30 Shows to Watch This Summer

?The Bear? serves its last course, ?Ted Lasso? gets back on the pitch, and Larry David makes a TV show with the Obamas.

In ?Widow?s Bay,? History Is Hard to Kill

The season?s best new show is a horror-comedy rooted in a timely idea: Is the past a treasure to preserve or a monster to escape?

?Half Man? Shows the Dueling Sides of Modern Masculinity

Powered by exceptional performances from Jamie Bell and Richard Gadd, ?Half Man? captures rare moments of male tenderness ? before inevitably punishing them.

How Laverne Cox Slayed Her Demons: With Grit and Glamour

Her memoir follows the path from an abusive childhood to Hollywood stardom. But it?s being released amid a backlash over transgender rights that?s caught up to her, too.

Jonathan Tropper on the ?Your Friends & Neighbors? Season 2 Finale

?We are skewering a value system,? the creator Jonathan Tropper said of the series. ?But at the same time, we?re making the show aspirational.?

How Maya Rudolph Became an ?Absolute Menace? in ?Oh, Mary!?

For her Broadway debut, the comedian hired a trainer, read lines with her daughter and, when she needed it most, was saved by improv.

?Every Year After? and 8 More Shows to Watch on TV This Week

The adaptation of a Carley Fortune novel airs and a new season of ?Below Deck Mediterranean? begins.

In the ?Euphoria? Finale, the HBO Show Goes Out With a Whimper

In the end, a show defined by its excesses seemed to be straining for a redemption that it didn?t need.

Sam Levinson on Why ?Euphoria? Had to End This Way. For Good.

In an exclusive interview, Sam Levinson explained why he felt it was time to bring the series to a close and responded to its detractors.

Desi Lydic Does a Spit Take at the Price of Trump?s Gold Coin

?$12,000? For a coin? Does it come with a used Honda Civic?? Lydic said.

Ernest Chambers, ?Smothers Brothers? TV Show Producer, Dies at 97

In the late 1960s, he and Saul Ilson oversaw a variety show known for its social and political satire, and together they helped fight network censors over its content.

Jimmy Kimmel Calls a Technical Foul on Trump?s Apparent Game 3 Nap

The late night host called Trump ?the first sitting president to shut down a major United States city so he could take a nap in front of a sold-out crowd at the N.B.A. finals.?

Late Night Roasts Trump for Walking Out on ?Meet the Press?

Jon Stewart called the president?s interview his ?worst nightmare: a woman who won?t stop asking pertinent questions.?

Best and Worst Moments From the 2026 Tony Awards: Pink, Maya Rudolph, Cole Escola, ?Cats?

Pink brought sincerity and high energy as the host, musical numbers by ?Cats,? ?Ragtime? and ?Chicago? popped, and Maya Rudolph and Cole Escola mined comic gold.

5 Takeaways From Scott Pelley?s Interview With The New York Times

Mr. Pelley, who was at CBS News for 37 years, including as a White House correspondent and a ?60 Minutes? correspondent, spoke in his first extended interview since he was fired.

How to Watch the 2026 Tony Awards

The ceremony, at Radio City Music Hall, will be broadcast on CBS starting at 8 p.m. Eastern, and livestreamed on Paramount+ for premium subscribers.

2026 Tony Awards: What to Expect

This year?s annual celebration of the best on Broadway is being hosted by Pink.

Dulcé Sloan Thinks You Should Pick Up When the Phone Rings

?There?s nothing better than talking to a boy on the phone! How do you make a genuine connection to someone? You can?t get tone through texting.?

Anthony Head, ?Buffy the Vampire Slayer? and ?Ted Lasso? Actor, Dies at 72

The British actor was a mainstay of influential television shows who first found fame as a Nescafe pitchman.

James Handy, Actor in ?Top Gun: Maverick,? Is Found Stabbed to Death

The 81-year-old had parts in films including ?Top Gun: Maverick? and ?Arachnophobia.? The son of his girlfriend was arrested and charged with murder.

5 Children?s Movies to Stream Now

This month?s picks include two choices for young sports fans and a summer blockbuster.

38 Tony Nominees Reveal the Strangest Skills They?ve Picked Up

The stars of ?Giant,? ?Fallen Angels,? ?The Rocky Horror Show,? ?Ragtime? and more prove they?ll go to great lengths to be believable in a role.

Late Night Sizes Up Trump?s Reflecting-Pool Ambitions

?One thing we know for sure is that Trump is definitely obsessed with size,? Seth Meyers said of the president?s bragging about the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

2026 Tony Awards Predictions: Who Will Win?

Expect wins for the musical ?Schmigadoon!? and the play ?Liberation,? and for the ?Ragtime? stars Joshua Henry and Caissie Levy.

Mister Rogers: Now on YouTube

On Thursday, Fred Rogers Productions started a channel dedicated to the beloved children?s host. Eventually it will be a repository for full episodes, behind-the-scenes footage and compilations.

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