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In season 2, ‘The Great’ remains first-rate
The Hulu comedy remains a crisply satirical look back at the ascension of Elle Fanning’s Catherine the Great in 18th-century Russia, as she takes over from her fickle husband, Nicholas Hoult’s Peter, in a coup d’état.
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Thanksgiving viewing options: parades to pooches
On Thursday, NBC and CBS will feature the annual staple: New York parade activity filled with music performances, bloated floats, and balloons. Following the parade, NBC will broadcast the “National Dog Show.”
Boston was in the house at the American Music Awards
Two of the most prominent music groups to hail from the city, New Edition and the New Kids on the Block, performed in a “Battle of Boston” at the awards ceremony in Los Angeles.
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This week’s TV: Holiday parades, the end of the Beatles, and Kevin Hart’s not-true ‘True Story’
On Thursday, NBC and CBS will feature the T-day staple: New York parade activity filled with music performances, bloated floats, and gigantic balloons (including, this year, Baby Yoda).
‘SNL’ puts focus on Kyle Rittenhouse verdict in Thanksgiving episode
Saturday Night Live dove right into the most controversial news of the week to begin last night's show.
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Everything old is new again with ABC ‘Live’ series
This year’s show, due on Dec. 7 at 8 p.m., will re-create episodes of “Diff’rent Strokes” and “The Facts of Life.”
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‘My favorite malignants’: A list of 15 of TV’s best worst people
They excel at being terrible: Here are 15 of our favorite misery-makers, master manipulators, and evil-doers from the last 20 years of series television.
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Steering clear of ‘Tiger King’ season 2
Haven’t we yet learned why circus sideshows can be dangerous in our culture, why rewarding the most badly behaved with airtime is a big mistake?