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Netflix drops a provocative “House of Cards” teaser as Donald Trump is sworn in

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"Will & Grace" (NBC)

“Will & Grace” rides again: NBC to revive groundbreaking LGBT sitcom that feels painfully out of date now

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(PBS)

Frontline’s “Divided States of America” takes a hard look at the country’s fractures

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Jude Law in "The Young Pope." (HBO)

HBO’s “The Young Pope” makes high art for TV, but the result is less than divine

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Giovanni Ribisi in "Sneaky Pete" (Amazon Studios)

Must-devour TV: Bryan Cranston’s “Sneaky Pete” is your new binge-watch obsession

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Tom Hardy in "Taboo" (FX/Robert Viglasky)

Mucky intent makes “Taboo” a questionable proposition

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David Lynch (Getty/Frederick M. Brown)

My log has something to tell you: David Lynch waxes surreal for Showtime

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This image released by NBC shows Meryl Streep accepting the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017. (Paul Drinkwater/NBC via AP) (AP)

Fallon flubs, Streep soars: The highs and lows of the Golden Globes

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Image is everything: What Megyn Kelly’s network move tells us about NBC, and herself

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Todd Fisher, Debbie Reynolds, Carrie Fisher (Fisher Family Archives/HBO)

HBO gives us one last postcard to treasure in “Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds”

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"One Day at a Time" (Netflix/Michael Yarish)

This is it: “One Day at a Time” is the unifying family sitcom we didn’t know we needed

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Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen in "Portlandia" (IFC/Augusta Quirk)

Taking the Portland out of “Portlandia”: It’s less about place than it is about personalities

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Sherlock (PBS)

The lady vanishes: “Sherlock” and the case of the disposable women

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(NBC/Paul Drinkwater)

A modest proposal: Let’s not watch Arnold Schwarzenegger on “The New Celebrity Apprentice”

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"Game of Thrones," "The Crown," "Insecure" (HBO/Netflix)

Best of 2016: From “The Crown” to “Superstore,” here are the 15 best series of the year

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(HBO)

WATCH: 10 reasons we loved TV in 2016

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(Netflix)

LISTEN: “Marvel’s Luke Cage” and “Westworld” composers break down their shows’ signature sounds

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(Netflix)

Best TV moments of 2016: From Lady Lyanna to the Upside Down, here are 10 reasons we loved TV this year

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Carrie Fisher (Getty/Alberto E. Rodriguez)

Farewell, Carrie Fisher, a woman whose words were a force for good in the universe

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"Generation KKK" (A&E)

A&E cancels controversial unscripted series “Escaping the KKK”

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"Pee-Wee's Playhouse Christmas Special" (Netflix)

“Pee-wee’s Playhouse Christmas Special”: The last great holiday variety show?

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"Escaping the KKK" (A&E)

A&E changes “Generation KKK” title to “Escaping the KKK” in wake of backlash

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"Atlanta," "Game of Thrones," "Stranger Things" (FX/HBO/Netflix)

Peaky blinder: We’re in the age of too much television, and FX has the numbers to prove it

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(TBS)

Strange bedfellows: Making peace with Glenn Beck on “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee”

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