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The Boys Butchered Its Ending

 By extending its fascination with Homelander to the bitter end, the series fumbled the comics’ more morally complex final act. By Roxana Hadadi
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There’s Something Big Beneath The Boroughs

 Netflix’s senior-community Stranger Things riff grapples with more than just nostalgia and monsters. By Roxana Hadadi
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Saturday Night Live UK’s Best and British-est Sketches

 The London-based show spent its first season distinguishing itself from its older sibling back in New York. By David Renshaw

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  1. tv review
    There’s Something Big Beneath The BoroughsNetflix’s senior-community Stranger Things riff grapples with more than just nostalgia and monsters.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  2. je m’appelle emily
    Emily in Paris Is Ending BientôtBut not before she visits Greece and Morocco.
    By Jason P. Frank
  3. the tribe has spoken
    Jeff Probst Messing Up Is Unfortunately Very FunnyThe Survivor 50 live finale gave us one truly amazing moment.
    By Jason P. Frank
  4. overnights
    Survivor Season-Finale Recap: Get Your Story StraightGive Jeff this: His live flub provided the one moment of genuine surprise in an otherwise predictable finale.
    By Brian Moylan
  5. checking in
    Mike White Is Bringing More Survivor Pals on a White Lotus VacationMaybe they’ll find the body.
    By Bethy Squires
  7. overnights
    The Valley Recap: Danny DarkoDanny’s drag-show meltdown places him among an elite class of the nefarious Bravo Boys Club.
    By Ile-Ife Okantah
  8. timelines
    Kyle Cooke and Amanda Batula Break the Space-Time ContinuumThere’s a lot of jumping around to make In the City fit in within the timeline of the Summer House scandal.
    By Tom Smyth
  9. close read
    The Boys Butchered Its EndingBy extending its fascination with Homelander to the bitter end, the series fumbled the comics’ more morally complex final act.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  10. coming soon
    American Horror Story 13 Will Be a Monster MashCharacters from Coven and Freak Show are confirmed, while rumors swirl about Double Feature inclusion.
    By Bethy Squires
  11. jolly good show
    Saturday Night Live UK’s Best and British-est SketchesThe London-based show spent its first season distinguishing itself from its older sibling back in New York.
    By David Renshaw
  12. nom nom nom
    Yes, Glen Powell Knows All About the Woman Who Eats His FaceHe met her on the red carpet and still seems spooked.
    By Jason P. Frank
  13. overnights
    The Testaments Recap: Lady JusticeGilead’s punitive culture has rubbed off on Daisy, who is hellbent on taking matters into her own hands.
    By Amanda Whiting
  14. overnights
    Margo’s Got Money Troubles Season-Finale Recap: The People’s CourtMargo’s support system comes through for her, but a major betrayal leads us into the next season.
    By Erin Qualey
  15. show notes
    How Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed Built a Mystery With RealismEven over Zoom.
    By Jackson McHenry
  16. overnights
    The Boys Series-Finale Recap: Never Meet Your HeroesThe Boys ends on a frustratingly predictable conclusion that wouldn’t feel out of place in a Marvel movie.
    By Ben Rosenstock
  17. overnights
    Widow’s Bay Recap: My Eye Is OpenTom Loftis was going to enforce a curfew. But then he got high.
    By Jen Chaney
  18. overnights
    In the City Season-Premiere Recap: A Couple of ThingsWhatever In the City was supposed to be, the Summer House scandal forces it to be a show about Kyle and Amanda’s breakup.
    By Brian Moylan
  19. overnights
    Summer House Season-Finale Recap: Labor Day’s Journey Into NightIt’s the bittersweet end of an era of Summer House.
    By Brian Moylan
  20. health
    90 Day Fiancé Star Jenny Slatten Diagnosed With ALSShe’s undergoing genetic testing to get more answers.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  21. reunions
    Summer House Is Getting a Three-Part ReunionAmanda Batula and West Wilson aren’t getting off easy.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  22. slam dunk
    The Real Housewives of Rhode Island Enters the LexiconRosie DiMare’s use of ‘slam pig’ will reverberate for generations.
    By Jason P. Frank
  23. tv review
    Off-Campus Has a First-Pancake ProblemThe college hockey romance operates best as a reminder of what the genre is capable of.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  24. overnights
    Top Chef Recap: Michelin MysteriesPeaches and rabbit are the central ingredients in the chefs’ last pair of challenges in the Carolinas.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  25. overnights
    Below Deck Down Under Recap: Am I The Problem?The entire crew succumbs to personal and professional drama, but no one gets as messy as Jenna.
