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Charles III Was Crowned King. But Can He Ever Be the Star?

On Saturday, Charles finally became the focal figure of the long-running royal TV drama — if only for a day.

Jerry Springer Was TV’s Biggest Populist (Give or Take a President)

The talk show populist threw the studio doors open, and all hell broke through.

Everybody Knows What Fox News Is Now

Even without a trial, the Dominion suit made plain that the network’s main goal is the maintenance of a reality bubble.

Unpacking the Roy Family in That Pivotal ‘Succession’ Episode

The Roy family has never felt more human than it has in this season’s third episode — or more alien.

‘Schoolhouse Rock!’ at 50: Those Are Magic Numbers

The educational snippets are the ultimate font of Gen X nostalgia. But what is it we’re nostalgic for?

Review: ‘Poker Face’ Is the Best New Detective Show of 1973

Natasha Lyonne turns working-class sleuth in Rian Johnson’s breezy throwback to a familiar mystery formula.

The Golden Globes Were Too Big to Fail

Did the awards get their legitimacy back? You can’t regain what you never had.

In 2022, TV Woke Up From the American Dream

How the TV of 2022 depicted the weird, warping pressures of work and ambition in a boom-and-bust economy.

Trevor Noah Made the World of ‘The Daily Show’ Bigger

But his choice to leave after just seven years is a sign that late night has gotten smaller.

One Last Broadcast for Queen Elizabeth II

The funeral for Queen Elizabeth II honored a seven-decade public life. It also felt like a capstone to the mass TV era that defined her...
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