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February 23, 2026
CBS’ ‘CIA’ Works Fine as an Average Law Enforcement Procedural: TV Review
A spinoff of CBS and Dick Wolf’s long-running drama series “FBI,” “CIA” follows an elite FBI/CIA fusion cell that investigates international plots, terrorist cells and geopolitical secrets. A gener...
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February 20, 2026
32 Overlooked Black TV Shows, From ‘The Best Man: The Final Chapters’ to ‘The 1619 Project’
Television has always been more than an escape for me. Growing up in the 1990s and early 2000s on the South Side of Chicago, I was always thrilled to see women and girls who looked like me and remi...
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February 20, 2026
Sterling K. Brown’s ‘Paradise’ Season 2 Is Heart-Wrenching and Revelatory: TV Review
When we last saw Xavier Collins (Sterling K. Brown) at the end of “Paradise” Season 1, the rogue secret service agent was leaving the Colorado compound where he and his two children, Presley (Aliya...
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February 18, 2026
Dove Cameron Enchants in Prime Video’s Surprising Erotic Thriller ’56 Days’: TV Review
The dating landscape is precarious at best. Therefore, when connection and attraction are mutual, they can create a frenzied, destructive obsession. Based on Catherine Ryan Howard’s best-selling no...
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February 12, 2026
Ryan Murphy’s ‘Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette’ Paints a Stunning Portrait of Love and Its Incompatibility With Fame: TV Review
With his latest anthology series, “Love Story,” executive producer Ryan Murphy is putting his stamp on some of the most enthralling couples across history. Created by Connor Hines and based on Eliz...
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February 8, 2026
Keke Palmer Is Brilliant in Peacock’s Chaotically Fun Horror Comedy ‘The ‘Burbs’: TV Review
Inspired by the 1989 film of the same name starring Tom Hanks, Peacock’s latest horror comedy, “The ‘Burbs,” created by Celeste Hughey, is a fun and terrifying series highlighting secrets, how litt...
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January 29, 2026
‘Bridgerton’ Season 4 Part 1 Succeeds Despite Benedict and Sophie’s Lackluster Romance: TV Review
After nearly two years, Netflix’s beloved 19th-century-set series “Bridgerton” has returned, and this time, the focus is on the love life of the esteemed family’s bisexual second son, Benedict Brid...
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January 21, 2026
Sophie Turner Is Exceptional in Prime Video’s Effective Heist Thriller ‘Steal’: TV Review
In this age of late-stage capitalism, the drudgery of working to barely make ends meet can feel like living in a simulation. In Prime Video’s latest thriller, “Steal,” created by Sotiris Nikias, Za...
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January 21, 2026
Ryan Murphy’s ‘The Beauty’ Isn’t Perfect, but It’s Still a Pleasure: TV Review
Beauty is pain — that’s a saying that has echoed across generations while being lobbed at women and femme-presenting people. Now in his latest FX series, “The Beauty,” Ryan Murphy and co-creator Ma...
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January 15, 2026
‘Starfleet Academy’ Is a Joyous Entry Into ‘Star Trek’s’ Iconic Legacy: TV Review
Sixty years after “Star Trek” first debuted, Paramount+’s “Star Trek: Starfleet Academy” is presenting the beloved franchise to a new generation, while paying homage to its legacy and millions of T...
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January 15, 2026
Netflix’s Agatha Christie Adaptation ‘Seven Dials’ Has Charm but Little Intrigue: TV Review
Based on Agatha Christie’s 1929 novel “The Seven Dials Mystery” and adapted for television by Chris Chibnall (of “Broadchurch” fame), Netflix’s “Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials” is a solid murder-mys...
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January 14, 2026
BritBox’s ‘Riot Women’ Is a Thoughtful but Imperfect Menopausal Ride: TV Review
For years, there has been a consensus in society that women over a certain age become invisible. Sexism and misogyny have made women feel redundant in their own lives and experiences. In the fifth ...
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January 14, 2026
Idris Elba’s ‘Hijack’ Season 2 Derails the Entire Franchise: TV Review
In Season 1 of Apple TV’s “Hijack,” Idris Elba’s Sam Nelson boarded a Kingdom Airlines flight from Dubai to his home base of London. A lawyer and shrewd negotiator, Sam quickly determined the plane...
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January 9, 2026
‘Bug’ Broadway Review: Carrie Coon’s Gutting Performance Elevates This Horror Thriller
Thirty years after it initially debuted in London, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tracy Letts’ “Bug” is finally getting its Broadway bow. Directed by Obie Award winner David Cormer, the disturbi...
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January 8, 2026
Tessa Thompson and Jon Bernthal’s Shocking Netflix Murder Thriller ‘His & Hers’ Is Deliciously Bonkers: TV Review
Netflix’s “His & Hers,” based on the acclaimed novel by Alice Feeney and adapted for television by William Oldroyd, appears, at first, to be a typical, albeit engaging, mystery thriller full of...
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December 27, 2025
Simu Liu’s Espionage Thriller ‘The Copenhagen Test’ Is a Dastardly Disappointment: TV Review
“The Copenhagen Test” is an espionage thriller that turns on loyalty, revenge and integrity. The Peacock series follows Alexander Hale (Simu Liu), an intelligence analyst with The Orphanage, an org...
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December 26, 2025
Netflix’s ‘Run Away’ Is a Mind-Bending Harlan Coben Mystery Thriller: TV Review
As per tradition, Netflix is kicking off the New Year with a new Harlan Coben mystery thriller — in this case, it’s “Run Away.” Adapted for television by Danny Brocklehurst, who was also at the hel...
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December 23, 2025
The Worst TV Shows of 2025
We are allegedly beyond the namesake apex of peak TV, yet the television landscape remains far too vast for anyone to watch it all; there’s only so many hours in a day, let alone free ones. With so...
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December 16, 2025
‘Fallout’ Ups Its Game Even Further in a Bloodier, More Expansive Season 2: TV Review
Prime Video’s post-apocalyptic drama “Fallout” has returned for Season 2, and it’s even bigger and more explosive than the first. Inspired by the beloved video game, in Season 1, creators Geneva Ro...
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December 10, 2025
‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’ Season 2 Is Darker and Just as Compelling: TV Review
Two years after its debut, “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” has returned for a powerful second season that stands just as tall as the first. Season 1 followed the snarky and precocious demigod Per...
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December 9, 2025
The Best TV Shows of 2025
In 2025, even a challenged television landscape was rife with transportive stories. From streamers to broadcast networks, these narratives immersed viewers in different time periods, alternative un...
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December 1, 2025
Starz’s ‘Spartacus: House of Ashur’ Is a Thrilling Sequel For the Blood-Filled Gladiator Franchise: TV Review
Fifteen years after the debut of Starz’s hit drama “Spartacus: Blood and Sand,” creator Steven S. DeKnight is returning to the ancient Roman Republic to rewrite history with the sequel series, “Spa...
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