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Scott M. Gimple on ‘The Walking Dead’ and What Those Zombies Are Really Eating

By JEREMY EGNER

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A scene from the current season of “The Walking Dead.”

The “Walking Dead” show runner discusses fan service versus storytelling, diverging from the comics and his favorite show on TV.

Review: ‘How to Dance in Ohio,’ a Documentary on HBO, Follows Three Women on the Autism Spectrum

By NEIL GENZLINGER

HBO

Marideth Bridges, right, in “How to Dance in Ohio” on HBO.

The filmmaker Alexander Shiva focuses on a social skills therapy program for young people on the autism spectrum in Columbus, Ohio.

Jerome Kass, Writer for Broadway, Film and TV, Dies at 78

By BRUCE WEBER

Mr. Kass was nominated for a Tony for the 1978 musical “Ballroom,” based on his Emmy-nominated teleplay about a Bronx widow who visits a dance hall.

‘The Walking Dead’ Season 6, Episode 3: Thanks, but No Thanks

By JEREMY EGNER

On Sunday the group battled the walker herd and a core character fought for his life.

‘The Leftovers’ Season 2, Episode 4: Gone Girls

By JEN CHANEY

This week’s episode turns its focus back to Miracle and confirms that the departure has finally touched the allegedly untouchable.

The Death and Rebirth of Bart Simpson

By NEIL GENZLINGER

In this year’s installment of “Treehouse of Horror,” the demented fun includes Sideshow Bob’s finally achieving his goal of killing Bart.

October 25, 2015

‘Homeland’ Season 5, Episode 4 Recap: With One ‘Da,’ an Enemy Is Revealed

Apparently, my radar for potential friends is way, way off.

October 22, 2015

Ballerina’s Tale Continues: Misty Copeland Developing TV Series

Misty Copeland and Tracy Oliver, of “The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl,” are developing a drama about the dance world for 20th Century Fox Television.

October 22, 2015

Springsteen and Sting on All-Star Roster for Concert on Race in America

“Shining a Light: A Concert for Progress on Race in America” will take place in Los Angeles on Nov. 18 and be broadcast on Nov. 20.

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Jimmy Morales, the comedian running for president, after he voted Sunday in Guatemala City.

Jimmy Morales Is Elected New President in Guatemala

By ELISABETH MALKIN and NIC WIRTZ

Running on the slogan “Not corrupt, nor a thief,” Mr. Morales benefited from his image as a political outsider after an anticorruption movement brought down President Otto Pérez Molina.

A scene from the Season 6 premiere of “The Walking Dead,” which drew more than 19 million viewers.

AMC Doubles Down on Scripted Series

By JOHN KOBLIN

The network aims to keep a strong hold on television audiences by focusing on scripted dramas.

Talk

Carrie Brownstein Doesn’t Want to Be Famous

Interview by ANA MARIE COX

The musician and actress rebels against the stifling nature of indie rock with her love of Phil Collins.

Cary Joji Fukunaga, the director of the new film “Beasts of No Nation.”

Cary Fukunaga Isn’t Trying to Educate You With ‘Beasts of No Nation’

By JEREMY EGNER

The director’s new film, starring Idris Elba, is about child soldiers in Africa.

Tracey Stewart, along with her husband, Jon, bought Bufflehead Farm.

Tracey Stewart Counts Her Sheep, and More

By TAMMY LA GORCE

Bought by Tracey Stewart and her husband Jon, the former host of “The Daily Show,” Bufflehead Farm, in Middletown, N.J., will be a home for abused farm animals.

Mara Brock Akil, the show runner of the BET hit “Being Mary Jane,” is about to embark on a multiyear arrangement with Warner Bros. Television.

With ‘Being Mary Jane,’ Mara Brock Akil Specializes in Portraits of Black Women

By JADA F. SMITH

The show runner gets ready for her final season on this BET series, before aiming for larger network audiences.

‘The Affair’ Season 2, Episode 4: A Bad Day for Everyone

By MIKE HALE

Beware of marijuana lozenges.

Brain Surgery, Burial, Exorcism: They’ll Do It Live

By NEIL GENZLINGER

The National Geographic, A&E; and Destination America cable channels will run live shows next week featuring individuals under stressful circumstances.

‘The Knick’ Season 2, Episode 2: Thack is Back

By MIKE HALE

This episode began on a dark note. A darker note than usual, that is.

Naomi Campbell in “American Horror Story: Hotel.”

‘American Horror Story’ Season 5, Episode 3: Mother Issues

By E. A. HANKS

Motherhood has always been a tricky subject on “American Horror Story.”

Bill Cosby has hired Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, a law firm that specializes in business litigation and arbitration.

Cosby Replaces His Longtime Lawyer

By SYDNEY EMBER

Martin D. Singer has been replaced in both cases by the law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, according to a court filing and Monique Pressley, another of Mr. Cosby’s lawyers.

