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21 of the most popular TV shows of the year, ranked from worst to best

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Kristen Bell as Joanne, Adam Brody as Noah in episode 202 of Nobody Wants This.
"Nobody Wants This" managed to be one of the top shows of the year even though its second season didn't resonate as much as its first.

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Streamers like Disney+ and HBO Max have a key problem with no clear solution

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Media giants are trying to solve their engagement issues as free streamers like YouTube take viewers.

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Did the 'Stranger Things' Broadway play spoil how the series will end?

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Jamie Campbell Bower as Henry Creel, aka Vecna, in
Jamie Campbell Bower as Henry Creel, aka Vecna, in "Stranger Things" season five.

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YouTube TV's cancellation rate spiked during the Disney dispute — but there's a twist

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YouTube TV saw both its cancellations and sign-ups rise in November.

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Sydney Sweeney's best and worst movie and TV roles, according to critics

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Sydney Sweeney.

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The Oscars have a new stage on YouTube. The audience may have other plans.

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Adrien Brody won the 2025 Best Actor Oscar for his role in "The Brutalist" — a movie with lots of acclaim and a pretty modest box office.

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10 of the worst HBO shows of all time — sorry

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"Vinyl" had a strong pedigree, but ultimately couldn't hack it.

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Why the fate of HBO depends on how little CNN is worth

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Warner Bros. Discovery will spin out its television networks. But how much they're worth depends on the bidder.

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YouTube TV is planning to launch a cheaper 'skinny' sports bundle following its battle with Disney

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Sports fans will be able to see games like those on ESPN's "Monday Night Football" through YouTube's forthcoming sports bundle next year.

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Congress defunded PBS. Here's how it's surviving and planning for the future.

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A muppet visits 'Oscar the Grouch' at his garbage can in a scene from 'Sesame Street,' circa 1985.
When PBS was created in the late 1960s, there was no other place to find educational kid's TV like "Sesame Street." There are more options now.

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