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House Of The Dragon simmers down after a fiery battle

Episode five, "Regent," is solid but feels anticlimactic in the wake of Rhaenys' moment of glory

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Netflix's Exploding Kittens series is lost in translation

Isobel Lewis

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What's on TV this week—UnPrisoned and Cobra Kai

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Mastermind: To Think Like A Killer is an evocative spin on true-crime

Todd Lazarski

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The Boys dares to progress its story in the penultimate episode

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Maksim Chmerkovskiy on So You Think You Can Dance and meeting John Travolta

Scott Foley didn't know he was the killer in Scream 3

Wendell Pierce on why Elsbeth is unique for our times and why Treme is underrated

Joey Graziadei has some advice for the next Bachelor

Cheryl Hines would be interested in returning to Suburgatory

What To Watch

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What's on TV this week—UnPrisoned and Cobra Kai

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6 things to watch on TV this weekend

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What's on TV this week—Sunny and Mastermind: To Think Like A Killer

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5 things to watch on TV this week

Interviews

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House Of The Dragon's Tom Glynn-Carney on Aegon's torched existence

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Alan Taylor breaks down House Of The Dragon's game-changing episode

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Showrunner Rolin Jones on that explosive Interview With The Vampire finale

Tara Bennett

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Julio Torres on going beyond the punchline of his new HBO series Fantasmas

Matt Schimkowitz

Clips

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Shailene Woodley explores the sex lives of Three Women in new trailer

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A delayed The Old Man season 2 finally gets a trailer and release date

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The Umbrella Academy final season trailer teases one last apocalypse

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Apple TV+’s Time Bandits are taller, more computer-generated than ever in first trailer

Matt Schimkowitz

Streaming Guides

What to watch on Hulu: 51 best TV shows streaming right now

What to watch on Netflix: 45 best TV shows streaming right now

39 best TV shows streaming on Prime Video

What to watch on Apple TV Plus: 33 best shows streaming right now

35 best shows streaming right now on Peacock

33 best TV shows on Disney Plus right now

For Our Consideration

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For Our Consideration

On TV, 2024 is the year of the yearn

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For Our Consideration

What's your favorite season of a long-running TV show—and why is it season three?

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For Our Consideration

Parks And Recreation's Leslie and Ben are the greatest sitcom couple of all time

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For Our Consideration

Larry’s Broadway run is still the height of Curb Your Enthusiasm

Matt Schimkowitz

Reactions

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The Bear just changed the music montage as we know it

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The Bridgertons aren't the best family in the ton anymore, are they?

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Abbott Elementary's "love triangle" isn't fooling anybody

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That big twist in Sugar ruined the whole damn show

Random Roles

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Billy Zane on transforming into Larry Ray, enjoying the horror-comedy blend of Demon Knight, and adoring The Phantom

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Christine Lahti on the end of Evil, getting dizzy for Law & Order: SVU, and her love of Housekeeping

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Zach Woods on the anxiety of joining The Office, James Gandolfini's kindness, and his new Peacock show

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Mandy Moore on exploring genres with Dr. Death after a career-defining This Is Us role

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