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'Gong Show' Reboot And Other New Game Shows Coming This Summer

Summer network TV is not known for its prestige offerings. It's historically a place where less ambitious shows air. And this summer, there will be a string of new game shows.

'Gong Show' Reboot And Other New Game Shows Coming This Summer

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Learning The Lessons Of TV Fatherhood

For our critic Eric Deggans, John Amos's performance as the powerful, hardworking dad on Good Times was formative. CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images hide caption

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Learning The Lessons Of TV Fatherhood

After 20 years as a television critic — and many more as a simple viewer — a reflection on how a kid who mostly grew up without a father learned how to become one himself by watching dads on TV.

Learning The Lessons Of TV Fatherhood

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Summer TV Starts Strong With These June Premieres

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Summer TV Starts Strong With These June Premieres

Critic Eric Deggans has a preview of all the good TV coming out in June, from a returning British cop drama (Broadchurch) to a show about the sports world's weirdest televised product (GLOW).

Summer TV Starts Strong With These June Premieres

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Adam West, Batman Of The 1960s, Dies At 88, After Short Battle With Leukemia

Adam West was best known for his portrayal as Batman in the campy 1960s TV show. He died Friday night at the age of 88.

Adam West, Batman Of The 1960s, Dies At 88, After Short Battle With Leukemia

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Fifth 'House Of Cards' Season Speaks To Trump Era

"House of Cards" returns to Netflix for its fifth season. But it's the first season of the political thriller in the age of President Trump. And the series brings a new twist on modern politics.

Fifth 'House Of Cards' Season Speaks To Trump Era

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'The Bachelorette' May Have A Black Star, But It's Still Set In A White World

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'The Bachelorette' May Have A Black Star, But It's Still Set In A White World

Some may see Rachel Lindsay's rise as progress; but diversity isn't about expecting black people to assimilate into a mostly white world.

'The Bachelorette' May Have A Black Star, But It's Still Set In A White World

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25 Years After 'Twin Peaks,' The Odd Genius Of David Lynch Remains

Director David Lynch likes to weird out audiences. His eccentric style can be unsettling to fans, but they keep coming back for more, as evidenced with the return of the Twin Peaks series.

25 Years After 'Twin Peaks,' The Odd Genius Of David Lynch Remains

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TV Networks Unveil Fall Seasons At 2017 Upfronts

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TV Networks Unveil Fall Seasons At 2017 Upfronts

The upfronts are underway in New York — that's where networks show their fall season to advertisers. We take a look at what's coming and what's cancelled — and what trends are driving the action.

TV Networks Unveil Fall Seasons At 2017 Upfronts

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ABC Announces Plan To Revive 'American Idol'

It was a short death. The long-running Fox network singing competition was cancelled last year due to sagging ratings, but ABC announced Tuesday that there are plans in the works to revive it.

ABC Announces Plan To Revive 'American Idol'

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2 Shows About Race Offer Different Approaches To Building Bridges

Charles Barkley premieres a documentary series on TNT that aims to tackle issues of race in America. Comedian W. Kamau Bell has been hosting United Shades of America on CNN with a similar goal.

2 Shows About Race Offer Different Approaches To Building Bridges

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This Time, 'Dear White People' Is Not So Much About Them

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This Time, 'Dear White People' Is Not So Much About Them

Netflix's hit show, with its incessant and incisive look at race at a fictional Ivy League college, doesn't really focus much on white people at all.

This Time, 'Dear White People' Is Not So Much About Them

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Hulu's 'The Handmaid's Tale' Is Compelling — And Chilling

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Hulu's 'The Handmaid's Tale' Is Compelling — And Chilling

The adaptation of Margaret Atwood's dystopian 1985 novel is a horror show revealed in slow motion — and the true horror of its brutal, patriarchal future theocracy is how possible it seems today.

Hulu's 'The Handmaid's Tale' Is Compelling — And Chilling

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