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Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Comedy legend Carol Burnett‘s wonderfully unique quirkiness thrust her into generational stardom during television’s early Golden Age — but one of her well-known quirks was actually a secret message to her grandmother, one she included in every episode of one of the best series of all time, “The Carol Burnett Show.”

There’s only one season left of “House of the Dragon,” HBO’s hit “Game of Thrones” spin-off, but it won’t be coming for a while; after all, the special effects required to bring all those dragons to life take a long time to pull off. Luckily, in the meantime, there are plenty of other shows like

NBC has been one of the networks at the forefront of American entertainment since it got its start as a radio company all the way back in 1926. By the 1940s, it had pivoted to television and has spent the ensuing decades putting countless shows on the air. While some have been definitive, one-of-a-kind hits

Peacock By the time “The Paper” wraps up its second season, it’s not the fate of the Toledo Truth Teller that’s uncertain; it’s the fate of most every romance that has formed inside its offices. Peacock’s “The Office”spin-off returned with Season 2 earlier this week, with all 10 sophomore episodes releasing at once. And though

USA Network Unresolved cliffhangers are something of a horror story for audiences and creatives alike — but they do happen unfortunately, like on one Stephen J. Cannell police procedural TV show that ran for a solid eight seasons. Cannell created “Silk Stalkings,” a cop drama that premiered in 1991. The series followed two detectives investigating

Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images In 1979, CBS tried to squeeze a couple of extra innings out of “The Bad News Bears,” a sports comedy movie that had already spawned two sequels. The TV show featured Corey Feldman in one of his first major roles,but the series struck out after two seasons. The original 1976 filmstarred

HBO The internet was the best thing that happened to television — that is, unless you were a “Game of Thrones” fan who hadn’t read the books, a McDonald’s employee in 2017, or one of the producers who spent half a decade on “Lost.” The virtual spaces that gave us the ability to find community

Paramount+ The possible Antichrist was the least ofDr.Kristen Bouchard’s (Katja Herbers) worries by the time the “Evil” series finale came around, but things could have been much stranger had creatorsRobert and Michelle King gone with their original plans for antagonist Leland Townsend (Michael Emerson).During that first season, the CBS program may not have been afraid

📺 1 p.m. “Saturday Night Live UK” Season 2 (Peacock)📺 7:30 p.m. “60 Minutes” Season 59 (CBS)📺8 p.m. “The Floor” Season 6 (Fox, immediately following NFL doubleheader in all time zones)📺 9 p.m. “American Dad!” Season 20 finale (Fox, two episodes)📺9 p.m. “Halloween Wars” Season 16 (Food Network) 📺 9 p.m. “High Value Target: The

DC Comics/Lan Medina Comic book readers have been treated to entire leagues of heroes in hundreds of shows and movies over the last few decades, but quite a few DC characters had their live-action shows canceled before they could save the world on the small screen. DC Comics has historically delivered some of the best

Kathy Hutchins/Shutterstock For nine seasons, “How I Met Your Mother” recounts the tale of how Josh Radnor’s Ted Mosby eventually meets the mother of his children, Tracy McConnell (Cristin Milioti). Ted isn’t alone on his journey; he’s accompanied by his core group of friends as they live, work, and find love in New York City.

NBC “Quantum Leap” played with time travel in ways that fans never could expect. For five seasons, Dr. Sam Beckett (Scott Bakula) “leapt” from life to life, time to time, on the popular NBC program.But despite several years on the air, Beckett never got that happy ending that he (and the audience) often longed for.

Netflix There’s just something undeniably cool about pirates, particularly when it comes to figures that embody the swashbuckling archetype right down to the cutlasses and eyepatches. Whether it’s embracing the freedom of life on the high seas, stylish swordplay, or outright defiance of authority, pirates just seem to have it figured out. The best depictions

Luke Varley/Paramount+ “Lioness” viewers have repeatedly seen national security advisor Monty Hollar in all three seasons of theParamount+ show, and it’s probably not anyone’s first time seeing actor Bruce McGill, who hasa wealth of TV and movie experience dating back to the 1970s. McGill can be recognized in the 1992 legal comedy “My Cousin Vinny,”

NBC For decades, NBC has essentially been the gift that keeps on giving. This is the network that delivered all-time television classics like “Cheers,” “Frasier,” “Friends,” and “The Office.” Want reality TV? NBC aired “The Voice” and “America’s Got Talent.” Want drama? Check out “Chicago Fire” and “ER.” Johnny Carson made his mark with “The

