Sometimes the best folks to turn to when we need to feel better are the ones on our TV screens
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Sometimes the perfect folks to turn to when we need to feel better are the ones on our TV screens
Senior Culture Critic
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June 20, 2026 12:00PM (EDT)
Hollywood Reporter Critics Pick the 10 Best TV Shows of 2026 So Far
The best TV shows of 2026 (so far), and where to stream them
Rom-com that will restore your faith in the genre - and make you cry
TV getting you down? This unhurried magical British masterpiece is the antidote
Faves from the first half of the year include a spooky Apple TV genre-bender, an HBO drama in deliciously nasty form and a…
Which of your TV faves made our list?
"The Pitt," "Paradise," “The Four Seasons,” “Forever” and more TV series that we couldn't get enough of this year.
An exceptional cast, astonishing directing and the talent discovery of the decade – not to mention a plot so of-the-moment it was…
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The epic Stranger Things finale, Sally Wainwright’s menopausal punks, Alan Partridge in therapy and Stephen Fry … in a Traitors…
