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TV Review: 'Star Trek: Discovery' Begins Its 2nd Season

Star Trek: Discovery starts a new season Thursday on CBS All Access, which is trying to build a new version of the franchise for an all-access world — hoping its reinvention will draw in subscribers.

TV Review: 'Star Trek: Discovery' Begins Its 2nd Season

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Season 3 Of 'True Detective' Might Slightly Redeem The Series' Reputation

Season Three of the HBO anthology series True Detective premieres Jan. 13. This season stars Mahershala Ali and comes after a poorly received second season and an acclaimed first season.

Season 3 Of 'True Detective' Might Slightly Redeem The Series' Reputation

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Lifetime's 'Surviving R. Kelly' May Prompt Legal Action Against The Singer

The documentary Surviving R. Kelly scored record ratings for the Lifetime network, and may lead to new criminal investigations of the R&B singer's alleged abuse of women throughout his career.

Lifetime's 'Surviving R. Kelly' May Prompt Legal Action Against The Singer

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Making 'Surviving R. Kelly': A Conversation With Executive Producer Dream Hampton

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Making 'Surviving R. Kelly': A Conversation With Executive Producer Dream Hampton

Accusations of sex crimes and abuse have followed Kelly for 20 years. hampton's new Lifetime docuseries makes the case that fans, peers and the industry have been protecting the singer all along.

Making 'Surviving R. Kelly': A Conversation With Executive Producer Dream Hampton

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Best TV Of 2018 Highlights New Trends

New TV shows in 2018 included Amazon's Homecoming, HBO's Barry, BBC America's Killing Eve and Showtime's The Chi. Each show highlights a great new trend in TV.

Best TV Of 2018 Highlights New Trends

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How The Civil Rights Movement Transformed 'This Little Light Of Mine'

"This Little Light of Mine" is more than a children's song. For NPR's American Anthem series, a look at how the song was transformed by the nation's civil rights movement.

How The Civil Rights Movement Transformed 'This Little Light Of Mine'

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Former CBS CEO Les Moonves Denied $120 Million Severance Package

The CBS board of directors has fired former CEO Les Moonves for cause, meaning he won't get his severance. The board says Moonves tried to undermine a probe into sexual misconduct charges against him.

Former CBS CEO Les Moonves Denied $120 Million Severance Package

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Review: 'Icebox' Sums Up Human Cost of Turning Away Immigrant Children Seeking Asylum

HBO's "Icebox" is the story of a 12-year-old Honduran boy, fleeing gang violence, who lands in one of America's notorious child detention centers after he's caught trying to sneak into the U.S.

Review: 'Icebox' Sums Up Human Cost of Turning Away Immigrant Children Seeking Asylum

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Review: 'Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' Holds Position As Best Comedy On TV

NPR's TV critic reviews the second season of Amazon's breakout hit, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. He says the show continues its reign as one of the best comedies on television.

Review: 'Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' Holds Position As Best Comedy On TV

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TV Producer Chuck Lorre Gets Personal In 'The Kominsky Method'

Netflix's new comedy The Kominsky Method debuts Friday. Michael Douglas and Alan Arkin star in it as an aging actor and his agent who try to navigate their later years in Los Angeles.

TV Producer Chuck Lorre Gets Personal In 'The Kominsky Method'

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Review: Netflix's 'Narcos Mexico,' A Spinoff Of 'Narcos'

Netflix releases Narcos: Mexico, a spinoff of its show Narcos with a focus on how Mexico's drug cartels got organized. Diego Luna stars as an ex-cop turned kingpin and Michael Pena as a DEA agent.

Review: Netflix's 'Narcos Mexico,' A Spinoff Of 'Narcos'

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'Escape At Dannemora' Suffers From Storytelling Bloat, As Story Stretches On Too Long

Showtime's new limited series, Escape at Dannemora, has all the elements of a successful prestige drama, but it's also slow and long — a painful trend in television.

'Escape At Dannemora' Suffers From Storytelling Bloat, As Story Stretches On Too Long

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