Midyear TV
A quieter TV year still has standouts at the halfway mark
A midyear critics’ roundup points to fewer breakout hits, with “Widow’s Bay” emerging as a surprise and “The Comeback” among the returning favorites
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- TV watch Every Year After’ leads this week’s TV watchlist The Carley Fortune adaptation is among the week’s highlighted arrivals, alongside the return of “Below Deck Mediterranean
- Entertainment Owain Rhys Davies, Twin Peaks actor, dies at 44 The Cardiff-born performer, known for playing Agent Wilson in the 2017 Twin Peaks revival, was remembered by family and Welsh arts figures
- Television Race Across the World’s Jo and Kush brace for ‘very tense’ finale The Liverpool childhood friends, the youngest pair in the BBC series, have become viewer favourites as the 12,000km race heads for its final leg in Mongolia
Comedy
Lisa Ann Walter Turns Her Career Surge Toward Stand-Up
The “Abbott Elementary” and “Parent Trap” actor is returning to live comedy during what a source summary describes as a midcareer renaissance
Top Chef’ Is Being Noted for a Gentler Competitive Edge
More than 20 seasons into its run, the cooking series is being framed as taking a more humane approach to a high-pressure restaurant world