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The crime show genre, whether it involves police detectives or private eyes and/or the various non-official specialists who help them, is one of the most popular on television. Audiences love the...
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Given the oversaturated nature of modern television, it’s only natural that at least some quality programming gets left in the dust. The good news is that many of these overlooked shows are still...
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The Broadway world was shocked when Beanie Feldstein announced she would leave the revival of “Funny Girl” after roughly three months in the role of comedienne Fanny Brice. The show debuted in...
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They say you don’t get a second chance to make a first impression, and that certainly applies to television pilots. It’s hard enough for the creators of a show to convince media moguls that their...
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The best TV shows, while entertaining, also function as historical references of their respective eras. Even examples such as “Mad Men” – which takes place decades in the past – deliver coded...
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Everybody loves a hero, but we seem to have a healthy appetite for antiheroes, too. Some of the most popular TV shows ever have been about characters who weren’t just flawed but were downright bad....
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It might seem surprising that some of our favorite characters are robots — by definition they’re not human. However, robots are literally what we make of them, and that’s all the more true of...
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Viewers of primetime television made some of the medium’s oldest shows must-see TV last month. To determine the 10 most watched primetime TV shows for the week of May 23, 2022, 24/7 Tempo...
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Few television genres have endured through the decades with the popularity of situation comedies — sitcoms for short. Picking up where comedic radio serials left off, early examples such as “I...
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“The Twilight Zone” brought TV audiences sci-fi, horror, fantasy, absurdism, and beyond, creating stories that excited, scared, and challenged viewers. Premiering in 1959, the series became known...
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A sixth season of the British speculative fiction anthology series “Black Mirror” is in development for Netflix, three years after the last season aired. Modeled after “The Twilight Zone,” it...
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For six seasons between 1999 and 2007, audiences were riveted by one of the most highly praised and groundbreaking TV dramas, “The Sopranos.” Each week they tuned in as Tony Soprano dealt with...
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The first half of May saw the finales of two highly regarded series on Netflix. “Grace and Frankie,” the sitcom from “Friends” writer and producer Marta Kauffman about two rivals (played by...
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