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  1. revivals
    Showtime Is Making an L Word Sequel SeriesThe revival is expected to premiere before the end of the year.
    By Jackson McHenry
  2. tv review
    SMILF Season Two Is an Intimate Portrait of Womanhood, With an AsteriskDespite allegations about SMILF creator Frankie Shaw, season two excels at depicting the personal struggles of its women.
    By Jen Chaney
  3. tv review
    Black Monday Isn’t Worth the InvestmentIn the ’80s Wall Street comedy, greed is good, and also one-dimensional.
    By Jen Chaney
  4. chat room
    Ray Donovan Star Kerris Dorsey on Sandwiches, Chainsaws, and the Season 6 Finale“I don’t think Bridget really wanted to be the matriarch, but those guys need someone to shepherd them.”
    By Brian Tallerico
  5. departures
    The Affair’s Dominic West Never Talked With Ruth Wilson About Her Pay GapWilson’s surprise departure from the show came earlier this year.
    By Devon Ivie
  6. overnights
    Ray Donovan Recap: New York ConfidentialEvery time it looks like the Donovans are going to dig themselves out of the hole, they get more dirt thrown on them.
    By Brian Tallerico
  7. on comedy
    The Who Is America? Segment Sacha Baron Cohen Deemed ‘Too Dark and Wrong’ to Air“We immediately turned over the footage to the FBI.”
    By Devon Ivie
  8. documentaries
    American Dream/American Knightmare Gives Suge Knight the Last WordThis Showtime documentary does not fawn, but it lets the Death Row co-founder’s claims go unchallenged.
    By Paul Thompson
  9. overnights
    Escape at Dannemora Recap: Pipe SplittersMatt and Sweat’s breakout, and the pulse-pounding leadup to it, revive the flagging series just in time.
    By Kenny Herzog
  10. anatomy of a scene
    How Ben Stiller Made Escape at Dannemora’s Heart-Pounding Prison BreakYes, Paul Dano really did squeeze into that claustrophobia-inducing pipe.
    By Maria Elena Fernandez
  11. overnights
    Ray Donovan Recap: Circling the DrainA gloomy but resonant episode confirms that New York City has not been good to the Donovans.
    By Brian Tallerico
  12. overnights
    Escape at Dannemora Review: Tilly and the WallTilly and Lyle both continue to teeter between pathetic and sympathetic.
    By Kenny Herzog
  13. overnights
    Ray Donovan Recap: Crooked NumbersJust as lady luck seems to finally be shining on Bunchy, the other Donovan men are the verge of imploding.
    By Brian Tallerico
  14. overnights
    Escape at Dannemora Recap: Making Ends MeatAs the series inches ever closer to the real action, Tilly has gotten in deep — and gotten careless.
    By Kenny Herzog
  15. overnights
    Ray Donovan Recap: Angels with Dirty FacesHalfway through Ray Donovan’s New York adventure, Ray’s foray into the city’s political machine is becoming increasingly dangerous.
    By Brian Tallerico
  16. new shows
    Desus and Mero’s Showtime Late-Night Show Debuts in FebruaryShowtime’s first-ever weekly late-night talk show premieres in just a couple months.
    By Megh Wright
  17. overnights
    Escape at Dannemora Premiere Recap: Prose and ConsThe first chapter of director Ben Stiller’s dramatization of the real-life escape sets the scene at a prison that’s been running on autopilot.
    By Kenny Herzog
  18. trailer mix
    Frankie Shaw’s SMILF Returns to Showtime in JanuaryAnd we’ve got the trailer right here.
    By Megh Wright
  19. party report
    Patricia Arquette: ‘Dinosaurs’ More Likely in Film Than Sexual Middle-aged Women“And that’s kind of crazy, you know?”
    By Katja Vujić
  20. tv review
    Escape at Dannemora Is an Extraordinary Prison Break Turned HumdrumEven with stellar performances by Patricia Arquette and Benicio del Toro, this Showtime drama is longer than it needs to be.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  21. overnights
    Kidding Finale Recap: I Am ListeningAs Kidding wraps its first season, Mr. Pickles’ Puppet Time is done for the foreseeable future, but most of the series’ tumult is still in play.
    By Harry Waksberg
  22. in development
    Vanessa Bayer Might Get Her Own Comedy Series at ShowtimeMichael Showalter, Jessi Klein, and former SNL writer Jeremy Beiler are all involved.
    By Megh Wright
  23. sure!
    The Affair to Jump Into the Future With Anna Paquin, Climate ChangeShe’ll play the now-adult daughter of Ruth Wilson and Joshua Jackson.