On Comedy

Anthony Jeselnik in “Thoughts and Prayers,” on Netflix.

Political Correctness Isn’t Ruining Comedy. It’s Helping.

By JASON ZINOMAN

Digital dust-ups over insensitive jokes have, if anything, given risqué comedians like Anthony Jeselnik more boundaries to push.

Eddie Murphy accepted The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Eddie Murphy Accepts Twain Prize With Jabs and Bill Cosby Jokes

By JADA F. SMITH

Mr. Murphy fit the bill of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, which celebrates humorists who broach thorny social issues.

From left, Gina Rodriguez, Justin Baldoni and Brett Dier in “Jane the Virgin.”

‘Jane the Virgin’ Season 2, Episode 2 Recap: Overstuffed

By PILOT VIRUET

This show is always packed with plot mechanics, but this week might have been too much.

Jim Kozyra, a creator of “The Jamz,” left, with Michael Patrick Thornton and Ted Tremper, the director, on the set of the show.

‘The Jamz’ Tests the Potency of an Indie Television Launchpad

By BROOKS BARNES

The sitcom by two young comedy writers turned heads last year at the New York Television Festival, which has been searching for a breakout hit to back.

Ask a Show Runner: Submit Questions for Noah Hawley of ‘Fargo’

By JEREMY EGNER

The FX crime drama returned for its second season this month set in a new decade, with a new cast.

Current Series Recaps

‘Empire’ Season 2, Episode 5: Baptism

By CRAIG JENKINS

Lucious became the show’s Teflon Don this week.

Aaron Rhodes, Abigail Breslin, Breezy Eslin, Skyler Samuels, Jeanna Han, Billie Lourd, Keke Palmer, Lucien Laviscount, Glen Powell, Emma Roberts and Lea Michele in

‘Scream Queens’ Season 1, Episode 6: Slumber Party

By NEIL GENZLINGER

This week’s episode wasn’t as witty as some, but it was bloodier.

‘The Walking Dead’ Season 6, Episode 2: Wolves and Lambs

By JEREMY EGNER

Carol led the charge against a new threat on Sunday.

Amy Brenneman and Chris Zylka in “The Leftovers.”

‘The Leftovers’ Recap: Let’s Give Them Something

By JEN CHANEY

Sunday’s episode illustrated the uphill climb involved in making fresh starts.

‘The Affair’ Season 2, Episode 3 Recap: Oh Deer

By MIKE HALE

It’s back to Alison and Noah this week.

ArtsBeat

‘Homeland’ Season 5, Episode 3 Recap: Willful Madness and Creativity, Together Again

By JUDITH WARNER

And Quinn and Carrie are masters of codependency.

‘The Knick’ Season 2 Premiere Recap: Tied Up in Knots

By MIKE HALE

Steven Soderbergh continues to construct a restlessly propulsive visual narrative that can fairly be called poetic.

Wes Bentley in “American Horror Story: Hotel.”

‘American Horror Story: Hotel’ Recap: Strange Appetites

By E. A. HANKS

Can a show that preens so glibly truly be scary?

Bryshere Gray, in the background, and Jussie Smollett, center, in

‘Empire’ Episode 4 Recap: Basic Corpse Detection System

By CRAIG JENKINS

Jamal and Hakeem’s cold war went hot this week.

Diego Boneta, Skyler Samuels and Oliver Hudson in

ArtsBeat

‘Scream Queens’ Episode 5 Recap: Dead Presidents

By NEIL GENZLINGER

Great snazzy new opening-credit sequence.

‘Jane the Virgin’ Season 2 Premiere Recap: ‘Chapter Twenty-Three’

By PILOT VIRUET

The CW series returned on Monday with the same winning mix of warmth and silly melodrama.

Ask a Show Runner

Ask a Show Runner: Submit Questions for Scott Gimple of ‘The Walking Dead’

By JEREMY EGNER

“The Walking Dead” returns for its sixth season on Oct. 11.

From left, Anthony Anderson, Miles Brown, Tracee Ellis Ross and Marsai Martin in “black-ish.”

Kenya Barris on ‘Black-ish,’ Shonda Rhimes and His Favorite Shows

By GILBERT CRUZ

Mr. Barris, the show runner of ABC’s “black-ish,” discussed why the sitcom tackles some issues and avoids others in an interview with The Times.

Sassy but short-lived: Will Arnett in “Running Wilde.”

Fall TV Failures: Five Years of Dashed Hopes

By JEREMY EGNER

Autumn is a time of great optimism for television networks. Then reality sets in.

Video

30 New Fall TV Shows in 3 Minutes

It’s fall premiere season, and there’s more TV than ever. Here’s a quick survey of what’s new out there.

Special Section: TV Transformed

New apps are propelling the rise of social television. With them, viewers are joining in a state of disconnected togetherness to revive TV’s live emotional power.