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NBC Woody Harrelson Is a Surprisingly Effective Joe Biden for SNL
The Cheers actor’s impression of the former vice president this season is less friendly and more glossy than the show’s previous attempts.
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Peter Kramer / HBO The Bodily Horrors of Succession
Infestation. Insects. Ointment. This is not the stuff you might expect from a work of prestige TV that takes extreme wealth as its subject.
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Virginia Sherwood / NBC The Jussie Smollett Episode of Law & Order: SVU Was Surprisingly Nuanced
The show turned a sensational real-life case into a story about the rarity of false reporting and the importance of having compassion for victims.
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Ben Rothstein / Netflix What the Breaking Bad Film Gets Right About Jesse
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie gives him a ruminative and riveting send-off.
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PBS The PBS Drama That Untangles British Journalism
Press is a fascinating, periodically clunky series about newspapers at war.
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Will Heath / NBC The Genius of That SNL Sketch on Race
On the latest episode, the show departed from its dependence on guest stars to deliver a fresh, hilarious take on stereotypes.
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Netflix Big Mouth and the Poisoning of Teenage Boys’ Minds
In its new season, the Netflix animated comedy untangles the influences that can lead young men to embrace sexist ideas.
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HBO The Succession Kids Finally Understand Their Power
Political scandal backed the Roy family against a wall in the ninth episode of the second season—and they responded by showing their mettle.
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Will Heath / NBC Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Refreshing SNL Monologue
The first-time host, fresh off an Emmy sweep for Fleabag, provided a welcome shot of cheeky social commentary on an otherwise uneven episode.
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Scott Angelheart / NBC Lilly Singh’s Late-Night Challenge
The internet star snagged an NBC show because of her YouTube charm, but she’s still finding her footing in a traditional arena.
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Roy Rochlin / Getty / Oleksiy Mark / … The American Sitcom Queen Behind Peaky Blinders
Caryn Mandabach spearheaded such prime-time comedies as Roseanne, The Cosby Show, and 3rd Rock From the Sun. Why is she now making a gangster show in the U.K.?
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Netflix The Great British Baking Show’s Technical Challenges Are a Scourge
Over several seasons, they’ve evolved from a basic skill assessment into a meandering tour through Europe’s most arcane pastries.
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Eddy Chen / NBC Superstore Is TV’s Most Interesting Workplace Sitcom
The NBC series, now in its fifth season, stands out for how cleverly it portrays the many labor issues affecting its ensemble of blue-collar characters.
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Facebook Watch / Klara Auerbach / The Atlantic The TV Fan Club That Became an Intimate Grief Group
Sorry for Your Loss, which returns for a second season this week, started as a candid drama about losing a loved one. And then it grew into something much bigger.
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NBC / Will Heath Ex–Cast Members Were the Bright Spot on SNL—And That’s a Problem
For its 45th season premiere, the venerable sketch show loaded up on celebrity drop-ins, to the detriment of its regular players.
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Netflix Ryan Murphy’s Netflix Show Is Too Glib for Its Own Good
The Politician is a sumptuous, absurdist study of teen ambition.
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Nicole Wilder / Amazon Transparent Ends With an Act of Musical Trolling
The Amazon show’s finale uses bombastic songs to convey its once-subtle message of hope.
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Danny Feld / NBCU Photo Bank / Getty C. J. Cregg and the Illusions of The West Wing
Twenty years ago, the fictional press secretary was the heart of Aaron Sorkin’s political drama—and the embodiment of a time when news sold the myth of an ordered world.
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Chris Pizzello / Invision / AP Game of Thrones’ Muted Victory Lap at the Emmys
The fantasy series picked up the night’s big award—a trophy for Outstanding Drama Series—but lost in most of the other major categories.
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Phil McCarten / Invision / AP The Emmys Tried to Have 30 Hosts
An autopsy of an awards show without the cohesion of an emcee
