In 2025, even a challenged television landscape was rife with transportive stories. From streamers to broadcast networks, these narratives immersed viewers in different time periods, alternative ...

During a moment in her home with Dr. Damon Kimes from Season 12, Episode 2, Heavenly acknowledged how her running for Georgia State Representative would impact their entire family. That's why she ...

If we haven't made this clear enough yet, it's been a banner year for new shows. Of our picks for the 10 best episodes of 2025, only three came from returning series, while the rest came from shows ...

Fourteen years ago, Emily Nussbaum, one of my esteemed predecessors in the TV-critic chair, notoriously titled her Top Ten list “I Hate Top Ten Lists.” I’ve seldom felt the same. I’m not much of a ...

Just when you thought the post-Peak TV glacier of shows had melted into a puddle of mediocre algorithm-feeders, the medium snapped back to form in 2025. We may not be in the midst of a new golden age ...

Many of the year’s best series seemed to be in conversation with one another, including “Severance,” “The Pitt,” “Andor,” “Pluribus,” “The Lowdown” and others. By James Poniewozik and Mike Hale James ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. After the eye strain, the greatest occupational hazard of being a TV critic is people asking what’s good on ...

Hey TV watchers! My name is Michel Ghanem, and I’m a freelance television critic and writer based in Vancouver, Canada. Some of you may know me by my Instagram moniker, TVScholar, where I’ve been ...

There's something about spending the holidays with your favorite sitcoms just that feels like home. Over the years, we've fallen in love with fictional clans— from blood-bonded broods to found ...

Departures for U.S. subscribers next month include several classic comedies of the big and small screen — and one particularly prescient one. By Jason Bailey The titles leaving Netflix for U.S.

Hey America, how you doin'? Die-hard fans of the "Friends" franchise will now be able to see all episodes of the show's ill-fated spinoff "Joey," years after a cancellation left viewers hanging. The ...

Hey, TV watchers! My name is Michel Ghanem, and I’m a freelance television critic and writer based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Some of you may know me as tvscholar, my moniker on Instagram, or ...