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Two new NBC series tap decades-old movies for inspiration

The network is going back to the 2000 movie “Finding Forrester” and the 1991 film “Fried Green Tomatoes.”

In HBO’s ‘Baby God,’ reckoning with the truth of a fertility doctor who secretly fathered countless kids

For decades, Dr. Quincy Fortier impregnated his own patients without their knowledge, a secret that began to unravel when one his offspring took a DNA test.

Mariah, Ella, and ‘Holly Dolly’: 6 TV specials to watch this holiday season

Matthew Gilbert's picks for the best TV specials this season.

On the run with Timothy Leary in Errol Morris’s ‘My Psychedelic Love Story’

Joanna Harcourt-Smith proves to be a mesmerizing storyteller in the documentary, detailing her five-year affair with Leary during his exile.

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A look at year-end lineups for ‘Saturday Night Live’
There are three more new episodes due before the end of the year.

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Will ‘One Day at a Time’ return from 2nd cancellation?
ViacomCBS has decided not to order any more episodes, but Sony Pictures Television, and those who run the show, are not throwing in the towel.

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Whether it’s Joe Biden or Tom Brady, we can applaud an understudy who makes it to the top

A rise from No. 2 to No. 1 embodies a fable that comes true just often enough — in politics, entertainment, sports, and in the lives we see unfolding around us — to maintain our belief in it.

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Kaley Cuoco rises to the occasion in ‘The Flight Attendant’

The HBO Max series, which premieres Thursday, is a lot of fun, if you’re willing to go along for a ride that doesn’t always track but almost always entertains.

Trevor Noah to host 2021 Grammy Awards

“The Daily Show” host and comedian Trevor Noah has been tapped to host the 2021 Grammy Awards.

‘Day 20 of squattergate.’ Kimmel, other late night hosts weigh in on continuing election saga

A number of newsworthy events revolving around the Trump administration recently served as fodder for America's late night television hosts.

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What if I don’t want to start at the beginning of ‘The Crown’?

If you jump in at season four, here’s what you’ll miss, and what you won’t.

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This week’s TV: A Macy’s parade like no other, a ‘Flight Attendant’ in trouble, and Timothy Leary’s girlfriend

Globe critic Matthew Gilbert navigates the week in TV.

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Hulu developing ‘Interior Chinatown’ as a series

Matthew Gilbert's take on television.

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What this TV critic is thankful for in 2020

My Top 10 list for 2020 is on the way, and each one of the shows on it made my year a bit better. In the meantime, here are a few other TV-related things that, as Thanksgiving approaches, I am thankful for.