    By Jackson McHenry
  24. overnights
    Kidding Recap: The Straightest Dude I Ever MetJeff Pickles has come unstuck in time.
    By Harry Waksberg
  25. tv review
    Shut Up and Dribble Makes a Powerful Case for Athletes Who Speak UpLeBron James co-exec produces this thoughtful docuseries, which explores the NBA’s history of racial justice and protest.
    By Jen Chaney
  26. resurrections
    Penny Dreadful Will Rise From the Dead With a New Show Set in 1930s Los AngelesWelcome to Penny Dreadful: City of Angels.
    By Jackson McHenry
  27. trailer mix
    Benicio Del Toro Seduces Patricia Arquette in a New Escape at Dannemora TrailerArquette portrays Joyce “Tilly” Mitchell, the prison employee who helped two convicts, played by Benicio Del Toro and Paul Dano, plan a break.
    By Halle Kiefer
  28. now streaming
    New in Streaming: What to Watch This WeekThe Cell, Quantum of Solace, and more.
    By Karen Han
  29. trailer mix
    It’s Cocaine and Financial Catastrophe in the First Black Monday TrailerAndrew Rannells and Don Cheadle are going to break the world.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  30. renewals
    Jim Carrey’s Kidding Renewed by Showtime for a Second SeasonJim Carrey’s sad Mr. Rogers will return for ten more episodes.
    By Megh Wright
  31. tv review
    Who Is The Circus For?It’s hard to say what this Showtime docuseries adds to our understanding of politics or the way the news cycle works.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  32. tv
    I’m Dying Up Here Passes On to That Big Showtime in the Sky After Two SeasonsR.I.P.
    By Halle Kiefer
  33. set design
    How Kidding Invented Its Very Own Children’s Puppet ShowStep one: Hire an Emmy-winning Sesame Street veteran.
    By Maria Elena Fernandez
  34. tv
    William H. Macy Gives the Perfect Dad Response to Emmy Rossum’s DepartureHe just gave us all a reassuring pat on the back, verbally.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  35. now streaming
    New on Showtime: September 2018An old Jim Carrey movie and a new Jim Carrey show.
    By Joshua Rivera
  36. exits
    Emmy Rossum Announces She’s Leaving Shameless“Try not to think of me as gone, just think of me as moving down the block.”
    By Dee Lockett
  37. who is america
    Every Time Sacha Baron Cohen Says ‘My Wife’ in His New ShowA Who Is America? investigation.
    By Chris Heller
  38. who is america
    The Guy Who Embarrassed Himself With a Dildo in Who Is America? Might Be Suing“The use of the sexual device as a prop, in my mind, it made sense.”
    By Devon Ivie
  39. spoilers
    The Affair Reveals the Shocking Truth Behind a Major DeathThe answer was right in front of us all along.
    By Lindsey Weber
  40. Leaving Showtime: August 2018Watch Miles Teller enter the ring in Bleed for This.
    By Joshua Rivera
  41. tca 2018
    Sarah Palin Might Not Appear on Sacha Baron Cohen’s Who Is America? After AllPlus, Showtime is “dying” for a second season.
    By Megh Wright
  42. the industry
    LeBron James’s New Show Shut Up and Dribble Named After Laura Ingraham InsultDid the Dixie Chicks teach us nothing about telling someone to shut up and do something?
    By Halle Kiefer
  43. now streaming
    New on Showtime: August 2018You should absolutely rewatch 10 Things I Hate About You.
    By Joshua Rivera
  44. who is america?
    Watch Sacha Baron Cohen Use Who Is America?’s ‘Pedophile Detector’ on Roy MooreYou probably won’t be too surprised with his findings.
    By Halle Kiefer
  45. who is america
    Sacha Baron Cohen Sent Bonkers Letter to Duped Who Is America? Art Gallerist“Anyway, say la vie!”
    By Devon Ivie
  46. series finales
    The End of The Affair Will Come After Season 5It’s a planned conclusion, not a cancellation.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  47. who is america
    Corinne Olympios Isn’t Too Sure Why Sacha Baron Cohen Pranked Her“I was like, Oh my God, get me the f—k out of here.”
    By Devon Ivie
  48. roll clip!
    Let’s Compare Jason Spencer’s Who Is America? Appearance With His StatementWas he “exploited” as he claims?
    By Megh Wright
  49. who is america
    Georgia Republicans Condemn Jason Spencer’s Who Is America? AppearanceCalling his behavior “hurtful, insensitive and completely unacceptable.”
    By Megh Wright
  50. who is america
    How a Local Arizona Newspaper Covered Sacha Baron Cohen’s Mosque PrankBefore anybody knew it was actually Sacha Baron Cohen.
    By Megh Wright
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