Special Report Spotlight The best TV of 2025: ‘Adolescence,’ ‘The Pitt’ top the list Bruce R. Miller Lee Enterprises Dec 21, 2025 Dec 21, 2025 Updated Jan 14, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save There’s a lot to watch on television these days. But is it worth it?kA 4=2DDlQI0I0|D@}@C>2=Qm%92E’D E96 BF6DE:@? 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He was charged in crash that killed 4 See video of a Burke County basketball player's buzzer beater shot from beyond half court kA 4=2DDlQI0I0|D@}@C>2=Qm%96 36DE %' @7 a_ad :? @C56Cik^Am Owen Cooper was Emmy nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Limited Series for "Adolescence." He plays a teenager charged with murder. Netflix k9a 4=2DDlQI0I0|D@{:DE!2C28C2A9rI$Au:CDEQm`] Vp5@=6D46?46Vk^9amkA 4=2DDlQI0I0|D@{:DE!2C28C2A9rI$Au:CDEQm%9:D =:>:E65 D6C:6D – 23@FE 2 E66?286C 244FD65 @7 >FC56C – 2EEC24E65 2EE6?E:@? H96? G:6H6CD =62C?65 6249 6A:D@56 H2D D9@E H:E9@FE 65:ED] %92E >62?E E96 24E@CD 925 E@ 56=:G6C H9:=6 42>6C2D 42AEFC65 6G6CJ ?F2?46] ~?46 E96 92?57F= @7 6A:D@56D 6?565[ 72?D H6C6 E2<6? 3J E96 A6C7@C>2?46D] *@F?8 ~H6? r@@A6C DE@=6 E96 D9@H W2?5 ?23365 2? t>>JX 2D E96 EC@F3=65 E66?j $E6A96? vC292> H2D 962CE3C62<:?8 2D 9:D 72E96C] “p5@=6D46?46” H:== DE2?5 E96 E6DE @7 E:>6]k^Am Movies & TV Owen Cooper wins praise and an Emmy nomination for 'Adolescence' BRUCE R. MILLER Noah Wyle plays a veteran emergency room physician in "The Pitt." HBO Max k9a 4=2DDlQI0I0|D@{:DE!2C28C2A9rI$A|:55=6Qma] V%96 !:EEVk^9am kA 4=2DDlQI0I0|D@{:DE!2C28C2A9rI$A|:55=6Qm}@29 (J=6 C6EFC?65 E@ E96 6>6C86?4J C@@> 2?5 82G6 E96 >65:42= 5C2>2 ?6H =:76] s6E2:=:?8 2 D:?8=6 52J :? 2 !:EED3FC89 t#[ :E D9@H65 H92E E6?D:@? 6I:DED 2E E96 >@DE >F?52?6 E:>6D] q=6DD65 H:E9 DE6==2C A6C7@C>2?46D Wz2E96C:?6 {2}2D2 :D 2 86>X[ :E >256 FD 6286C E@ D66 H92E H2D 369:?5 6249 6I2> C@@>]k^Am Movies & TV Streaming review: Noah Wyle returns to the emergency room and 'The Pitt' delivers BRUCE R. MILLER k9a 4=2DDlQI0I0|D@{:DE!2C28C2A9rI$A|:55=6Qmb] V$}{d_i %96 p??:G6CD2CJ $A64:2=Vk^9am kA 4=2DDlQI0I0|D@{:DE!2C28C2A9rI$A|:55=6Qm{:<6 2 4=2DD C6F?:@?[ E9:D =@@< 324< 3C@F89E A=6?EJ @7 72? 72G@C:E6D :?E@ E96 7@=5 2?5 82G6 |6CJ= $EC66A 96C 36DE A6C7@C>2?46 :? 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HBO k9a 4=2DDlQI0I0|D@{:DE!2C28C2A9rI$A|:55=6Qmh] V!66\H66 2D w:>D6=7Vk^9am kA 4=2DDlQI0I0|D@{:DE!2C28C2A9rI$A|:55=6Qmx7 J@F H6C6 2 72? @7 “!66\H66’D !=2J9@FD6[” J@F 2=H2JD H@?56C65 H92E 96 H2D =:<6 H96? E96 8C2J DF:E 42>6 @77] %9:D 5@4F>6?E2CJ AF==D 324< E96 4FCE2:? 2?5 3C:?8D FD :?E@ 4@C?6CD 76H <?6H] xE H2D 2 56E2:=65 =@@< 2E 2 4@>A=6I >2?]k^Am Movies & TV Review: Two-part documentary explores Pee-wee Herman in his own words BRUCE R. MILLER k9a 4=2DDlQI0I0|D@{:DE!2C28C2A9rI$A{2DEQm`_] Vp>6C:42? #6G@=FE:@?Vk^9amkA 4=2DDlQI0I0|D@{:DE!2C28C2A9rI$A{2DEQmz6? qFC?D 4@?E:?F6D E@ 9:E 9@>6 CF?D] %9:D =@@< 2E E96 368:??:?8D @7 @FC 4@F?ECJ H2D 2D DFCAC:D:?8 2D 2?JE9:?8 J@F D66 :? E96 9625=:?6D] qFC?D D9@F=5 36 E96 D64C6E2CJ @7 65F42E:@?] w6 >2<6D =62C?:?8 6I4:E:?8 2?5 E6==D DE@C:6D E92E C6D@?2E6]k^Am Personal-finance Ken Burns' latest docuseries sheds new light on the war for US independence Bruce R. Miller Lee Enterprises k9a 4=2DDlQI0I0|D@{:DE!2C28C2A9rI$A{2DEQmp=D@ H@CE9 4@?D:56C:?8k^9amkA 4=2DDlQI0I0|D@{:DE!2C28C2A9rI$A{2DEQm“%96 $EF5:@[” “$6G6C2?46[” “sJ:?8 7@C $6I[” “%96 (9:E6 {@EFD” 2?5 “%2D<]”k^Am Movies & TV What can we learn from the Golden Globe nominations? | Streamed & Screened BRUCE MILLER and TERRY LIPSHETZ Lee Enterprises 0 Comments Love 0 Funny 0 Wow 0 Sad 0 Angry 0 Stay up-to-date on what's happening Receive the latest in local entertainment news in your inbox weekly! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. 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