Netflix When it comes to television, we all have that favorite character who we desperately don’t want to die. It’s not uncommon for fan-favorites to be taken out by the latest big bad or written off entirely for behind-the-scenes reasons audiences aren’t privy to. What’s less common, of course, is for those same sorts of

The pioneering series “Captain Midnight” owed its beginnings to the Golden Age of Radio.From 1954 to 1956, the CBS show “Captain Midnight” followed the titular leader (Richard Webb) of the Secret Squadron, an organization of aviators who battled a varied list of dastardly villains. While the adventure series was a first for TV in many

Courtesy of Prime Video Across its five-season run, “The Boys”stayed remarkably consistent in one respect:the violent nature of its deaths. Like the comics on which the Prime Video series is based, the show pairs a gruesome sense of humor with an appetite for imaginatively disgusting super-powered fatalities. The writers also knew when to pull a

Apple TV THE PERFORMER | Jennifer Connelly THE SHOW | “Dark Matter“ THE EPISODE | “Everything Beautiful, Everything Terrible” (September 11, 2026) THE PERFORMANCE |Trying to keep one’s marbles while traveling through alternate realities can be a struggle, and in the latest “Dark Matter,” we witnessed the dire toll it’s taken on Daniela. After being

Hallmark Channel The chances of “When Calls the Heart” being your introduction to Jack Wagner — who plays Bill Avery — are slim. Although Wagner has appeared on the Hallmark series since 2014, he’s been entertaining fans for decades, and you’ve probably seen his work. A soap opera veteran, Wagner has enjoyed years-long runs on

Frazer Harrison/WireImage Leslie Bibb is going back to college —well, to the sorority house, anyway. The “White Lotus”alum will star in “The Rush Whisperer,”a new comedy in the works at HBO, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Bibb will also executive-produce the series, which is set in “the cutthroat world of sorority recruitment” and is basedon

Season 2 of Netflix’s “The Gentlemen” is upon us, once again calling attention to Guy Ritchie’s 2019 movie of the same name. Some might wonder whether the film is required viewing before diving into Season 1, given that Ritchie created “The Gentlemen” series as a spin-off of his earlier work. However, it is not necessary

CBS It’s been over a decade since the final episode of “The Mentalist” aired and fans of the show are still talking about the fate of crime consultant Patrick Jane (Simon Baker) and love interest Teresa Lisbon (Robin Tunney). Jane and Lisbon got their happily ever after, tying the knot in the series finale “White

Apple TV We’ve got questions, and maybe you’ve got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about “Ted Lasso,” “NCIS,” “The Paper,” and more! 1 |We thought Dillard on “The Walking Dead: Dead City” was this weirdo loner who talks to walkers, so how did he assemble a

Eric Hobbs Noah Reid is making the move from one small town to another: The “Schitt’s Creek” alum is set to lead the Edgewater-set “Sheriff Country” medical spin-off in early development at CBS, TVLine has confirmed. Reid will appear in one episode of “Sheriff Country” Season 2 as Dr. Hudson “Hud” Henshaw. Reid’s character would

Timothy Olyphant often plays cool, smooth-talking characters,but he changed things up in his sole episode of “My Name is Earl.” The popular (though short-lived) 2005 sitcom introduced Olyphant as a side character named Billy. From his first scene, Billy isestablished as the sort of lowlife who’d happily peer pressure an eleven-year-old into gambling away his

Paramount+ We’ve spent all week here at TVLine taking a look at “Star Trek” past and present… and now it’s time to look ahead to the future. The iconic sci-fi franchise turned 60 years old this week, and it’s still going strong on Paramount+, with the prequel “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” currently airing Season

Courtesy of Starz Welcome to TVLine’s in-depth preview of “Outlander: Blood of My Blood” Season 2. This post covers what’s ahead for Brian and Ellen in the new season. Make sure to check out our other previews about Henry and Julia and Brian andEllen, too! When Dougal MacKenzie and Maura Grant woke up the morning

Courtesy of Starz Welcome to TVLine’s in-depth preview of “Outlander: Blood of My Blood” Season 2. This post covers what’s ahead for Julia and Henry in the new season. Make sure to check out our other previews about Brian and Ellen and Dougal and Maura, too! Even before he’d read a single word of “Outlander:

Speaking of standing one’s ground, the trailer also features a shot of Ellen brandishing a bow, an arrow, and a determined look on her face. We won’t spoil you with how that situation comes to pass, but we can say that you won’t have to wait too long in the season to see it for