While January has become something of a dumping ground for wayward films, the TV front offers something more consistent, and perhaps, more exciting. This first month of 2019, in particular, holds quite a few greats, even if two of them are groundbreaking comedies making their last outing. Along with mid-season returns, there’s recently saved network comedies, critically revered series being given new life after dissatisfying sophomoric slumps, and a revival of a show fans have been hoping for years.

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It’s time to add a new word to your lexicon. We all know about binge-watching, but binge-racing — as defined by the wordsmiths at Netflix — is watching the entire season of a show within 24 hours. According to the streaming service, 8.4 million subscribers are into that habit, and they’ve released the list the top twenty shows that get consumed in the span of a single day.

While we may be living in the era of Peak TV, people still enjoy their disposable programming, as the top five slots are occupied by “Gilmore Girls: A Year In The Life,” “Fuller House,” “The Ranch,” “Marvel’s The Defenders,” and something we never heard of called, “The Seven Deadly Sins” (it’s an anime series).

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If you’re an Oscar watcher and starting to come out in hives at the lack of awards speculation between now and the festival season kicking off at the end of August, you’re in luck, because this week sees the announcement of the 2016 Emmy Award nominations. With TV increasingly threatening to take the pop culture limelight from the movies (if it hasn’t already), the small-screen landscape has changed a fair amount over the years, but the Emmys still don’t quite seem to have the same glitz level as the Oscars.

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SAG Award Winners: ‘Spotlight’ Wins Best Ensemble, Leonardo DiCaprio, Idris Elba & Brie Larson Also Score Big

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Watch: First Footage From ‘The Night Manager’ With Tom Hiddleston, 'War & Peace' With Paul Dano, And More

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TV: Martin Scorsese & Benicio Del Toro Team For 'Cortes,' Remake Of 'Luther' In The Works & More

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TV Show Based On 'Outbreak' Coming, Neil Cross Says 'Luther' Prequel Movie Written & Aiming To Shoot In 2014

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Watch: Third Season Announcement Trailer For 'Luther'; 'Wilfred' Also Gets Renewed For Another Season

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'Luther' Creator Neil Cross Says BBC Is "Very Interested" In Alice Spinoff Series

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Creator Neil Cross Says He's Planning A 'Luther' Movie, Rewrote 'Pacific Rim' For Guillermo Del Toro

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