There are one-hit wonders and one-album wonders. There are musicians who consistently craft top-notch singles, but fall short of stringing them together into consistently compelling LPs; there are records that suddenly come to life when edited down into a 30-minute all killer, no filler playlist.

Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Thursday, June 14. All times are Eastern.

Jim Gaffigan wastes no time in his new stand-up special, Noble Ape, jumping immediately into a significant event in his personal life: Yes, he’s grown out his beard, and yes, it makes him look, in the words of his ever-present, falsetto-voiced inner critic, “like an out-of-shape Civil War general.” After a minute or…

Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Tuesday, June 12. All times are Eastern.

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Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Tuesday, June 5. All times are Eastern.

“Premature Independence” isn’t technically a season finale, but it has the right amount of spectacle and finality to serve as a send-off for the time being. The final 15 minutes or so revolve around multiple set pieces within a set piece, the third annual 2nd of July 4th of July parade, presented essentially in real…

The bleep is a trusted tool in Arrested Development’s belt, one whose applications have evolved with the show’s transition to Netflix. It’s harder to predict what will and won’t get bleeped in season five: Broadcast standards and practices still seem to generally apply, like when Barry complains that he has the “worst…

Now that’s more like it.

Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Friday, June 1, and Saturday, June 2. All times are Eastern.

Back when the only way to watch Arrested Development on Netflix was to get DVDs of the first three seasons in the mail, talk of a Bluth family reunion usually circled back to a movie. Ron Howard teased the concept at the end of “Development Arrested”; from the time the show left the air until the moment season four…

Two pieces of vintage Arrested Development dialogue came to mind while I was watching “An Old Start.” Well, that’s not exactly true, because a ton of lines from the old days drift through my head during every new episode of Arrested Development, thanks to the show’s ever-thickening web of callbacks and allusions. But…

Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Thursday, May 31. All times are Eastern.

The end was written in the history books. Philip and Elizabeth Jennings were on the losing side of The Cold War, and The Americans never gave any indication that it was going to revise the outcome of that long-concluded conflict. The Jennings were destined to fail, and The Americans’ challenge was in making us care…

It doesn’t take very long for Arrested Development to answer all of the questions raised by “Self-Deportation.” What’s brought everyone back together? Lindsay’s running for congress, taking over for the indisposed Herbert Love. Why were they in Lucille II’s penthouse? Because they’re making campaign promos, and the…

The Bluth family is not renowned for its strong memories. Even when they’re not intentionally trying to scrub something from their brain pans, they’re blanking on the name of their kid’s girlfriend or forgetting (multiple times) a surprise party for their mother. It’s a function of their shared narcissism, the…

The last new episode of Arrested Development debuted a little more than five years ago, which isn’t as long as the gap between seasons three and season four (seven years and change there) but is still a significant amount of time. And so “Family Leave” can’t be blamed for indulging in a little catch-up, even if the…