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‘Insecure,’ ‘High Maintenance’ call it a day the right way

They’ll leave us wanting more, not less.

A reader looks to lasso more upbeat TV shows

Our critic has some ideas for comedies that offer a perfect escape from the real world.

Inauguration events will be all over TV and the Web

The ceremony is at noon. At 8:30 p.m., there will be a 90-minute TV event called “Celebrating America.”

More ‘Sex and the City’? Not tonight, we’re tired

The HBO Max revival of the series is wrongheaded on so many levels.

DON AUCOIN
From the people who create Trump comedy, a sobering response to tragedy
Late-night hosts and other humorists have reacted to the mob violence at the Capitol with a combination of fury and solemnity that matches this moment of national crisis — and shows no sign of abating.

TELEVISION
It’s easy to see appeal of ‘Miss Scarlet & the Duke’
The new six-part “Masterpiece” series, which premieres Sunday on GBH 2, is not very challenging. It’s got a blue-sky vibe, like those old USA crime shows, with small comic bits woven into the weekly procedural doings.

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It’s easy to warm up to likable ensemble on ‘The Unicorn’

Now in its second season, the CBS comedy is nothing to make a big deal about. But I like the chemistry among the friends and the fantasy that the writers play with.

COMFORT ZONE

It’s never too late to catch up on a good TV show

I don’t know anyone, including other TV critics, who is so consistently up to date with the better shows that they have nothing old on their “still to watch” list.

Matthew Gilbert | Your TV GPS

This week’s TV: A new Batwoman, Wanda and Vision in suburbia, and Kyra Sedgwick’s new sitcom

Globe critic Matthew Gilbert navigates the week in TV.

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Looking for Quibi content? Go to Roku.

The failed streamer, which featured short series and movies for mobile viewing only, has sold the rights to most of its programming to Roku.

TELEVISION

The other British empire: ‘Masterpiece’ turns 50

The PBS series, known for its period dramas, has evolved with the times, hatched hits like "Downton Abbey," and exerted its influence across all of television.

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‘Masterpiece’ favorites of a more recent vintage

Some of the series' best from the last 25 years include "Bleak House," "The Virgin Queen," "Wolf Hall," and "The Way We Live Now."

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More viewers in tune with ‘Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist’

It hit a new viewership high this week, as the lead-in to the popular “This Is Us.”

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Cable news must not give private citizen Trump the airtime he’ll crave. But can they resist?

Television has a particular obligation to not sustain the power of post-presidential Trump because it did so much to create presidential Trump.