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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert during Thursday’s July 17, 2025 show. Photo: Scott Kowalchyk ©2025 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Stephen Colbert has been a civic-minded voice of reason in troubled times

Audiences are losing someone they relied upon with the cancellation of his show.

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Ed Sullivan emerges as a civil rights pioneer in ‘Sunday Best’
The TV show host was a low-key but high-profile civil rights pioneer.

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Emmy Awards: Stream these 2025 nominees with Boston ties this weekend

The 2025 Emmy nominees were revealed this week, and there was no shortage of Bay State stars who picked up nods.

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‘Untamed’ takes the gritty murder mystery to a new locale: Yosemite National Park

Eric Bana stars as a federal investigator for the National Parks Service.

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Barely a hot take: Diego Luna deserved an Emmy nomination for ‘Andor’
The actor's performance as a budding revolutionary was deserving of more awards buzz.

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Lesson learned: Globe readers want to know when a show is based on something else
A recent review of the PBS series "Patience" inspired a strong response from our readers.

77th Primetime Emmy Awards
2025 Emmy nominees: ‘Severance’ leads with 27 nominations. See the full list.
The Television Academy unveiled the nominations for the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards on Tuesday.

The Emmy nominations are being announced
Harvey Guillén and Brenda Song are reading the nominations in key categories.

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Noah Wyle and Tracy Ifeachor on "The Pitt."

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The character had served as a romantic foil for Noah Wyle’s Dr. Robby on the hit medical drama.

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Meghann Fahy as Violet in "Drop," directed by Christopher Landon.

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From Longmeadow native Meghann Fahy’s new flick to a star-studded documentary celebrating 50 years of “Jaws,” here’s what to watch.

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David Josefsberg (Doc Brown) and Lucas Hallauer (Marty McFly) in "Back to the Future."

A ‘Back to the Future’ that reminds you of the past

The characters are essentially Xeroxed from the movie.

Megan Stalter, left, and Will Sharpe in "Too Much."

Lena Dunham’s new Netflix series ‘Too Much’ has emotional depth trapped in the body of a rom-com

Megan Stalter and Will Sharpe star in a story inspired by Dunham's romance with her husband.

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The pairing of right-wing brawn and dominion theology have proved potent in Brazil, with results that might look familiar to Americans.