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(HBO/Craig Blankenhorn)

No laughing matter: Sarah Jessica Parker’s latest HBO series, “Divorce,” mines pain from a hard place

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(Amazon Studios/Merie Wallace)

Sympathy for Sarah Pfefferman, please: “It’s always hard to hear when people don’t like you or think you’re a selfish jerk”

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Issa Rae in "Insecure" (Insecure)

Issa Rae’s sublime “Insecure”: HBO’s new witty, ironic portrayal of young single professionals hits fresh and familiar notes

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Mike Colter in "Luke Cage" (Netflix/Myles Aronowitz)

“Luke Cage” star Mike Colter: “If I was a little boy today, I’d fantasize about being able to be shot and not be killed”

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Bruce Campbell in "Ash vs Evil Dead" (Starz)

In Ash we trust: “Ash vs Evil Dead” returns in our darkest hour to save us

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"Crisis in Six Scenes" (Amazon Studios)

Woody Allen’s “Crisis” debacle: When the filmmaker said Amazon would regret this deal, he wasn’t joking

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Thandie Newton and Rodrigo Santoro in "Westworld" (HBO)

To be a woman in “Westworld”: HBO’s brutality fetish still going strong in presumptive “Game of Thrones” successor

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Lester Holt speaks to the audience before the start of the presidential debate in Hempstead, New York, September 26, 2016. (Reuters/Mike Segar)

“The most abnormal event I’ve ever witnessed”: In a wild battle between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, Lester Holt was the big loser

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Bill Hader in "Documentary Now!" (IFC/Rhys Thomas)

Exclusive: Watch Bill Hader’s genius Spalding Gray parody for “Documentary Now!”

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Mike Colter in "Luke Cage" (Netflix)

Luke Cage’s bulletproof body: “Marvel’s Luke Cage” is a needed dose of cool at a painful time

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

Losing our religion: “The Exorcist” and “The Good Place” examine very different aspects of belief

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Jeffrey Tambor in "Transparent" (Amazon Studios)

“Why am I so unhappy?”: “Transparent” enters a season of grief

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Kiefer Sutherland in "Designated Survivor" (ABC)

America’s outsider POTUS fantasy: “Designated Survivor” gives us the president we claim to want

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Gerald McRaney and Milo Ventimiglia in "This Is Us" (Paul Drinkwater/NBC)

Watch and weep: “This Is Us” will give you something to cry about

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Tatiana Maslany; Rami Malek accept awards at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards, September 18, 2016. (Reuters/Mike Blake)

Emmy Awards catch up to fans: Finally, Academy voters are watching the same shows we are

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Ben Sinclair in "High Maintenance" (HBO)

Smoke this show: “High Maintenance” and “Mary + Jane” deliver the mainstream weed experience

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Rami Malek in "Mr. Robot;" Lena Headey in "Game of Thrones" (USA/HBO)

Can “Mr. Robot” hack “Game of Thrones”? Let’s predict the Emmys winners and losers

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(Comedy Central)

“South Park” still has teeth: 20 seasons in, the cartoon’s irreverent insights keep landing

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Fred Armisen in "The Bunker" (IFC)

TV to soothe election panic: “The Contenders” offers historical perspective, “The Bunker” gently skewers the process

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Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins of "The Great British Bake Off" (BBC)

Mel and Sue are leaving the tent: Can “The Great British Bake Off” still rise without these key ingredients?

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Tig Notaro and Rya Kihlstedt in "One Mississippi" (Amazon)

The half-hour heartbreak: Amazon’s new comedies find laughs in painful places

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Pamela Adlon in "Better Things" (FX/Colleen Hayes)

A comedy for grown women: “Better Things” nails the dance of modern female adulthood

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"Queen Sugar" (OWN)

The slow sweetness of “Queen Sugar”: Ava DuVernay’s drama takes its time, but the journey is worthwhile

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Donald Glover and Brian Tyree Henry in "Atlanta" (FX)

Fearless, fresh “Atlanta”: Donald Glover’s dreamy, surreal series is infused with peculiar magic

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