'Doctor Who' Goes Back To Basics, With A Twist
In a down-to-earth yet emotional season opener, Doctor Who introduces Jodie Whittaker's Doctor and her three companions.
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Life, Puberty And The Pursuit Of Horniness: 'Big Mouth,' Season 2
The filthy, sex-crazed animated series returns to Netflix with some new cast members, and a renewed commitment to charting — hilariously, yet sweetly — the hellish landscape of adolescence.
On 'SNL,' '60 Minutes' And More, How Networks And Cable Covered Kavanaugh
Critic David Bianculli looks back at the history of televised government hearings, including the Senate Confirmation Hearings of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
'The Good Place' Gets Down To Earth, Where It Continues To Delight
The third-season premiere of NBC's The Good Place added a couple of characters, posed some new questions, and pondered a fast-food miracle.
Good News And Bad News: 'Murphy Brown' Is Exactly What It Used To Be
Murphy Brown is back, and although it's good to see the unapologetically loudmouthed lead character again, it's not clear that the show is equipped to deal with 2018.
'Murphy Brown' Returns, With Familiarly Defiant — And Heavy-Handed — Humor
Twenty years later, the core surviving members of the original cast are back, and so is the show's proudly liberal spirit. If you're in tune with that, then Murphy Brown, once again, is for you.
'New Amsterdam' Brings In The One Man Who Can Save Medicine (And The World)
This year's crop of broadcast network pilots brings us a medical show that suggests that if a man comes into a public hospital with the right kind of moxie and the right musical cues, he can fix it.
Emma Stone Grounds The Funny, Fidgety 'Maniac'
Not everything works with Netflix's offbeat comedy-drama weaving the story of a mad scientist with the dreams of two of his subjects. But lead Emma Stone and director Cary Fukunaga are in top form.
How To Defend Season 2 Of 'American Vandal' Against Its Naysayers
Now that enough people have seen the second season of Netflix's comedy/drama/true crime parody, your weekend will be full of people comparing it unfavorably to season one. Here's why they're wrong.
'Jane Fonda In Five Acts' Reveals The Shifting Identities Of An Icon
Susan Lacy's terrific HBO documentary examines Fonda's juicy, controversial life in five parts. The first four are named for a man under whose influence Fonda lived; in the fifth, she stands alone.