    By Rafaela Bassili
  26. overnights
    Game Changer Season-Premiere Recap: Pushing the LimitsThe game encourages Jeremy Culhane, Lou Wilson, and Ally Beardsley to push the limits of vulgarity, and they happily oblige.
    By Tasha Robinson
  27. overnights
    Euphoria Recap: Act Like You Deserve ItRue’s story is a reminder that this show still has a beating heart when it’s not obsessing over OnlyFans.
    By Rafaela Bassili
  28. overnights
    The Real Housewives of Rhode Island Recap: Lipstick on a Slam PigThe wives’ attempts to broker peace between Kelsey and Rosie ends in failure but also inspires an exchange that is sure to be an instant classic.
    By Tom Smyth
  29. overnights
    The Real Housewives of Atlanta Recap: The Great DivideK. Michelle can’t seem to keep her story straight and is starting to unravel under the pressure of keeping up with the group.
    By Ile-Ife Okantah
  30. last night on late night
    Paul McCartney Turned SNL’s Goodnights Into a Third Musical PerformanceSir Paul closed SNL 51 with “Coming Up.”
    By Bethy Squires
  31. overnights
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Will Ferrell Can’t Save the FinaleDespite the new cast’s strong showing this season and a veteran alum hosting, SNL limps through a disappointing finale.
    By Ben Rosenstock
  32. last night on late night
    Will Ferrell Plays the Ghost of Jeffrey Epstein on Saturday Night LiveJust don’t expect a Christmas Carol-style change of heart from Donald Trump.
    By Bethy Squires
  33. overnights
    The Audacity Recap: The Kids Aren’t All RightFor a brief moment, it looks like Hypergnosis’ data operation can be used as a benefit to mankind, until it goes hilariously sideways.
    By Scott Tobias
  34. the last night of late night
    How Stephen Colbert Is Heading OutIs the Pope available?
    By Jason P. Frank
  35. gold rush
    Bill Lawrence Is Poised to Have His Soderbergh YearWith three comedies in Emmy contention, the prolific showrunner could join the rarefied air among TV greats.
    By Joe Reid
  36. reality check
    A Complete Guide to Who’s Still Together From Netflix’s Love Is Blind UniverseEvery couple that broke up, made up, and is still going strong.
    By Charlotte Walsh, Alejandra Gularte, and Laura Bradley
  37. a love for the ages
    Everywhere and Everywhen Outlander Has Taken UsTime-travel through a chronological guide to eight seasons (and one spinoff) of swooning.
    By Maggie Fremont
  38. steinbeck summer
    All the Hot Girls Will Be Reading John Steinbeck This SummerEast of Eden is the tip of the iceberg.
    By Fran Hoepfner
  39. now streaming
    The 13 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This WeekendFixate on this.
    By Savannah Salazar
  40. upfront and personal
    Everything Bravo Announced at UpfrontsAll of the new shows and premiere dates that will keep us busy this year.
    By Brian Moylan
  41. overnights
    Outlander Series-Finale Recap: Last BreathEnding the series that began as “the Scottish sex show” with a gasp? That just feels right.
    By Maggie Fremont
  42. this week in late night
    Stephen Colbert’s Second City Memories Won Late Night This WeekPlus Pedro Pascal on The Late Show and Sally Field on WWHL.
    By Bethy Squires
  43. overnights
    Dutton Ranch Series-Premiere Recap: That’s Right, You’re Not From TexasBeth and Rip leave Montana for Texas, where they become genuine upstarts in a place where no one knows them well enough to fall into line.
    By Noel Murray
  44. overnights
    For All Mankind Recap: Listen, All Y’all, It’s A SabotageWith the M-6 troops on their way to gain access to Goldilocks, the Marsies find themselves in a dicey-looking situation.
    By Sophie Brookover
  45. overnights
    Hacks Recap: Seen the Lights Go Out in VegasIt’s starting to feel like we’re killing time until Deborah can get to Madison Square Garden.
    By Jessica M. Goldstein
  46. exit interview
    ‘We Thought of Her As the Terminator’Lisa Kudrow and Michael Patrick King explain how they arrived at the moment that unlocked Valerie Cherish.
    By Jackson McHenry
  47. this! is! a shocking twist!
    Oh My God, It’s Her?Survivor 50 has twisted itself into a no-win position.
    By Jason P. Frank
  48. tv review
    Nemesis Brings the HeatCourtney A. Kemp’s fantastically entertaining new series proves there’s still life, and even originality, to be found in the cops-and-robbers genre.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  49. overnights
    Survivor Recap: Zero Weddings and Two FuneralsWith two big votes out in tonight’s episode, it looks like only one clear winner is left standing for the finale.
    By Brian Moylan
  50. overnights
    The Valley Recap: A Real DragDanny was already on thin ice before he drew Lala’s ire. It’s just a matter of time before he finds out how badly he’s messed up.
    By Brian Moylan
  51. anti-heroines
    The East of Eden Trailer Is a Tribute to Florence PughEmmy incoming.
    By Jason P. Frank
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