Best TV Episodes of 2023
“Bob’s Burgers,” “Frontline,” “Killing It” and “A Spy Among Friends” were among the series that gave us some of the best episodes of television this year.
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“Bob’s Burgers,” “Frontline,” “Killing It” and “A Spy Among Friends” were among the series that gave us some of the best episodes of television this year.
By James Poniewozik, Mike Hale and
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How Does Democracy Die? Maybe by Laser Vision.
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This month’s selections include a Japanese serial-killer thriller, a Pride Month pick from Sri Lanka, a Malaysian drama about undocumented street hustlers and more.
By Devika Girish
The hit FX series about an upstart Chicago restaurant loves the pressures of tight quarters and close shouting. The new season serves up plenty more.
By Margaret Lyons
This month’s picks look at a summer in Paris, a summer at the Olympics and the heat of the erotic thriller.
By Ben Kenigsberg
President Joe Biden and former President Donald J. Trump debate for the first time this campaign cycle. Country artists perform their hit songs.
By Shivani Gonzalez
This month’s picks include demon baby, a cursed chef and all kinds of people trapped in hellish situations.
By Erik Piepenburg
This warped Adult Swim animated series, streaming on Max, is so fast and feral it feels like its own highlight reel.
By Margaret Lyons
Speculative science fiction, period drama and sly thrillers are among this month’s off-the-beaten-path recommendations from your subscription streamers.
By Jason Bailey
HBO airs a documentary about the playwright Jeremy O. Harris. A new show starring Krysten Ritter premieres on AMC.
By Shivani Gonzalez
This month’s picks include bruised bodies and bruised male egos.
By Robert Daniels
The pop star does her first interview on NBC since her stiff person syndrome diagnosis. And the Oilers and the Panthers compete in the pro hockey championship.
By Shivani Gonzalez
This month’s sci-fi picks include alienoids, bionic athletes and a little creature named Godzilla.
By Elisabeth Vincentelli
This month’s picks include an animated musical comedy starring Brittany Howard and a Marvel superhero adventure packed with martial arts.
By Dina Gachman
This smart and poppy British series melds the good parts of the semi-autobiographical sadcom with more predictable rom-com traditions.
By Margaret Lyons
Returning favorites include “The Bear,” “House of the Dragon” and “Only Murders in the Building.” Among the new arrivals? Jake Gyllenhaal and Natalie Portman.
By Mike Hale
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“Summer House” and “The Valley” wrap up as “Below Deck Mediterranean” starts a new season. HBO airs a new show from Julio Torres.
By Shivani Gonzalez
This month’s picks include an Indian political thriller, a beautiful tale of coming-of-middle-age from Georgia and more.
By Devika Girish
A past look at tough times in New York, and current looks at struggles in North Korea and China.
By Ben Kenigsberg
The long-running medical show wraps up its 20th season. HBO airs a new documentary series about a renaissance fair in Texas.
By Shivani Gonzalez
This month’s villains include naughty gay ghosts, savage seniors and a dangerously unhinged bro.
By Erik Piepenburg
The ABC comedy wraps up its third season. The medical show airs its series finale.
By Shivani Gonzalez
This month’s picks include crypto terrorism, gaslighting, an undercover mission and more.
By Robert Daniels
Provocative debuts from two exciting new female filmmakers lead off this month’s roundup of recommendations from your subscription streaming services.
By Jason Bailey
The Starz show starring Nicholas Galitzine and Julianne Moore wraps up. Three versions of the crime procedural air finales.
By Shivani Gonzalez
In this month’s sci-fi picks, surviving a pandemic and predicting a catastrophe.
By Elisabeth Vincentelli
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E! covers all the looks of the first Monday in May. And Paramount airs the classic buddy movie.
By Shivani Gonzalez
This month’s picks include a Mexican family drama, a Palestinian coming-of-age tale, a high-school movie from Ukraine and more.
By Devika Girish
This month’s picks include a nature documentary filmed in the Indian wilderness and an animated family adventure from the studio behind “Despicable Me.”
By Dina Gachman
This month’s streaming selections include one director’s look at a hometown ritual, the story of an improbable ruse and a celebration of student activism.
By Ben Kenigsberg
The show, hosted by Nev Schulman and Kamie Crawford, begins its ninth season on MTV. Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s soccer series on FX is back for Season 3.
By Shivani Gonzalez
This month’s picks include demonic forces from Mexico, Mongolia, small-town America and hell itself.
By Erik Piepenburg
Female-centered buddy comedies, rom-coms and Outback thrillers are among the under-the-radar recommendations for your subscription streamers this month.
By Jason Bailey
The Netflix series is based on the real-life experience of its creator, Richard Gadd, who also stars in the show.
By Margaret Lyons
Football players get their chance to play in the national league. HBO airs all three movies staring Renée Zellweger.
By Shivani Gonzalez
This month’s picks include competing assassins, a mysterious hitchhiker, a stoic bricklayer and more.
