Fall TV episodes for a weekend binge

Monday, September 18th • Segment

A drizzly summer has begun fading into fall. As the weather cools and couch time heats up, TV critic Matthew Gilbert singles out the best episodes for your next weekend binge.

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Recovering and rebuilding in Lewiston

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Boston database details lives of enslaved people

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The unseen terror that was killing New Englanders

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Chris Gasper: Patriots are not racing to the bottom

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New baseball boss at Fenway Park

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All in on the Celtics season?

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Bruins back to where they left off

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Maine tragedy hits close to home

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The movement to legalize shrooms in Massachusetts

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Why home insurance costs are going through the roof

Sports

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Three takeaways from the NFL trade deadline

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New baseball boss at Fenway Park

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All in on the Celtics season?

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Bruins back to where they left off

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Chris Gasper: Patriots are not racing to the bottom

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Bob Ryan predicts big things for the Celtics

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Nicole Yang: Mac against the wall

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Bryce Harper stealing the postseason show

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Pedro Martinez: Why Boston should sign Shohei Ohtani

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Ben Volin: The deafening silence of Robert Kraft

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A tall task: Dan Shaughnessy's Patriots to-do list

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Dan Shaughnessy is done with these Patriots

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Previewing the Celtics' quest for Banner 18

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What are the scariest Boston sports storylines?

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Fire Bill Belichick? Bob Ryan isn’t so sure

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Chris Gasper: It's time to replace Mac Jones

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Hockey romance novels 101

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BC swimmers & divers push back on hazing suspension

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An inside look at the Bruins before season opener

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The Patriots have issues beyond quarterback

local

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Making mundane commutes magical

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Recovering and rebuilding in Lewiston

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Boston database details lives of enslaved people

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Salem, Mass. Halloween rental prices surge to ‘astronomical’ levels

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The unseen terror that was killing New Englanders

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Maine tragedy hits close to home

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A look into Maine’s gun laws

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Scares, thrills, and Barbie: this weekend's Halloween fun

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Inside the largest lottery scheme in state history

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A café for tots in Jamaica Plain

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Break into biotech without a science degree

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Vacation forever: a new role for tourism agencies

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Meet the Boston chef reinventing falafel

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Charles Ponzi’s house up for sale

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Boston’s Little Syria: how a forgotten neighborhood lives on

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Palestinian Americans in Mass. worry for loved ones in Gaza

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How to identify abuse by a doctor

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OPINION: Boston suburbs ploy to keep poor families out

national

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Warning signs missed before Maine mass shooting

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How Matthew Perry wanted to be remembered

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Desperate search for a missing cousin in Israel

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Extreme weather affects tourism

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Return-to-office debate continues

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UAW striking for fair pay

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Planned Parenthood layoffs create uncertainty in pro-choice movement

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New Hampshire’s primary is first. Does it matter?

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Why Trump’s Georgia indictment is different

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GOP long game in New Hampshire

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Four takeaways from Donald Trump’s arraignment

politics

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House chaos, Trump's Georgia problem, Minnesota Democrat eyes White House

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What the new Mass. tax package means for your wallet

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Biden to Israel, GOP candidates lose steam, race for speaker

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GOP blames Biden for Israel-Hamas war. Policy experts disagree.

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Taxing meat to fight climate change

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Conflict in the Middle East hits local industries

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Biden administration names a book ban coordinator. Now what?

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Congress in chaos

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Government shutdown is looming. Did the second debate matter?

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Planned Parenthood layoffs create uncertainty in pro-choice movement

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health

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The movement to legalize shrooms in Massachusetts

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Ban proposed on chemical linked to Woburn leukemia cluster

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FDA rejects first needle-free alternative to EpiPens

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The local company making junk food healthy

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Cancer among younger people on the rise

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Your guide to getting a COVID booster

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Taxing meat to fight climate change

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What makes milk, milk?

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Children of Alzheimer's: Felice Freyer's story

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Doctors offering out-of-this-world healthcare

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Open wide: How AI could revolutionize dentistry

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Patients react after Dana-Farber breaks from the Brigham

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Artificial turf, actual problems

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A new cystic fibrosis drug brings hope and questions

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Cystic fibrosis drug Trikafta helps most but not all with the deadly genetic disease

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Who should carry Narcan, now available over-the-counter

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Arts and Entertainment

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Mass. venues offer sensory-friendly experiences

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Fall in Switzerland: escape when flights are cheaper

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Climate change: containing the damage to Boston’s shoreline

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Everything to know about the ‘Frasier’ reboot set in Boston

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The haunting legacy of WWII preserved through sound

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The local start-up making “unapologetically Asian” shoes

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Classical music: tunes the whole family can enjoy

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'POTUS' play brings comedy & chaos to the West Wing

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A night at Havana Club in Cambridge

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Hockey romance novels 101

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Turning passion into a fashionable purpose

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Mandy Patinkin on a possible 'The Princess Bride' musical

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Spotlight on Marty Baron

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business

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Why home insurance costs are going through the roof

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The downfall of malls: how they can recover

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Frustration mounts around the Green Line extension

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Dramatic showdown in Braintree kills housing project

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Federal Reserve holds interest rates

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Pot prices have tanked. Is a crash coming?

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The secret behind TJX’s success

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The NFT that comes with sneakers

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Are small business co-ops the new economy?

2 min

What does it take to be a one-percenter in MA?

4 min

New program to breathe life into downtown Boston

technology

4 min

Can Gen-Zers live without smartphones? One tried.

3 min

How to decipher Israel-Hamas misinformation

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Fight climate change and food waste with one app

4 min

Walking robots are coming

3 min

Revolutionizing the future of energy storage

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Open wide: How AI could revolutionize dentistry

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Embrace AI for daily tasks

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Passwords are here, there, and everywhere: How do we manage them all?

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Is Corporate AI coming for our jobs?

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‘Ahoi!’ Increased accessibility with new app

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A.I. in job interviews

education

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Pre-K expands into nature

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A quick lesson on student loan repayments

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Colleges update applications after affirmative action ruling

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MCAS scores are bleak

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Kids eat free at Massachusetts schools

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New sex education guidelines coming to Massachusetts

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