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BOOKIE

In Chuck Lorre’s prolific career creating some of the most successful sitcoms in television history, wringing laughter amid the tears is a typical part of the experience

LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY

Larson as Zott: Old lab colleagues cared about her \"beaker coffee,\" not her ideas

ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE

Two young people on opposite sides in World War II are drawn together in this four-part limited series based on Anthony Doerr's Pulitzer Prize-winning 2014 novel

THE SWARM

Frank Schätzing's 2004 sci-fi novel about a massive underwater life force targeting mankind finally surfaces on U.S. television after a European run earlier this year

THE SPENCER SISTERS

Back to the Future icon Lea Thompson camps it up as vivacious mystery novelist Victoria Spencer, who ropes her estranged daughter, Darby (Stacey Farber)—a former cop—into pairing up as crime- solving “sisters” in this high-spirited dramedy

FOUND

In the opening moments of this chilling new drama, a desperate, scantily clad Gabi Mosely (Shameless’ Shanola Hampton) bangs on a metal door asking the man who answers for help

PAIN HUSTLERS

Struggling, unemployed single mom Liza Drake (Emily Blunt) thinks she’s found the perfect route to an improved life for herself and her sick daughter Phoebe (Chloe Coleman) the day she meets charismatic pharmaceutical rep Pete Brenner (Chris Evans)

THE IRRATIONAL

FOR A SHOW about why people make bad decisions, NBC has made the best one by bringing Jesse L

Unforgotten SEASON PREMIERE Sunday, Sept. 3, 9/8c, PBS (check local listings at pbs.org)

FANS WON’T BE instantly smitten with Unforgotten’s new detective chief inspector, and that’s fine with Chris Lang, the creator and writer of the engrossing British cold-case drama

Explorer: Lost in the Arctic Thursday, Aug. 24, 10/9c, National Geographic

“WHAT WOULD YOU do? If your friend died and you were starving, would you eat him?” National Geographic Explorer Mark Synnott (inset) mulled the unthinkable while trying to solve one of history’s greatest seafaring mysteries: what happened to the 129 men of Sir John Franklin’s 1845 expedition whose ships got trapped in the Arctic ice while the sailors were trying to be the first to navigate the Northwest Passage

The Winter King SERIES PREMIERE Sunday, Aug. 20, 9/8c, MGM+

CHIVALRY IS NOT dead—at least onscreen. See: the countless film and TV versions of the medieval King Arthur legend, in which good and brave knight Arthur Pendragon battles for the heart and soul of a kingdom

FIGHT CLUB

A gentle teen learns to take a hit in this funny and imaginative film

Untold AVAILABLE NOW

ORIGINAL DOCUSERIES It's Round 3 for this acclaimed series where controversial sports figures talk-sometimes exhaustively-about the line between their fame and infamy

COMEDY ALL-STARS

How legendary sitcom director James Burrows spins classic TV gold

FALL SNEAK PEEK

Zombies! Ghosts! Death becomes some of the best shows for fall. Plus: Morgan Freeman's passion project

ELVIS FOREVER

More secrets from the triumphant '68 comeback special that turned Presley into the King

It's No Mystery: Murder Can Be Funny

“WHY DOES MURDER always have to be such a dreary business, anyway?” wonders fountain of mirth Martin Short in the third season of Hulu’s mystery spoof OnlyMurders in the Building. As comebackseeking theater director Oliver Putnam, he hopes to capitalize on the death of his marquee star (Paul Rudd in gleeful jerk mode) by turning a gloomy warhorse into a splashy Broadway musical. Don’t laugh

HOW THE STRIKE AFFECTS VIEWERS

THE POSSIBILITY THAT writers and actors will have ended their bitter work stoppage by the time you read this is about as remote as Beth making nice with her brother Jamie on Yellowstone

Run the Burbs - SERIES PREMIERE Monday, July 31, 8:30/7:30c, The CW

THE SUBURBS HAVE gotten a bad rap.

Survive the Raft - SERIES PREMIERE Sunday, July 30, 9/8c, Discovery

ROUGH SEAS AHEAD! Or at least a few waves of drama. Nine people from all walks of life set sail in this new reality show—based on a 50-year-old social experiment— that tests not only their survival skills but also their ability to simply get along.

Seeing Stars

TCM's annual August movie festival packs in the classics-and introduces some new faces too

Summer's Saving Grace

Before The Chosen hit The CW, the epic biblical tale about Jesus Christ was already a sensation

For Summer Variety, FX Hits the Spot

ANYONE SEEKING FLAVOR in their TV menu should sample without delay the delectable treats FX is serving up this summer, either on the traditional FX cable network or on its streaming platform Hulu, where many of the company’s newer high profile projects now premiere exclusively.

Hijack

SERIES PREMIERE | Wednesday, June 28, Apple TV+

TREAT WILLIAMS (1951-2023)

MY MOST INDELIBLE memory of Treat Williams occurred in 2017 during a cast reunion of the tear-jerking WB soap Everwood (2002–06) in Beverly Hills.

Minx

SEASON PREMIERE Friday, July 21, 9/8c, Starz

Barbie Dreamhouse Challenge

SERIES PREMIERE Sunday, July 16, 8/7c, HGTV

Running Wild With Bear Grylls: The Challenge

SEASON PREMIERE Sunday, July 9, 9/8c, National Geographic

STREAM IT!

Your guide to the very best streaming available now

FAMILY FEUD

Knots Landing legend Donna Mills steps into the evil grandmother role in V.C. Andrews’ Dawn