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"The Handmaid's Tale" (Hulu/George Kraychyk)

What a fresh hell this is: “The Handmaid’s Tale” returns

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Thandie Newton in "Westworld" (HBO)

“Westworld” returns, upgraded and simplified

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Tracey Ullman in "Howards End" (Starz/Kurt Iswarienko)

Tracey Ullman takes on Starz’s “Howards End”

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Kerry Washington on "Scandal;" Donald Trump (Getty/Chris Kleponis/ABC/Richard Cartwright)

“Scandal” series finale: Closing the door on a White House fantasy

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Michael Fishman, Laurie Metcalf, Jayden Rey, and Roseanne Barr on "Roseanne" (ABC/Adam Rose)

There’s something about Mary: “Roseanne” and the almost invisible girl

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James Comey (ABC)

Comey and Stormy: TV bookends to a pair of character studies

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Danny Boyle (AP/Chris Pizzello)

The burden of wealth: Director Danny Boyle talks about “Trust”

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Sandra Oh as Eve Polastri in "Killing Eve" (BBC/Nick Briggs)

“This is exactly where we are now”: A chat with Sandra Oh and the cast of “Killing Eve”

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Wyatt Cenac in Cincinnati on "Wyatt Cenac's Problem Areas" (HBO/Anne Marie Fox)

The necessary discomfort of “Wyatt Cenac’s Problem Areas”

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Lecy Goranson and Sara Gilbert in "Roseanne" (ABC/Greg Gayne)

“Roseanne” and “Good Times”: A ballad for Becky and Darlene

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(Reuters/Carlos Barria/PBS)

Tracing “Trump’s Takeover”: A chat with “Frontline” producer Michael Kirk

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Apu voiced by Hank Azaria on "The Simpsons" (FOX)

“The Simpsons” just made its Apu problem worse — and proved its creative bankruptcy

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Jodie Comer and Sandra Oh in "Killing Eve" (BBC America)

BBC America’s “Killing Eve”: Murder most feminist

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Henry Winkler in "Barry" (HBO)

The zen of Henry Winkler, star of HBO’s “Barry”

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"One Day At A Time;" "Fresh Off The Boat;' "The Middle" (Netflix/ABC)

Reminder: “Roseanne” is not the only “real” American sitcom

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Tracy Morgan and Allen Maldonado in "The Last O.G." (TBS/Francisco Roman)

“The Last O.G.”: Tracy Morgan’s unexpected fresh start

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Laura Ingraham (Getty/Chip Somodevilla)

It’s official: Laura Ingraham will return to Fox News

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Steve Zahn and Natalie Martinez in "The Crossing" (ABC)

“The Crossing”: A sci-fi parable set adrift in midseason

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Sara Bareilles as Mary Magdalene and John Legend as Jesus Christ in "Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert!" (NBC/Virginia Sherwood)

What a friend we have in Black Jesus: “Jesus Christ Superstar Live”

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Dan Stevens as David Haller in "Legion" (FX/Matthias Clamer)

“Legion” season 2 and the art of depicting sanity in a mad world

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Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys in "The Americans" (FX/Patrick Harbron)

From Russia, not in love: How will “The Americans” play out?

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Roseanne Barr and John Goodman in "Roseanne" (ABC/Adam Rose)

“Roseanne” returns with a vision of grudging tolerance

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United Farm Workers leader Dolores Huerta organizing marchers on the 2nd day of March Coachella in Coachella, CA 1969. (George Ballis/Take Stock/The Image Works)

As the March for Our Lives grabs headlines, PBS presents “Dolores,” godmother of social struggle

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Josh Radnor in "Rise" (NBC/Virginia Sherwood)

“Rise”: Guys, here’s how not to be a male ally

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