#Worth Watching: Daytime Emmys, Christine Lahti as ‘Gloria,’ a ‘Pose-a-Thon’

“#Worth Watching: Daytime Emmys, Christine Lahti as ‘Gloria,’ a ‘Pose-a-Thon’” A selective critical checklist of notable weekend TV: The 47th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (8/7c, CBS): Not shown on a broadcast network since 2001, the celebration of all things daytime returns to prime time on CBS, the most nominated network with 57. (Unlike the primetime…

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#Worth Watching: ‘Twilight Zone’ Returns, ‘Search Party’ on HBO Max, Lifetime’s ‘Power of Women’

“#Worth Watching: ‘Twilight Zone’ Returns, ‘Search Party’ on HBO Max, Lifetime’s ‘Power of Women’” A selective critical checklist of notable Thursday TV: The Twilight Zone (streaming on CBS All Access): Welcome back to that special region of the mind that “lies between the pit of one’s fears and the summit of one’s knowledge.” Executive producer…

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#Worth Watching: ‘Lenox Hill’ During the Pandemic, HGTV’s ‘Hot Mess House,’ ‘Time for Change’ on ESPN, Time-Dripping on ‘S.H.I.E.L.D.’

“#Worth Watching: ‘Lenox Hill’ During the Pandemic, HGTV’s ‘Hot Mess House,’ ‘Time for Change’ on ESPN, Time-Dripping on ‘S.H.I.E.L.D.’” A selective critical checklist of notable Wednesday TV: Lenox Hill (streaming on Netflix): In the eighth and (at the time) final episode of this immersive documentary series about the doctors and patients of the fabled New…

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#Worth Watching: Last Call for ‘Greenleaf,’ ‘Isolation Stories’ Filmed in Quarantine, Toni Morrison an ‘American Master’

“#Worth Watching: Last Call for ‘Greenleaf,’ ‘Isolation Stories’ Filmed in Quarantine, Toni Morrison an ‘American Master’” A selective critical checklist of notable Tuesday TV: Greenleaf (9/8c, OWN): Say a prayer for the Greenleaf family. As the fifth and final season of the megachurch soap begins, these spiritual underdogs are fighting to reclaim Calvary from Bob…

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#Worth Watching: No Fooling With ‘Penn & Teller,’ Court TV Gets ‘Black and Blue,’ Organists Have ‘Pipe Dreams’

“#Worth Watching: No Fooling With ‘Penn & Teller,’ Court TV Gets ‘Black and Blue,’ Organists Have ‘Pipe Dreams’” Scott Everett White/The CW Penn & Teller: Fool Us A selective critical checklist of notable Monday TV: Penn & Teller: Fool Us (9/8c, The CW): Like magic, the comic tricksters return for a seventh summer run of…

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#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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#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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#Worth Watching: ‘Love, Victor’ on Hulu, PBS’s ‘Prehistoric Road Trip,’ Cruise With Amy Sedaris

“#Worth Watching: ‘Love, Victor’ on Hulu, PBS’s ‘Prehistoric Road Trip,’ Cruise With Amy Sedaris” Hulu Love, Victor A selective critical checklist of notable Wednesday TV: Love, Victor (streaming on Hulu): If you can look past the “Afterschool Special” earnestness and John Hughes copycat tendencies — yes, there’s a detention sequence — this sweet and sensitive…

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#Worth Watching: Finales (‘Barkskins,’ ‘Roswell,’ ‘Songland’), Spotlight on ‘Jeopardy Champions

“#Worth Watching: Finales (‘Barkskins,’ ‘Roswell,’ ‘Songland’), Spotlight on ‘Jeopardy Champions” A selective critical checklist of notable Monday TV: Barkskins (9/8c, National Geographic Channel): The body count rivals the end of Hamlet in the grim finale of the historical drama, airing back-to-back episodes. Not the most festive setting for Trepangy’s (David Thewlis) impending marriage to the…

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