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Fox apologizes for canceling The Cleveland Show by letting Seth MacFarlane creep into the Simpsons finale. Also: Marrital quasi-bliss in Westeros and an awkward meeting for Selina Meyer that doesn’t involve a foreign dignitary. 

Call your mom, tell her you love her—and that she should watch Family Tree. Also: Season finales, ahoy! 

American Dad is our latest reminder of the relentless march of time as it hits 150 episodes. Also: Game Of Thrones tries to marry off its problems, and Pete Campbell keeps up his tradition of making everyone really, truly uncomfortable.

 It's going to have to come up with more puns now.

What have those crazy, vengeance-seeking kids of Revenge been up to? Also: Finale time for The Good Wife and Vikings, which don’t get to enjoy the full spoils of spring sweeps.

The Bletchley Circle revives a bygone era (like a few months ago) when British spies still existed on TV. Also: Bob’s Burgers bets the basement and Mad Men gets extra-secretive.

HBO sensed that your Sunday wasn’t busy enough, so it’s throwing Veep into the mix. Also: The Borgias are try to steal your attention from Mad Men, too.  

An angry Internet debate about New York’s Upright Citizens Brigade theater highlights the schism—and lack of understanding—in stage comedy.

Another list from The A.V. Club.

After nearly a decade of hourlong series driving the conversation about “good TV,” half-hour shows were at the head of the class this year.

Find out what series almost made the list—and which writers need to be bugged about not watching Game Of Thrones.

The A.V. Club names the best TV show of 2012.

The A.V. Club asked some of our favorite celebrities for their favorite sounds and sights of the past year.

And also several nods for Homeland and Django Unchained, so it’s not all bad.

The A.V. Club asked some of our favorite celebrities for their favorite sounds and sights of the past year.

The 2012 Primetime Emmy Awards were the usual mix of ignoring anything new with abruptly forgetting old favorites to reward something new. The big winners were Homeland, Modern Family, and Game Change, each winning four awards in the...

We’ve passed the halfway point of the year. Here’s an early look at what’s trending on our favorite-things-of-2012 lists. 

The Emmy nominations were announced this morning in Los Angeles. They mostly liked good things, but some of the things they liked were not as good.

Lena Dunham’s much-contested series isn’t trying to fit into a male worldview, and some people are not okay with that. 

Mad Men ends a season while True Blood begins one, fanning the flames of the eternal advertiser/vampire feud. Also: Selina Meyer ends her first term, and Scuzzlebutt is coming right for us! 

A trip through the looking glass.

A&E's new Western series Longmire isn't there just yet, but at least it's copying the answers off of the right shows. Also: Game Of Thrones' second season comes to an end.

War is coming? No, war is here on Game Of Thrones. Also: Don Draper works for (and through) the weekend, while Selina Meyer encounters hostility in Baltimore.

HBO's Veep churns out a few fun fake PSAs.

Family Guy still has plenty of ideas—like doing a sequel to an episode based on viewer-submitted story pitches. Also: Lady Gaga, Beefsquatch, and Harry Crane sightings.