+.
The streamer has doubled down on comfort food over the past two weeks, serving up a "Godfather" origin story with "The Offer" and now a prequel of classic …
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5/5/22 06:00 AM
By Kevin McDonough
Not made available for review, the Netflix documentary "Meltdown: Three Mile Island" debuts today. Created by producers behind the Oscar-winning movie "Erin Brockovich," it …
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5/4/22 06:00 AM
By Kevin McDonough
Most people I know try to avoid gossip and getting caught up in other people's drama. But where's the fun in that?
"Who Do You Believe?" (10 p.m., ABC, TV-14) asks viewers to wallow in both sides of an ugly situation, …
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5/3/22 06:00 AM
By Kevin McDonough
Shows set in show business tend to be weak. They generally ask viewers to find life-and-death consequences in mere entertainment.
At the same time, the show-within-a-show comedy series "Episodes" remains one of the best …
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4/29/22 06:00 AM
By Kevin McDonough
Sometimes the best series are the ones you don't quite understand. It's never quite clear what's going on in "Shining Girls," starring Elisabeth Moss, who also serves as executive producer. Apple TV+ will stream the first three …
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4/29/22 06:00 AM
By Kevin McDonough
Paramount+ streams the 10-part series "The Offer," a period piece about the drama behind the writing and creation of "The Godfather."
It's also a love letter to one of the most fruitful periods in Paramount history. Early in …
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4/28/22 06:00 AM