By Robert Daniels
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The highly anticipated draft for professional women’s basketball airs on ESPN. The 16th season of RuPaul’s Emmy-winning competition series concludes on MTV.
By Kellina Moore
In this month’s sci-fi picks, cruise through dreams, hook a right at multiverses, turn left at portals, then put it in reverse for some time travel.
By Elisabeth Vincentelli
TCM airs the cult classic 1975 documentary, and Joel airs his first broadcast concert at Madison Square Garden.
By Geordon Wollner
This month’s picks include a twisty Argentine thriller, a gutting Syrian documentary, a movie about a queer club in China and more.
By Devika Girish
This month’s picks include a true story of hope and persistence, and Timothée Chalamet’s recent turn as Willy Wonka.
By Dina Gachman
Syfy airs the 1998 vampire movie. The CMT Music Awards are live in Austin, Texas.
By Geordon Wollner
A fanatical faith leader, aggressive home invaders and disfigured attention hogs are among the subjects of this month’s horror picks.
By Erik Piepenburg
A Ryan Gosling detective comedy, a Formula One racing drama and the romantic musical “Mamma Mia!” are among the movies exiting the streaming service.
By Jason Bailey
Ethan Coen’s survey of a rock ’n’ roll icon, Frederick Wiseman’s take on haute cuisine and a searing portrait of PTSD are this month’s picks.
By Ben Kenigsberg
If you’ve got six bucks and want to be adventurous, try this streaming service for some wild fringe programming.
By Jason Bailey
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Joey Graziadei hands out his final rose on ABC, and HBO airs a documentary about the trial of Alex Jones.
By Shivani Gonzalez
This month’s picks include brotherly revenge, ghoulish specters and more.
By Robert Daniels
Crime thrillers, a crackling slasher and a documentary exploration of a rare Beatles failure are among our recommendations for your streaming subscription services this month.
By Jason Bailey
A new reality show with familiar faces comes to Bravo, and NBC airs competitive skating.
By Shivani Gonzalez
Time loops in Japan, a seductive interface for agoraphobes and artificial intelligence battles make up this month’s science fiction streaming picks.
By Elisabeth Vincentelli
The 20th season of this medical drama airs on ABC. And CBS hosts the annual awards show honoring excellence in film and television.
By Lauren Hard
This month’s picks include a coming-of-age story set in Quebec, an observational Tunisian drama, an erotic French movie about a strip club and more.
By Devika Girish
This month’s picks include a space adventure from Richard Linklater and two critically acclaimed tales from Pixar.
By Dina Gachman
ABC airs the awards show for all things film. President Biden addresses the nation across the major networks.
By Shivani Gonzalez
A troubled patient, a pumpkin-headed monster and a one-eyed madman are among the subjects in this month’s scary streaming picks.
By Erik Piepenburg
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A broken family, a family remembered and a family’s generation-spanning struggles are at the heart of this month’s picks.
By Ben Kenigsberg
Star-led titles including Jerry Seinfeld’s animated feature, a James Brown biopic and a Steve Martin-Meryl Streep rom-com are leaving the streaming service. Watch them while you can.
By Jason Bailey
The FX remake of the classic mini-series is classed up, retuned for contemporary sensibilities and still an epic soap opera.
By Mike Hale
FX premieres a new show set in Japan in the 1600s. A new mini-series starring Kate Winslet airs on HBO.
By Shivani Gonzalez
This month’s picks include forlorn dads, Appalachian pulp and more.
By Robert Daniels
Con artists and ghost stories are among our recommendations from the subscription streaming services this month.
By Jason Bailey
Mad scientists, demanding aliens and paranoid androids make up this month’s science fiction streaming picks.
By Elisabeth Vincentelli
The fourth season, with Jodie Foster, Kali Reis and a touch of the supernatural, wraps up. TCM airs a classic romance.
By Kellina Moore
This month’s picks include a decades-spanning Chinese drama, a thriller about a teenage immigrant in Canada, an absurdist French crime comedy and more.
By Devika Girish
The third season of the award winning sitcom airs on ABC. The Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers go head-to-head.
By Kellina Moore and Shivani Gonzalez
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Whether dressed in American flag shorts or dirty fatigues, the versatile actor, best known as Apollo Creed in the “Rocky” movies, always made an impression.
By Esther Zuckerman
This month’s picks are about being trapped: in a relationship, in a trunk and by Nazi demons.
By Erik Piepenburg
This month’s picks include a DreamWorks Animation film about the unpredictability of life and a fantastical mystery about hope.
By Dina Gachman
Our TV critic recommends a Nicole Kidman-led family drama in which no one’s quite sure where home really is.
By Margaret Lyons
“Dune” and “Snowpiercer” are among the action epics, dramas and teen comedies leaving soon for U.S. subscribers. Watch them while you can.
By Jason Bailey
Economic exploitation, climate change, entrenched corruption: These acclaimed films find fascination in catastrophe.
By Ben Kenigsberg
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