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best of 2026

The Best TV of the Year So Far

 2026’s highlights include a satisfying final course, an updated American myth, and the reigning king of revivals.
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Ted Lasso Is in Purgatory

 After a conspicuously forced reset, this soft-reboot season backslides into the same problem that plagued the original run’s back half. By Nicholas Quah
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fire & blood & points

House of the Dragon Scorecard: Turning Points

 Betrayals, seductions, resurrections — it’s a busy, messy week in the Seven Kingdoms as we approach the finale. By Brian Grubb

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  1. tv review
    Ted Lasso Is in PurgatoryAfter a conspicuously forced reset, this soft-reboot season backslides into the same problem that plagued the original run’s back half.
    By Nicholas Quah
  2. overnights
    Ted Lasso Season-Premiere Recap: Should I Stay or Should I Go?Ted’s life back home appears happy — which makes the decision of whether to return to Richmond all the more difficult.
    By Keith Phipps
  3. overnights
    The Real Housewives of London Recap: Country BumpkinsPanthea’s self-righteousness and hypocrisy reach critical levels this week.
    By Brian Moylan
  4. trailer mix
    Meet The Girls Holding All the Kardashians’ SecretsIt’s all of Khloé Kardashian’s favorite ladies together.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  5. overnights
    Below Deck Mediterranean Recap: Men DownWith dysfunction at a historic high and morale at an all-time low, this is the absolute worst time to lose a team member.
    By Rafaela Bassili
  7. overnights
    Furious Recap: Guess Who’s Coming to Breakfast?What exactly is going on with Nora?
    By Erin Qualey
  8. superheroes
    What’s Going on With the Wonder Man Cancellation?The Yahya Abdul-Mateen II–starring series was renewed until it wasn’t.
    By Jason P. Frank
  9. best of 2026
    The Best TV of the Year So Far2026’s highlights include a satisfying final course, an updated American myth, and the reigning king of revivals.
  10. overnights
    House of the Dragon Recap: Dragon BlindnessOn the eve of battle, the Greens steal the momentum just as Rhaenyra’s resolve reaches an all-time low.
    By Amanda Whiting
  11. chat room
    House of the Dragon’s Gayle Rankin Is an Alysmond Truther“People have this idea that Alys is manipulating and controlling everything, but there’s no way she could have masterminded this.”
    By Sean T. Collins
  12. fire & blood & points
    House of the Dragon Scorecard: Turning PointsBetrayals, seductions, resurrections — it’s a busy, messy week in the Seven Kingdoms as we approach the finale.
    By Brian Grubb
  13. overnights
    The Real Housewives of Atlanta Finale Recap: Horsing AroundThe cast ends the season firing on all cylinders, making the future of Atlanta bright.
    By Ile-Ife Okantah
  14. overnights
    Lioness Season-Premiere Recap: WWI and Star Wars Slammed Into Each OtherNew regimes, new oil prices, same Special Ops.
    By Andy Andersen
  15. tributes
    Sopranos Stars Remember Vincent PastoreSalvatore Bonpensiero, as remembered by his TV family.
    By Bethy Squires
  16. gold rush
    Watch Out, a Dramedy Could Be Coming for Your EmmyA Knight of the Seven Kingdoms just might be the year’s most quietly disruptive nominee, and yes, it has something to do with its genre.
    By Joe Reid
  17. vulture fashion
    Brush Up on These Vintage Conan Clips Before the 2027 Met GalaWho will be brave enough to walk the Met stairs in one of Joe Galliano’s hats?
    By Bethy Squires
  18. suspiciously good timing
    Last Week Tonight Renewed Through the Prospective Paramount-Warner MergerThe renewal date goes through the time when Paramount-Skydance is set to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery.
    By Bethy Squires
  19. crime
    Sheriff’s Department Releases Nancy Guthrie Ransom NotesThey are asking the public to help identify the authors via syntax clues.
    By Bethy Squires
  20. this week in late night
    A Truly Filthy Muppet Joke Won Late Night This WeekPlus Marcello Hernández’s receipts and Last Week Tonight’s VPR lore.
    By Bethy Squires
  21. now streaming
    The 13 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This WeekendLook out! Here comes a Tom Hollannnnd.
    By Savannah Salazar
  22. endings
    Cape Fear Drowned in the MysteryIn trying to be a puzzle rather than a parable, the series ended up twisting itself into nonsense.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  23. the industry
    Why the Jeopardy! Mantra Became ‘Modernize or Die’Rapid expansion, live events, and now an ESPN spin-off? This! Is! The future!
    By Josef Adalian
  24. overnights
    Silo Recap: A Need to KnowDid we need to wait until the midseason for that reveal?
    By Noel Murray
  25. overnights
    Sugar Recap: The Whole World Is a Nasty BusinessSugar proves he’ll do anything for the case, including burning his last bit of humanity.
    By Andy Andersen
  26. overnights
