The best of TV and streaming this week

Five stars for HBO’s standout medical drama ‘The Pitt’; the British ‘Saturday Night Live’ debuts; Riz Ahmed is a wannabe 007 in ‘Bait’; ‘Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen’ is a road trip to hell. Reviews by Rebecca Nicholson

America’s gig economy

Self-employment, at both the high and the low end, is keeping consumption afloat — but for how long?