Like many sitcoms, ABC’s multi-parent comedy is about stereotypes. But it’s also about discovering the real people behind them.
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Baldwin’s first interview with a candidate he supported was not exactly aggressive. But Up Late has potential as a relaxed chaser to caffeinated cable news
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It was the kind of episode Glee never wanted to make, but also the kind of catharsis the musical was made for
TV Tonight: American Horror Story: Coven
Compared with the crazy-good frenzy of past AHS seasons, Coven’s cauldron starts at a relative simmer
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In Breaking Bad’s last episode, Walter White goes out in a blaze. But is it glory?
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Dead Tree Alert: The Slings and Eros of ‘Masters of Sex’
The best new show of the fall suggests there may be a future for ambitious cable drama beyond antiheroes and ultraviolence.
TV Tonight: Michael J. Fox Is Better Than ‘The Michael J. Fox Show’
An extraordinary star returns in a very ordinary sitcom.
TV Tonight: The Goldbergs, Trophy Wife, and Lucky 7
Along with ‘Agents of SHIELD,’ ABC is launching an all-new Tuesday. The best of the new shows is the one with the worst title.
The Blacklist: America’s Next Top Wicked Genius
James Spader delivers a charismatic performance in an ever more common role, but it’s still in search of an interesting show
Breaking Bad Watch: The Iceman Cometh
The next-to-last episode puts Walt in the deep freeze — and everyone else through hell
Dads and Brooklyn Nine-Nine: From Worst to Best In One Hour
One is an appealing, confident police comedy. The other is just a crime.
TV Tonight: Sleepy Hollow
The straight-up-bonkers pilot of this new series script-doctors Washington Irving for today’s steroid era of supernatural storytelling.