    Cape Fear Finale Recap: MistrialEvery clunky decision made this season culminates in a confusing, unsatisfying finale.
    By Scott Tobias
  27. overnights
    Project Runway Recap: Free-Range FlopAn incredibly frustrating Project Runway episode showcases all of this season’s limitations.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  28. overnights
    The Real Housewives of Orange County Recap: The Box TrollsThe wives are desperate for any source of conflict to drum up drama.
    By Louis Peitzman
  29. drama mama
    How Far Will Earle Meets World Actually Go?Alix Earle is teasing that she’ll talk about the Alex Cooper drama, but she’s not promising answers.
    By Jason P. Frank
  30. winner winner
    Ben Affleck Follows in Matt Damon’s Footsteps and Wins a Million BucksAffleck and Jeopardy! champ Jamie Ding competed in the celebrity edition of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and went all the way.
    By Fran Hoepfner
  31. celebrity offspring
    The Shards Unites Gerbers and GeresKaia Gerber and Homer Gere are friends after meeting for the first time while filming.
    By Jason P. Frank
  32. overnights
    Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Recap: Space Ghosts?La’An, Spock, and Kirk unfortunately take too long to realize they’re in a horror movie scenario.
    By Keith Phipps
  33. overnights
    Next Gen NYC Recap: Father Knows BestCharlie turns his trash-talk about Emira into an indictment of Georgia — and manages to save his spot on the show.
    By Tom Smyth
  34. overnights
    The Valley Season-Finale Recap: Not-So-Happy EndingsJanet and Danny hitting a stalemate for the millionth time in the finale sets up the reunion and the future of the series for failure.
    By Ile-Ife Okantah
  35. chat room
    The Valley’s Janet Caperna Has Faced a Season of Hard Truths“I was asking myself, Why did I share this, and am I gonna have regrets about this?”
    By Louis Peitzman
  36. encounter
    Matt Johnson Crosses the BorderThe director known for scrappy, lo-fi, distinctly Canadian indies takes on his biggest project yet: Anthony Bourdain.
    By Nicholas Quah
  37. overnights
    The Real Housewives of London Recap: The Gloss Is Half-FullPanthea’s early Housewives strategy to fabricate small lies and try way too hard is proving to be exhausting for everyone.
    By Brian Moylan
  38. overnights
    Furious Recap: Daily AffirmationsCatherine’s motivations are becoming clearer — even as Alice’s past relationship with Marshall continues to disrupt her work.
    By Erin Qualey
  39. overnights
    Below Deck Mediterranean Recap: Another Storm Is BrewingUnexpected departures, long-simmering romances, and literal storms prove that this season of Mediterranean has the goods.
    By Rafaela Bassili
  40. overnights
    Game Changer Recap: Lost in TranslationA twist on the classic ‘Noise Boys’ episodes brings in additional players and makes for a nightmare scenario for one poor production assistant.
    By Tasha Robinson
  41. overnights
    Furious Recap: The Lost DaughterAlice and the nameless serial killer continue dealing with their traumatic pasts in their own ways.
    By Erin Qualey
  42. overnights
    The Real Housewives of Atlanta Recap: Ghoulish Gossip and Spooky SpatsPorsha’s story line shows that her issues with Shamea are merely a footnote, but for poor Shamea it’s the whole book.
    By Ile-Ife Okantah
  43. overnights
    Furious Series-Premiere Recap: The Most ViolentRight away, it’s clear there’s more to our unhinged killer and disgraced cop than those adjectives suggest.
    By Erin Qualey
  44. exit interview
    ‘He’s Been So Selfish’House of the Dragon’s Fabien Frankel won’t defend Criston Cole’s actions. But he can’t judge him either.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  45. streamliner
    YouTube Is Getting Peacocked NowSoon, YouTube Premium subscribers will get Peacock’s trove of sports, movies, and shows like The Traitors — for free.
    By Eric Vilas-Boas
  46. encounter
    The Cool Girl’s ComicMary Beth Barone’s wry sense of humor is all over her Netflix special but she’s more vulnerable than she appears.
    By Rebecca Alter
  47. overnights
    House of the Dragon Recap: Meditations on LoyaltyRhaenyra tries to beat Ormund and Aemond at their own game of subterfuge, only to prove she isn’t nearly as ruthless.
    By Amanda Whiting
  48. chat room
    Daeron Targaryen’s Dragon Is Keeping Him Down to Earth“Tessarion chained in the sept in Tumbleton feels quite emblematic of his own internal experience,” says Benjamin Evan Ainsworth.
    By Sean T. Collins
  49. fire & blood & points
    House of the Dragon Scorecard: Party On, GwayneAt least one Hightower is having a (relatively) good week.
    By Brian Grubb
  50. vulture politics
    Reacher Is Beefing With the White HouseA White House spokesperson has responded to Alan Ritchson’s rant on Happy Sad Confused.
    By Bethy Squires
  51. cancel culture
    Every TV Show Canceled in 2026 So FarParamount+ has kicked the Crutch out from under Tracy Morgan.
    By Bethy Squires
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