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While there was a hint of summer in last week's reality TV premieres, the floodgates open this week, with more than 20 new series or returning series arriving on TV and streaming.

And there's a brand-new streaming service, too: HBO Max, which launches Wednesday, because that is what the world really needs at this moment: another thing to pay $15 per month for (HBO subscribers will get it free).

Let's start our look at this week's premieres with HBO Max, which will launch with library content such as Friends and Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown.