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

Amazon’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” mostly lives up to its name

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Sam Ligon and Kate Lebo (Adriana Janovich)

“Pie & Whiskey”: The joy of booze and butter

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"At Home with Amy Sedaris" (TruTV)

“At Home with Amy Sedaris”: Celebrating not-so-good housekeeping

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Oprah Winfrey (AP/Jeff Daly)

Jars full of blessings and frivolous bling: These are a few of “Oprah’s Favorite Things”

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DeWanda Wise in "She's Gotta Have It" (Netflix/David Lee)

“She’s Gotta Have It”: Sexy, funny and right on time

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Makayla Gilliam-Price (HBO)

“Baltimore Rising”: Questing for justice from the ground up

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Hari Kondabolu in "The Problem With Apu" (TruTV)

Confronting “The Problem with Apu”

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Sean Hannity (Getty/Nicholas Kamm)

Wake up and smell the coffee pods: The “Hannity” ad boycott means nothing

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Jon Bernthal in "Marvel's The Punisher" (Netflix/Jessica Miglio)

Jon Bernthal plays “Marvel’s The Punisher” and it is a brutal binge

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Ana Gasteyer (AP/Chris Pizzello)

“People like funny women now”: A chat with “Lady Dynamite” co-star Ana Gasteyer

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TIffany Haddish (Getty/Emma McIntyre)

This week Tiffany Haddish makes “Saturday Night Live” history. That’s not funny

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Louis C.K.; Jeffrey Tambor (Getty Images)

#NotHimToo: #MeToo hits its next stage

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Zhubin Parang (Sean Gallagher)

“The Daily Show with Trevor Noah,” A year into trumpland

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Sharon Stone in "Mosaic" (HBO)

“Mosaic”: Steven Soderbergh’s latest HBO show is an app

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Larry David in "Curb Your Enthusiasm" (HBO)

Has Larry David officially curbed our enthusiasm?

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Rami Malek and Carly Chaikin in "Mr. Robot" (USA/Michael Parmelee)

A matter of perspectives: “Mr. Robot” takes a long shot

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"SMILF" (Showtime)

SMILF: Single lady seeks satisfaction but leaves us cold

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Alias Grace (Jan Thijs)

A different maid’s tale: The beautiful deceit of “Alias Grace”

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Shawn Ryan; Aaron Rahsaan Thomas (Getty/Dia Dipasupil)

A welcome update of “S.W.A.T.” debuts on the heels of a grim diversity report on TV writers rooms

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David Wain (Getty/Imeh Akpanudosen)

“I called this”: How David Wain mastered fake news with a Manafort joke

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"Stranger Things" (Netflix/Jackson Davis)

How “Stranger Things 2” cloaks racial tension in the heartland

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Melissa Mays (Getty/Ilya S. Savenok)

“We’re still being poisoned”: A chat with activist Melissa Mays about “Flint”

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"The David S. Pumpkins Animated Halloween Special" (NBC)

The Curious Case of “The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special”

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"The Rundown;" "I Love You, America" (BET/Hulu)

With “I Love You, America” and “The Rundown,” two women join the comedy talk show fray

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