Stream These TV Shows This Summer

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Stream These TV Shows This Summer

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Jul 19, 2019

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Is summer a great time for watching TV? Heck yeah it is. So we caught up with New York Times TV critic Margaret Lyons to get recommendations for the best of the best summer TV, including shows that are dark and mysterious, bright and fun, and also the throwbackiest throwback binges.

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Jul 19, 2019

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