Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY

Kelly Lawler

USA TODAY

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Past articles by Kelly:

Chris Rock on the Will Smith slap (and Jada) in Netflix special: 'I'm not a victim, baby'

Chris Rock addressed the infamous Will Smith slap at last year's Oscars in the final moments of his live global Netflix special, "Selective Outrage." → Read More

Big changes at 'Live with Kelly': Ryan Seacrest to be replaced by Ripa's husband Mark Consuelos

Kelly Ripa will get to spend her workday with husband Mark Consuelos: Ryan Seacrest is leaving "Live with Kelly and Ryan" after six years. → Read More

Review: Don't expect 'That '70s Show' magic in Netflix's 'That '90s Show'

Embarrassing, unfunny and not even that nostalgic, Netflix's "That '90s Show" is not the sequel "That '70s Show" deserves. → Read More

Review: HBO's 'The Last of Us' is the best video game adaptation ever

Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey lead HBO's adaptation of video game "The Last of Us," which breaks the curse of bad video game TV shows and movies. → Read More

Tory Lanez found guilty of all charges in Megan Thee Stallion shooting

Rapper Tory Lanez was found guilty and convicted of all three charges in the 2020 shooting of Megan Thee Stallion. → Read More

'SNL' may have a green new cast this year, but it's the hosts that are the big problem

"SNL" may have a lot of new cast members and have lost a lot of greats, but its biggest problems this year have to do with its B-lister hosts. → Read More

Why you should be watching CBS' 'Ghosts,' a surprisingly chipper comedy about being dead

CBS' "Ghosts" is the hilarious sitcom full of specters that you didn't know you needed. Season 2 arrives Thursday. → Read More

The 10 best new TV shows to watch this fall, from 'American Gigolo' to 'Andor'

Jon Bernthal is the new "American Gigolo," Blockbuster Video is on Netflix and a new "Star Wars" hero arrives in the 10 best TV shows of fall 2022. → Read More

Women in pain: How 'House of the Dragon' traded the sexual violence of 'Thrones' for birth trauma

The births in HBO's "House of the Dragon" are the same kind of exploitative violence against women that the rape scenes were in "Game of Thrones." → Read More

The best (Sheryl Lee Ralph) and worst (dancing) moments of the 2022 Emmy Awards

From the glorious Sheryl Lee Ralph to the awkward "Brady Bunch" break dancing, here is the best, and the worst, of the 2022 Emmy Awards. → Read More

'Squid Game'? 'Abbott Elementary'? Who will (and who should) win at the 2022 Emmys

Will "Squid Game" dominate the Emmys? Can "Abbott Elementary" bring awards back to network TV? Our predictions for the 2022 Emmy Awards. → Read More

Review: Sorry, but HBO's 'House of the Dragon' can't touch 'Game of Thrones' greatness

As much as fans and HBO want "House of the Dragon" to be the next "Game of Thrones," it is a pale imitator of its parent show. → Read More

HBO Max and Discovery+ are merging. Here's when, why and what's changing

HBO Max and Discovery+ will be one streaming service by summer of 2023. What does that mean for fans who watch their shows? → Read More

These classic TV shows aren't streaming anywhere, and we're losing our history

"Get Smart," "Gilligan's Island" and more aren't available on the likes of Netflix or Hulu. For future generations, they might as well not exist. → Read More

Netflix lost a million more subscribers, plans cheaper version with ads: What that means for you

Netflix announced Tuesday it lost 970,000 subscribers in the last three months. Here's what that means for the shows and movies you can stream. → Read More

The 20 best TV shows on Apple TV+ right now, from 'Ted Lasso' to 'For All Mankind'

From everybody's favorite soccer coach "Ted Lasso" to a Tiffany Haddish comedy to musical "Schmigadoon," these are the best shows on Apple TV+. → Read More

The 35 best TV shows to watch on Peacock in July: 'Top Chef,' 'Girls5Eva'

From "The Office" to "Modern Family" to "Parenthood," we offer 35 TV shows to choose from on NBCUniversal's streamer, Peacock. → Read More

The 15 best TV shows of 2022 so far, definitively ranked (from 'Hacks' to 'Atlanta')

From Apple's dystopian "Severance" to Hulu's Theranos-inspired "Dropout" to HBO Max's rom-com "Starstruck," these are the best TV shows of 2022 so far. → Read More

Review: 'Stranger Things' loses its magic in scary but soulless Season 4

"Stranger Things" is scarier in Season 4 with demons, murders and Eleven on a mission – but that doesn't mean it's better. → Read More

'SNL': Kate McKinnon's RBG returns to welcome Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court

Kate McKinnon's Ruth Bader Ginsburg came back to "SNL" and Ego Nwodim debuted a impression of soon-to-be Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. → Read More