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How are the new fall TV shows? Sorry you asked!

At a pivotal time for survival, the networks fail to come up with the surprises they so desperately need.

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‘The Returned’: A morose, mesmerizing tale of the undead

‘The Returned’: A morose, mesmerizing tale of the undead

TV REVIEW | A French miniseries comes to Sundance Channel with a unique response to the zombie craze.

TV highlights: An intimate look at over-exposed Ke$ha

TV highlights: An intimate look at over-exposed Ke$ha

Also: “Extreme Cheapskates” returns; war breaks out on “Arrow”; and truce threatened on “Horror Story: Coven.”

TV highlights: ‘Naked Vegas’ premieres on Syfy

TV highlights: ‘Naked Vegas’ premieres on Syfy

Also: PBS’s “The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross” and “Little People, Big World” returns to TLC.

‘The Walking Dead’ recap: Season four, episode three, ‘Isolation’

‘The Walking Dead’ recap: Season four, episode three, ‘Isolation’

Not feeling well? It’s flu season for the prison-dwelling survivors in “The Walking Dead,” too.

TV highlights: Pete Holmes’s TBS talk show makes debut

TV highlights: Pete Holmes’s TBS talk show makes debut

Also: the Season 4 opener of “Love & Hip-Hop,” and HBO airs documentary “Seduced and Abandoned.”

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Is ‘Seduced and Abandoned’ the work of a very well-connected Borat or legit?

Is ‘Seduced and Abandoned’ the work of a very well-connected Borat or legit?

TV REVIEW | Even if it’s a put-on, the HBO film makes for a fun, larky commentary on the film business.

TV highlights: A three-part Civil War retrospective

TV highlights: A three-part Civil War retrospective

Plus, the sixth installment of “The Good Witch’s Destiny” and Edward Norton hosts a new “SNL.”

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A venomous, but delicious, showdown on ‘The Good Wife’

A venomous, but delicious, showdown on ‘The Good Wife’

TV REVIEW | Sunday’s episode is reason enough to renew your vows with CBS’s near-perfect legal drama.

Podcasts are making more noise

Podcasts are making more noise

More comedians are taking the nontraditional route in transitioning to television.

‘Scandal’ recap: Season three, episode four

‘Scandal’ recap: Season three, episode four

The gladiators struggle to defend their latest client. Plus, romance, bromance and a hot mike.

TV highlights: Meeting Samantha on ‘Carrie Diaries’

TV highlights: Meeting Samantha on ‘Carrie Diaries’

Plus, Rihanna produces new entry in the fashion reality category, and a portrait of the Boss and his fans.

TV highlights: MTV’s ‘Scrubbing In’ spices up nurse life

TV highlights: MTV’s ‘Scrubbing In’ spices up nurse life

Plus, “Project Runway All Stars” and the documentary “Blackfish.”