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Melanie McFarland is Salon's award-winning senior culture critic. Follow her on Bluesky: @McTelevision

Byron Pitts interviews Mike Tyson for the ABC News documentary series "Mike Tyson: The Knockout," detailing the life of the boxing legend. (ABC)

ABC’s Mike Tyson documentary “The Knockout” is a celebratory apologia without adequate interrogation

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Lena Waithe as Denise and Naomi Ackie as Alicia in "Master Of None" (Netflix)

“Master of None” returns for an unexpected third season with “Moments in Love”

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Uzo Aduba on "In Treatment" (Suzanne Tenner/HBO)

With Uzo Aduba as a therapist, “In Treatment” returns in a sunnier location for a darker time

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Dave Bautista in "Army of the Dead" (Netflix)

“Army of the Dead” is what happens when desperation meets a thrilling zombie conflagration

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Last Man Standing (Michael Becker/FOX)

“Last Man Standing” bids farewell, while Tim Allen keeps on truckin’ with his right-wing shade

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Joss Whedon and Lord Massen in "The Nevers" (Photo illustration by Salon/HBO/Getty Images)

“The Nevers” is proof that cancel culture isn’t really canceling the right people

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Alia Shawkat in a reenactment in "Pride" (FX)

Eclectic docuseries “Pride” walks viewers through queer American history one decade at a time

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Underground Railroad (Amazon)

“The Underground Railroad” is a relentlessly tough, yet gorgeously rendered television masterpiece

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Ewan McGregor in "Halston" (Atsushi Nishijima/Netflix)

Ewan McGregor dazzles in “Halston,” which neglects to understand the legend behind the fashions

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Jean Smart in "Hacks" (Jake Giles Netter/HBO Max)

In HBO Max’s new comedy “Hacks,” Jean Smart plays a role befitting of the showbiz legend that she is

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Ziwe (Showtime)

With Showtime’s sunshiny and sharp “Ziwe,” we have an iconic talk show host in the making

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SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk at the Axel Springer Award 2020 in Berlin (Britta Pedersen-Pool/Getty Images)

In hosting “Saturday Night Live” Elon Musk pulls the supervillain ploy of taking an audience hostage

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Josh Duhamel in "Jupiter's Legacy" (Steve Wilkie/Netflix)

Netflix’s self-serious “Jupiter’s Legacy” is the superhero TV version of a Designer Imposter stinker

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Busy Philipps, Sara Bareilles, Renée Elise Goldsberry and Paula Pell in "Girls5Eva" (Heidi Gutman/Peacock)

“Girls5eva” is a feel-good story about what happens when one-hit wonders get a second chance

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Ming-Na Wen in "The Mandalorian" (Disney+)

A tribute to “Star Wars” badass Fennec Shand, a Force-free hero more aspirational than any princess

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Pose (FX Networks)

“Pose” kicks off its final fabulous walk by ratcheting up the nonsense as well as its optimism

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Yasuke (Netflix)

Netflix’s stunning “Yasuke” spins a fantastical Black samurai story, but needs more space to swing

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Elizabeth Moss in "The Handmaid's Tale" (Sophie Giraud/Hulu)

Hulu’s tiresome “Handmaid’s Tale” should learn from the sins of “Planet of the Apes”

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Michael Greyeyes in "Rutherford Falls" (Colleen Hayes/Peacock)

Yes, Native American culture exists, and “Rutherford Falls” digs into our collective “blind spots”

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In this handout photo provided by A.M.P.A.S., (L-R) Joshua James Richards, Dan Janvey, Mollye Asher, Peter Spears, Charlene Swankie, Chloé Zhao, Linda May, and Frances McDormand accept the Best Picture award for "Nomadland" onstage during the 93rd Annual Academy Awards at Union Station on April 25, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Todd Wawrychuk/A.M.P.A.S. via Getty Images)

“Nomadland” wins big at the 2021 Oscars, which made history — and some unfortunate choices

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Jessie Mei Li as Alina Starkov in "Shadow and Bone" (Netflix)

In Netflix’s defiant “Shadow and Bone,” The Chosen One gets bent in the best way

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Anthony Mackie in "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier" (Disney+/Marvel)

If only “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” had the guts and time to “get weird” enough for TV

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Joe Biden as Ned Stark from "Game Of Thrones" (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images/HBO)

On the Iron Anniversary of “Game of Thrones,” here’s hoping Joe Biden doesn’t go Ned Stark on us

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Robin Thede in "A Black Lady Sketch Show" (HBO)

Robin Thede says “A Black Lady Sketch Show” returns more ridiculous than ever to “bring some joy”

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