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Natasha Lyonne in "Russian Doll" (Courtesy of Netflix)

Tardy to the “Russian Doll” party? Welcome, sweet birthday babies!

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Savannah Guthrie interviews Nick Sandmann (NBC)

Morning TV confessionals: From Nick Sandmann to Jussie Smollett, these interviews fail us

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Rachelle Lefevre in "Proven Innocent" (Jean Whiteside/FOX)

“Proven Innocent” and the power of social justice TV: “Audiences aren’t dumb. They’re fascinated”

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"At Home with Amy Sedaris" (truTV)

Smart Watch: Go home with Amy Sedaris and into wild, wild country with “Documentary Now!”

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(Amazon Studios)

“Lorena” confronts the truth about the Bobbitts — and how America failed her

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Yetide Badaki in "American Gods" (Starz)

A valentine from “American Gods” goddess of love: Permission to own your power

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Esquire March '19 Cover; Ncuti Gatwa in "Sex Education" (Esquire/Sam Taylor/Netflix)

Which boy’s life? Esquire’s “American Boy,” race, and masculinity at 17

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"One Day at a Time;" "Boomerang" (Ali Goldstein/Netflix/Kareem Black/BET)

What to watch this week: “One Day at a Time” returns and “Boomerang” premieres

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Jessica Williams and Phoebe Robinson in "2 Dope Queens" (Michele K. Short/HBO)

All hail HBO’s “2 Dope Queens” and their unpredictable magic

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Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon in "The Walking Dead" (Gene Page/AMC)

Zombie apocalypse is a bipartisan issue — on TVs across the U.S., at least

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"RuPaul's Drag Race" (Logo)

What we could lose when — not if — Netflix and its kind take over TV

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Adam Levine of Maroon 5 performs during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl 53 football game between the Los Angeles Rams and the New England Patriots Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019, in Atlanta. (AP/Mark Humphrey)

Super Bowl in the age of anxiety: Maroon 5’s boring halftime show was a symptom, not the disease

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Desus Nice and The Kid Mero in "Desus & Mero" (Micaiah Carter/Showtime)

“Desus & Mero” won’t give 2020 candidates a pass: “We bring up receipts”

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"Busy Tonight;" "The World's Best" (Jordin Althaus/E! Entertainment/Tyler Golden/WB)

Bring the joy: Watch “The World’s Best” and “Busy Tonight” for a shot of comfort

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Aliyah Royale and Noah Wyle in "The Red Line" (CBS)

What if TV told the truth about Chicago?

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Rachel Bilson as Helen and Vanessa Hudgens as Marge in "Drunk History" (Comedy Central)

“Drunk History” may be the most necessary show on TV now

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"Broad City" (Cara Howe)

What “Broad City” gives us: Celebrating the safe space of Abbi and Ilana before it’s gone

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"Conversations with A Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes" (Netflix)

Ted Bundy, “I Am the Night” and our secret obsession with psychos

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Ted Danson and Kristen Bell in "The Good Place" (Colleen Hayes/NBC)

None of us are getting in The Good Place: NBC’s comedy exposes the impossibility of virtue today

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Savannah Guthrie interviews Nick Sandmann (NBC)

How the media centers whiteness: “Today,” Nicholas Sandmann and “the others”

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Juliana Wimbles and Lamorne Morris in "Valley of the Boom" (National Geographic/Ed Araquel)

How “Valley of the Boom,” a story of tech world disruption, disrupts TV too

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Sonequa Martin-Green and James Frain in (Jan Thijs/CBS)

Where “Star Trek: Discovery” boldly goes: Season 2 explores feminist frontiers

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Regina Hall and Don Cheadle in "Black Monday" (Erin Simkin/Showtime)

Where to invest: “Black Monday,” “Suits” or Snoop Dogg’s “The Joker’s Wild”?

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Terry Crews and Melissa Fumero in "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (Vivian Zink/NBC)

The good cops of “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” are a scathing critique of destructive policing

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