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Ramy's Ramy Youssef and Hiam Abbass on the show's poignant Jerusulem epsiode

In season three, the timely Hulu comedy sees Ramy and Uncle Naseem travel to Israel

Tariq Raouf

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Samantha Morton on The Serpent Queen, In America, Minority Report, Morvern Callar, and much more

Max Gao

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Emmys 2022: The best, worst, and weirdest moments from TV's big night

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The 20 best TV shows of 2022 (so far)

Alison Foreman,

and Saloni Gajjar

TV Reviews

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This week's House Of The Dragon is undone by a slow first half

“Driftmark” initially feels soothing after last Sunday's episode—but not, unfortunately, all that interesting

Jenna Scherer

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Chucky returns with a confident, nasty season 2 on Syfy

Tom Philip

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Miles Teller soars but can't save SNL from autopilot

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Interview With The Vampire definitely does not suck

Jenna Scherer

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In defiance of death, The Rings Of Power brings hell to Middle-earth

Matt Schimkowitz

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William Shatner would like to save the planet through song

Kim Kardashian gets a slap on the wrist

How Succession star Hiam Abbass faced her fears with Hellraiser

What's on this week

What Beth Ditto learned from her Monarch costar Susan Sarandon

What To Watch

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What's on TV this week—Interview With The Vampire, A Friend Of The Family, Alaska Daily

Plus, Hasan Minhaj's standup special, a new series with Jake Lacy, and more fall TV premieres

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6 things you have to watch on TV this weekend

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What's on TV this week—Blonde hits Netflix, Ghosts returns for season 2

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6 things you have to watch on TV this weekend

Interviews

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Ramy's Ramy Youssef and Hiam Abbass on the show's poignant Jerusulem epsiode

In season three, the timely Hulu comedy sees Ramy and Uncle Naseem travel to Israel

Tariq Raouf

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What Beth Ditto learned from her Monarch costar Susan Sarandon

and Saloni Gajjar

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Our exclusive exit interview with House Of The Dragon’s late, great Strong men

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Bobby Moynihan on SNL, Sarah Palin, and his children's book

Clips

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This trailer for Discovery Plus's new Armie Hammer doc gets very dark, very fast

Allegations of abuse, dark family history, and more are heavily featured in House Of Hammer's first trailer

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Alexander Skarsgård does his best Werner Herzog in Documentary Now!'s "53rd" season teaser

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Dev doesn’t need NASA’s help in an exclusive For All Mankind clip

Matt Schimkowitz

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The Dream is finally real as Netflix debuts trailer for Neil Gaiman's The Sandman

Streaming Guides

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What to watch on Hulu: 27 best TV shows streaming right now

Catch up on new seasons of Ramy and Reservation Dogs, toast Schitt's Creek's arrival, and more

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What to watch on Netflix: 22 best TV shows streaming right now

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26 best TV shows streaming on Prime Video

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What to watch on Apple TV Plus: 14 best shows streaming right now

Reactions

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Why Harley Quinn's Diedrich Bader is actually the best Batman ever

Let us sing the praises of Bader's turn as the sad-boy Dark Knight on HBO Max's animated gem of a series

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The best new MCU character in years has She-Hulk fans wanting more

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House Of The Dragon's theme song feels a little too safe

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MTV can't decide who the VMAs are for, but Taylor Swift knows

Features

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How Adar accidentally paves the way for Sauron's return in The Rings Of Power

We finally have some insight into Adar's plan, but it seems (Mount) Doom-ed from the start

Matthew Jackson

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5 burning questions for House Of The Dragon episode 7

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5 ways to make Saturday Night Live better this season

Annie Berke

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Everything we know about The White Lotus season 2 so far

Inventory

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MA*SH at 50: The best episode for every main character on the show

To toast the series as it reaches the half-century milestone, let's zero in on the finest performances by its 11 key players

Lauren Coates

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5 burning questions before Andor begins

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TV Homecomings we wish we could have attended

and Saloni Gajjar

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6 episodes of Nathan For You that laid the groundwork for The Rehearsal

Random Roles

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Samantha Morton on The Serpent Queen, In America, Minority Report, Morvern Callar, and much more

With her leading turn in Starz's latest royal drama, as well as upcoming ones in The Whale and She Said, the beloved actor walks us through her storied career

Max Gao

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Addams Family star John Astin on playing Gomez, reading for Gandalf, meeting Fellini, and more

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Jake Johnson on Minx, New Girl, Mythic Quest, and his trick for making characters so damn likable

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From Rugrats to Atlantis to the Green M&M, Cree Summer has played nearly 400 characters

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The BAFTA-winning comedy, streaming now on HBO Max, reveals a very different but equally funny side of the actor behind Shadows scene-stealer Nadja

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