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Vulture and New York TV critic Jen Chaney previously worked for the Washington Post and has bylines at the New York Times and Vanity Fair. She also wrote As If: The Complete Oral History of Clueless.

  1. Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys on Saying Good-bye to The AmericansThey aren’t as sad about the end of their show as you might think.
  2. Cynthia Nixon Is Running for Office, But Some Can Only See Miranda HobbesMany were immediately dismissive of the actor-activist’s candidacy.
  3. Wild Wild Country May Be the Craziest Series You Watch All YearAs promised, it’s wild as hell.
  4. Let’s Talk About the End of LoveIt surprised me at a moment when I wasn’t necessarily expecting any surprises from Love.
  5. All the Ways Rise Is Different From the Book That Inspired ItA breakdown of the many differences between NBC’s TV show and Michael Sokolove’s book Drama High.
  6. The This Is Us Finale Confirms This Show Is No Longer Comfort FoodOh my God, this show is the saddest thing on network television.
  7. Jason Katims on Rise and the Tricky Art of Adaptation“Friday Night Lights wasn’t far from my mind.”
  8. NBC’s Rise Is High School Musical With a Friday Night Lights VibeThe Jason Katims show is lovely, but not without its flaws.
  9. Nailed It Is the Cooking Show You Did Not Know You NeededThis Netflix series, hosted by Nicole Byer, finds the positive in total baking fails.
  10. Love Ends, With a Few SurprisesThe final season of the Netflix series goes to unexpected places in its third act.
  11. American Idol Is Back and Desperate to Inspire YouNow on ABC instead of Fox, the original singing competition has gotten sprinkled with a bit of Disney pixie dust.
  12. J.J. Totah Is the Breakout Star of Mindy Kaling’s Mostly Solid ChampionsMindy Kaling’s latest gets funnier post-pilot, and its young performing-arts student is a big reason why.
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    You Owe It to Yourself to Watch Divorce Season TwoThe second season was a vast improvement over the first.
  14. The Messy E! Oscar Pre-Show Proved That Red-Carpet Coverage Needs to Be RevampedKeeping Ryan Seacrest on E! was a bad move.
  15. Unsolved Is Worth Watching Even If You Know Everything About Biggie and TupacThis limited series adds compelling shades and angles to an American crime story that might have seemed too familiar.
  16. Good Girls Arrives at the Right Cultural MomentThe NBC series about three moms turned criminals is Breaking Bad meets Time’s Up.
  17. Ugly Delicious Is Satisfying TV That Will Make You So Damn HungryWatch this show from Momofuku’s David Chang. But seriously, don’t do it without snacks.
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    Celebrity Big Brother Is a Very Political Show, But Not Because of OmarosaLike it or not, shows like Celebrity Big Brother reflect the state of politics in 2018.
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    The 5 Things That Make an Olympics Broadcaster GreatTara Lipinski and Johnny Weir are the gold standard of what Olympics coverage should look like.
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    Everything Sucks! Most Definitely Does Not SuckThe new Netflix comedy about teens in the 1990s is nostalgia-heavy, but sweet.
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    This Close on Sundance Now Is a Subtle, Groundbreaking GemThe new Sundance Now series is a refreshingly low-key portrait of deaf best friends and their relationships.
  22. David Letterman’s Netflix Show Underscores the Value of the Talk-Show InterviewWith the second episode of My Next Guest Needs No Introduction, Letterman continues to make the case that talk shows should be about conversations.
  23. Here and Now Is Here and Not Worth WatchingAlan Ball’s third HBO series is no Six Feet Under or True Blood.
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    Our Cartoon President Should Probably Be ImpeachedWe’ve heard too many of this show’s Trump jokes already.
  25. This Is Us Was Never Just About Jack Pearson’s DeathWhy Jack’s demise should mark the end of This Is Us fan theories.
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    Queer Eye Gets a Netflix Makeover (and It Still Works, Honey)The new Fab Five heads to Trump Country.
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    Remembering John Mahoney, the Frasier Star With the Twinkle in His EyeOn Frasier and in his film roles, Mahoney’s exuberance shone brightly.
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    2 Dope Queens Is a Terrific Newcomer to Late-Night TVJessica Williams and Phoebe Robinson’s HBO comedy series is like their podcast, just a little fancier.
  29. Altered Carbon Is an Over-Stacked Cyberpunk MessNetflix’s ambitious sci-fi series should be provocative, but it’s mostly just a slog.
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    All the Ways The Good Place Season Finale Is Like LostIn its season-two finale, The Good Place had its very own “hydrogen bomb” moment.
  31. The 10 Most Significant Super Bowl Lead-Out TV Episodes in HistoryRead all the way to the end for a prediction about who will win this year’s Super Bowl.
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    A.P. Bio is Not Exactly Advanced Placement TVThe new NBC sitcom could be at least a B, but it settles for C-minus.
  33. In Citizen Rose, Rose McGowan Speaks Out, Whether You Like It or NotThe E! documentary, airing the same day McGowan’s book is released, is simultaneously intimate and withholding.
  34. A Plea to Save Great News, One of the Funniest Shows on TVPlease don’t cancel it, NBC.
  35. One Day at a Time Is Back, and Rest Assured, It’s Still GreatRita Moreno is physically incapable of being anything less than delightful.
  36. Let’s Talk About the Dark Season FinaleA guide to understanding the German time-travel thriller.
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    Mosaic Is an Intriguing Puzzle, But Your Patience With It May VarySteven Soderbergh tells a story of a ski-town murder and intentionally doesn’t fill in all the blanks.
  38. The Rise of the Messed-Up Parent on TVToday’s parents are materialistic, neurotic, and very, very immature.
  39. The 50 Most Definitive Family TV Shows, RankedFrom The Simpsons to the Kardashians, these shows made a mark on the genre, and American culture.
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    Black Lightning Is the Perfect Superhero Show for the MomentIts slick, smart, and infused with a social conscience.
  41. Where Does the Family TV Show Go From Here?From The Waltons to Roseanne 2.0.
  42. Is Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams the New Black Mirror?We’re slipping into the twilight zone.
  43. Spring Is the Best Season for Rom-ComsBroadcast News. Notting Hill. All those teen movies with prom scenes. Are you really going to argue with this?
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    David Bowie: The Last Five Years Brings a Pop Icon Back to LifeOn what would have been Bowie’s 71st birthday, a terrific documentary about the last chapter of his career.
  45. This Year’s Golden Globes Were Elevated by Women (and Especially Oprah)Only Winfrey made everybody feel what the moment was about.
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    The Golden Globes Red-Carpet Coverage Changes, But Only a LittleThe preshows on E! and NBC were more serious than usual, and just as awkward as ever.
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    Natalie Portman on How the Time’s Up Initiative Will WorkThe actress on how the effort may affect multiple industries and, on a much smaller scale, the Golden Globes on Sunday.
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    The End of the F***ing World Isn’t Nearly As Bleak As It LooksWhat starts out as a dark British drama ultimately finds glimmers of humanity.
  49. Who Should (and Will) Win at the Golden Globes This Weekend?The Post or The Shape of Water? The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel or SMILF?
  50. 39 TV Shows We Can’t Wait to See in 2018American Crime Story, Marvel’s Jessica Jones, Atlanta, Blue Planet II, and much, much more.
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