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We’re All Real Housewives Now

April 2, 2026

A collage of images from the first season of “Real Housewives”

Why Does Watching TV Feel Like Homework? (Just Me?)

March 24, 2026

Animated GIF of a row of TVs turning on, each sitting on top of a calendar day.

The In Living Color Effect

March 23, 2026

A photo collage of In Living Color characters

The SNL Sketch That Broke All the Rules

March 8, 2026

The actor Ryan Gosling smiles, wearing black sunglasses and a hood over his head

What America’s Next Top Model Was Really Selling

March 6, 2026

Still from 'Reality Check'

Connor Storrie Knew What SNL Viewers Wanted to See

March 1, 2026

Connor Storrie on SNL

Love Is Blind, as Long as Love Does Pilates

February 27, 2026

Photo-illustration of Chris Fusco and Jessica Barrett from "Love Is Blind"

The Atlantic Daily

Censorship Comes for Stephen Colbert

David A. Graham

February 17, 2026

Illustration of Brendan Carr

The Atlantic Daily

Six Satisfying TV Shows You Can Watch in One Sitting

February 8, 2026

A Surprisingly Humane SNL Sketch About Changing Your Mind

February 1, 2026

Ashley Padilla anxiously stands with her hand on her stomach

The 14 Best TV Shows of 2025

Sophie Gilbert and Shirley Li

December 17, 2025

Animated GIF of a rainbow graphic blooming out of a TV screen.

Why the Brown Shooting Felt Different

Juliette Kayyem

December 14, 2025

A photo of a Providence police officer

How YouTube Ate Podcasts and TV

December 12, 2025

image of Charlie Warzal, Ashley Carman, Derek Thompson, Rachel m

The Atlantic and Prologue Entertainment Strike Exclusive First Look for Films and Series

December 9, 2025

The Atlantic and Prologue logos

The Slow Death of the Prestige Thriller

December 4, 2025

A still photo of Sarah Snook as Marissa, holding her son's hand in front of the door of a house, on "All Her Fault."

Get Your Kid a Watch

November 28, 2025

Animation of a father and daughter looking at a watch.

What I Learned From Sammy Davis Jr.

December 2025 Issue

illustrated black-ink sketch of Sammy Davis Jr. smiling and wearing large glasses on red background

Mike Johnson: I Am Tuning Out the News Cycle to Focus on Self-Care

Alexandra Petri

November 4, 2025

mike johnson in bath illustration

You’re Getting ‘Screen Time’ Wrong

October 23, 2025

Old black-and-white photograph of four kids lying on a carpet, watching four small televisions

SNL Is Reading the Room

October 5, 2025

SNL's "KPop Demon Hunters" sketch

The One Big Change SNL Is Making

October 1, 2025

Collage of the new cast members of "Saturday Night Live," with Lorne Michaels

Is Trump’s TV Lying to Him?

Alexandra Petri

September 30, 2025

Illustration of a TV, with the globe filling the screen.

Nexstar and Sinclair Lost Their Game of Chicken

James Surowiecki

September 27, 2025

Illustration of six old fashioned television sets standing in a loose pyramid on top of one another, some screens blank and some zoomed in on parts of Kimmel's face

Jimmy Kimmel Ran Right at His Critics

September 24, 2025

An illustration of Jimmy Kimmel

Brendan Carr’s Half-Empty Threat

September 23, 2025

Black-and-white photograph of Brendan Carr speaking at a microphone.

Washington Week With The Atlantic

A Crackdown on Dissent

September 20, 2025

Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic

A Bleak World Without Women

September 17, 2025

A color still from the show "Task" showing Mark Ruffalo wearing an FBI jacket and looking at a man and a woman in the foreground.

Bobby Hill’s Very Millennial Sorta-Adulthood

August 22, 2025

Bobby Hill from “King of the Hill,” at a variety of ages

Lights Out, With a Whimper

August 15, 2025

Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw on ‘And Just Like That’

A Cheat Code for Parents Isn’t Working Anymore

August 11, 2025

Illustration of televisions featuring kids' television shows

Comfort TV Is Overrated

July 30, 2025

A person watching TV in the dark, looking stressed

The Atlantic Daily

The Only Information Source Trump Trusts

David A. Graham

July 28, 2025

Donald Trump watching TV

Why CBS Snatched Its Talk-Show King’s Crown

July 18, 2025

Stephen Colbert

Is Colbert’s Ouster Really Just a ‘Financial Decision’?

David A. Graham

July 17, 2025

Stephen Colbert

Romance On-Screen Has Never Been Colder. Maybe That’s Just Truthful.

July 17, 2025

Will Sharpe and Megan Stalter in "Too Much"

The Reality Show That Captures Gen Z Dating

July 11, 2025

A group of adults watching "Love Island USA" in a bar with their backs turned toward the camera