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Brittany Frederick is an award-winning entertainment & sports journalist who launched the first media websites for NBC's One Chicago franchise and The Voice, and is recognized for her expertise about A&E's The First 48. She is also a screenwriter, actor and Broadway fan. Learn more at tvbrittanyf.com.

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Features
The First 48 Returns for Season 30—And Proves It Still Has Staying Power

The First 48 Season 30 premieres on A&E after several major changes (there’s a podcast!), but the high quality of the show remains the same.

Dolly de Leon as Detective Sofia Gonzalez in Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed. (Photo Credit: Courtesy of Apple TV.)
Apple TV+
Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed’s Dolly de Leon on Solving Apple TV’s Wildest Mystery

Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed star Dolly de Leon dishes on playing the tough Detective Sofia Gonzalez, and being a huge Tatiana Maslany fan.

Jessy Schram as Hannah Asher and Steven Weber as Dean Archer in Chicago Med season 11 episode 21. (Photo Credit: Courtesy of NBC.)
NBC
Chicago Med Season 11 Finale Review: ‘Heaven Help Us’ Opens Up Countless Possibilities

Chicago Med Season 11, Episode 21, “Heaven Help Us” is a finale that throws open the doors of the NBC show with a lot to look forward to.

Cole Hauser as Rip Wheeler and Kelly Reilly as Beth Dutton in Dutton Ranch. (Photo Credit: Courtesy of Paramount+.)
Paramount +
Dutton Ranch Review: As Close to Yellowstone as Fans Will Get

The Yellowstone spinoff Dutton Ranch is great for fans of Beth and Rip, but the Paramount+ show doesn’t have much new to offer.

Zeeko Zaki as OA Zidan and Pardis Saremi as Zara Ushruf in FBI season 8 episode 21. (Photo Credit: Courtesy of CBS.)
CBS
FBI Season 8, Episode 21 Review: ‘Long Shot’ Is the Most Awkward Hour of the Season

FBI Season 8, Episode 21, “Long Shot” is a long hour of the CBS show as much of it feels either awkwardly executed or forced.

Darren Barnet as Dr. John Frost in Chicago Med season 11 episode 20. (Photo Credit: Courtesy of NBC.)
NBC
Chicago Med Season 11, Episode 20 Review: ‘Hell Breaks Loose’ Is Overstuffed With Plot, But It Works

Chicago Med season 11, episode 20 crams a lot of plot and even more solid acting into one hour as the NBC medical drama sets up for its finale.

Jeremy Sisto as Jubal Valentine and Pasha Lytchnikoff as Andrei Ovechkin in FBI season 8 episode 20. (Photo Credit: Courtesy of CBS.)
CBS
FBI Season 8, Episode 20 Review: ‘Roleplay’ Is Several Good Ideas, Crammed Into One Episode

FBI Season 8, Episode 20, “Roleplay” has the makings of at least two good episodes of the CBS show. It just doesn’t work as one episode.

Jessy Schram as Hannah Asher and Molly Hagen as Giselle Dutton in Chicago Med season 11 episode 19. (Photo Credit: Courtesy of NBC.)
NBC
Chicago Med Season 11, Episode 19 Review: ‘Exit Strategy’ Has Some Great Stories, and One of the Worst

Chicago Med Season 11, Episode 19, “Exit Strategy” has incredible scenes for Hannah and Dr. Charles, but then Frost’s terrible storyline is back again.

Missy Peregrym as Maggie Bell and Zeeko Zaki as OA Zidan in FBI season 8 episode 19. (Photo Credit: Courtesy of CBS.)
CBS
FBI Season 8, Episode 19 Review: ‘Fidelity’ Takes Several Unexpected, Worthwhile Turns

FBI Season 8, Episode 19, “Fidelity’ keeps CBS viewers guessing, while limiting the show’s use of predictable procedural elements.

Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut as Naomi Howard and Darren Barnet as John Frost in Chicago Med season 11 episode 18. (Photo Credit: Courtesy of NBC.)
NBC
Chicago Med Season 11, Episode 18 Review: ‘Things Left Unsaid’ Gets Where the Show Needs to Go

Chicago Med season 11, episode 18 gets around to several moments NBC viewers have been waiting for, but the results vary in satisfaction.