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"Sorry For Your Loss" (Facebook Watch)

“Sorry for Your Loss,” an honest and real show about grief, actually uses Facebook for good

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When Daniel Sawka began making “Icebox” he had to convince people child migrant detention was real

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Rachel Brosnahan in season 2 of "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" (Amazon Studios)

“Midge has picked a man’s world”: “Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” creators talk season 2’s struggles

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Hasan Minhaj (Mark Seliger/Netflix)

Hasan Minhaj on the joy of making “Patriot Act” and keeping the political personal

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"The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" (Amazon Prime Video)

Smart Watch: Emmy winner “Mrs. Maisel” is still marvelous in a dazzling season 2

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"Mike Judge Presents: Tales from the Tour Bus" (Cinemax)

Funk was the black answer to “Star Wars”: Take the trip with “Tales From the Tour Bus”

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"The Conners" (ABC/Eric McCandless)

Without Roseanne, who are “The Conners” now?

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(CNN)

CNN and NBC betray Sunday viewers seeking analysis on damning climate change report

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The Panama Papers (Epix)

“The system is rigged”: How the crimes of “The Panama Papers” affect us all

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"Christmas Everlasting" (Hallmark)

Smart Watch: Finally, Hallmark Channel’s Christmas romances aren’t all white

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(goop.com)

Breakfast with giraffes? Goop’s ridiculous holiday gift guide makes Oprah’s look downright relatable

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Eric Bana as John Meehan and Connie Britton as Debra Newell in "Dirty John" (Jordin Althaus/Bravo)

Viral podcast “Dirty John” goes Bravo: It’s true crime, “Real Housewives”-style

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Paul Dano as David Sweat and Benicio Del Toro as Richard Matt in "Escape at Dannemora" (Chris Saunders/Showtime)

“Escape at Dannemora” is no “Shawshank Redemption” — and that’s on purpose

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(Getty/Ron Sachs)

The walls are closing in on Trump, says “Enemies: The President, Justice & the FBI” author Weiner

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Benicio Del Toro as Richard Matt and Patricia Arquette as Tilly in "Escape at Dannemora" (Chris Saunders/Showtime)

Smart Watch: “My Brilliant Friend” and “Escape at Dannemora” mark the start of awards (bait) season

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Former White House intern Monica Lewinsky meeting President Bill Clinton at a White House function submitted as evidence in documents by the Starr investigation. (Getty Images)

The jagged hindsight of “The Clinton Affair”: 20 years later, it looks like a different story

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Joanna Gaines and Chip Gaines (AP/Brian Ach)

First Waco, now you: Chip and Joanna Gaines are fixing up America next

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Hasan Minhaj in "Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj" (Cara Howe/Netflix)

Hasan Minhaj’s (r)evolution: “Patriot Act” breaks free from “The Daily Show” format and soars

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Catherine Shepherd in "Sally4Ever" (Courtesy of Sky)

Smart Watch: From “Sally4Ever” to “This Is Us,” there’s no “eff your feelings” this week on TV

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Michael Dorman in "Patriot" (Stephanie Branchu)

A spy like us: Amazon’s “Patriot” is the screw-up’s answer to TV’s super-agents

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James Carville (MSNBC)

TV news learned nothing from 2016: Sports-style election coverage remains terrible and short-sighted

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(AP/Alex Brandon)

NBC just can’t quit Trump: Anti-immigrant ad flouted the network’s “respect and dignity” pledge

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Charles Barkley in "Shut Up & Dribble" (Showtime)

“Shut Up and Dribble” hits its shot: A powerful rebuttal to Laura Ingraham — and so much more

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Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes in "The Walking Dead" (Jackson Lee Davis/AMC)

Smart Watch: “The Walking Dead” axes Rick Grimes, as TV cancels Difficult Men

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