#Worth Watching: A New ‘Perry Mason,’ ‘Yellowstone’ and ‘NOS4A2’ Return, the ESPYS

“#Worth Watching: A New ‘Perry Mason,’ ‘Yellowstone’ and ‘NOS4A2’ Return, the ESPYS” A selective critical checklist of notable weekend TV: Perry Mason (Sunday, 9/8c, HBO): This is not the infallible legal eagle that generations of TV viewers grew up on. HBO’s bold revisionist take on the Erle Stanley Gardner character is a film noir-ish origin…

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#Juneteenth on TV: ‘black-ish,’ ‘Sherman’s Showcase,’ ‘Selma’ & More to Watch

“#Juneteenth on TV: ‘black-ish,’ ‘Sherman’s Showcase,’ ‘Selma’ & More to Watch” It’s Juneteenth, the day in which America recognizes the liberation of slaves — when a Union soldier rode into Galveston, Texas and declared its enslaved people free — and plenty of networks are taking note with a special lineup of programming celebrating Black stories…

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#Worth Watching: ‘Sherman’s Showcase’ Celebrates Black History, Juneteenth Specials, Holland Taylor as Ann Richards, ‘The Politician’ Returns

“#Worth Watching: ‘Sherman’s Showcase’ Celebrates Black History, Juneteenth Specials, Holland Taylor as Ann Richards, ‘The Politician’ Returns” A selective critical checklist of notable Friday TV: Sherman’s Showcase Black History Month Spectacular (10/9c, AMC; 11/10c, IFC): Yes, we all know that Black History Month is in February, but the rules don’t apply to this wonderfully irreverent…

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#Worth Watching: ‘Top Chef’ Finale as Padma Tastes the Nation, Roy Cohn Profiled in HBO’s ‘Bully,’ Syfy’s ‘Great Debate’

“#Worth Watching: ‘Top Chef’ Finale as Padma Tastes the Nation, Roy Cohn Profiled in HBO’s ‘Bully,’ Syfy’s ‘Great Debate’” A selective critical checklist of notable Thursday TV: Top Chef All-Stars (10/9c, Bravo): It’s “finito!” for a spectacular season of the Emmy-winning cooking competition, which has upped its game since moving to Italy for the final…

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#Holland Taylor Digs Into Ann Richard’s Fascinating Life for ‘Great Performances’

“#Holland Taylor Digs Into Ann Richard’s Fascinating Life for ‘Great Performances’” Ann Richards, the charismatic governor of Texas from 1991 to 1995, passed away in 2006, but she lives again in this colorful one-woman play written by and starring Holland Taylor and airing as part of PBS’s Great Performances. The Emmy-winning actress, currently seen in…

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