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from apu to master of none: how us pop culture...

For years,the Simpsons character was the most well-known Indian on US screens. But now actors and...

june diane raphael: so many women are kicking ass...

The actor,comedian and podcast presenter, who plays Brianna in Grace and Frankie, or on why the...

viral video news memes bring fame - but still feel...

Memes like this week’s Tulsa woman being interviewed approximately a fire and Antoine Dodson’s...

the people v oj simpson: episode two - the juice...

It’s time for Simpson’s dramatic flight from the cops and,well, nothing much happens other than...

bloodthirsty terrorists and duplicitous spies:...

President Obama has called for Muslim characters who aren’t related to national security,so where...

the people v oj simpson: episode one - great...

The FX series based on the trial that gripped the world is off to a flying start but does it matter...

the knick: scalpel sharp second season cuts away...

For crazy Men fans,this compelling period drama set in a novel York hospital helmed by a dissolute...

farewell to halt and catch fire, the best show...

After four seasons,the thrilling tech drama has ended, leaving behind an under-appreciated legacy...

why i love… shonda rhimes

Rhimes’s characters,from Grey’s Anatomy to Scandal, feel like genuine women, and that’s...

making a murderer: another blow to our confidence...

The Netflix show is the latest instance of our obsession with the fallibility of the American...

pitch review - female baseball drama hits it out...

The ambitious tale of the first woman to play in the major league is a dazzling home hasten but can...

muppets, heroes, x files: why were stuck in the...

Movies and TV shows from the past are coming back to haunt TV. Is it nostalgia,a lack of ideas, the...

earl hamner jr obituary

Creator of the US television expose The Waltons,which was based on his childhood in Depression-era...

flesh and bone: great dancing, shame about the...

A Breaking Bad producer has created a unusual prove set in the world of ballet,and a dance critic...

netflix and stress: is binge watching out of hand?

These days,TV shows seem to assume everyone will have seen every episode. But it’s not necessary...

the people v oj simpson: episode three - the dream...

Hearing that Johnnie Cochran is joining OJ’s defence squad,the lead prosecutor lets out an...

full frontal with samantha bee review - potential...

Bee’s weekly show meshes sketches,political satire and a very loud set to distinguish her from the...

dean strang is making a murderer s unlikely sex...

In the Netflix documentary,Steven Avery’s defence attorney is a beacon of justice – which is why...

master of none: aziz ansari makes a sitcom with...

Netflix’s newest series is a triumphant,joyful and very droll exploration of the way humans try to...

crazy ex girlfriend: the songs are the heart of...

It’s the award-winning TV show that’s also a musical – but with its many styles,filthy...

the knicks andre holland: i dont want to be the...

As the charismatic,melancholic surgeon, Andre Holland steals every scene in The Knick. So why has he...

inside amy schumer: shes back, but lacking bite

Last year Schumer soared to the top of comedy’s firmament – and while the fourth season of her...

oj simpson and the unshakable demons that continue...

With its mix of race,gender, celebrity and politics, and the OJ Simpson trial gripped America in...

foxs live tv crucifixion musical the passion...

devout shows gain huge ratings,and so achieve live musicals, so it’s no surprise that a union of...

best time ever with neil patrick harris review - a...

NBC’s version of Ant and Dec’s British variety prove used tried-and-tested stunts from its...

america ferrera and jennifer lopez: it s a very...

The two actors,who both contain unique shows, address whether progress has been made on the small...

how miss fisher s murder mysteries conquered...

With its sumptuous interiors,pleasing clothes and badass feminist heroine who is neither an ingenue...

american horror story: hotel - is lady gaga worth...

In the fifth season of the horror series,the singer employs a indifferent archness that could either...

the night of review: a good crime drama that falls...

HBO’s new display challenges notions approximately race,religion and lesson in relation to the US...

the passion review - jesus christ turns superstar...

Fox’s remove on the story of the crucifixion comes live from novel Orleans,with the aid of pop...

the skinny: web series finally gets its due with...

Jessie Kanhweiler’s series of shorts finds the humour in a young feminist film-maker struggling...

tim and eric reflect on their dark comedy: life...

Following the launch of a new special,Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim discuss Bedtime Stories:...

want that old thing back? notorious big lyrics...

deem sizable,about a teenager struggling to provide for his two young children, hopes to hypnotize...

spymasters: cia documentary sheds little light on...

New film The Spymasters: CIA in the Crosshairs interviews key CIA personnel,but deep insight remains...

netflix and bill: monthly fee is going up by $1 -...

Diehard Netflix fans can rest easy: the standard plan rate for new subscribers only will now be...

when they see us: behind the harrowing netflix...

The cast of Ava DuVernay’s devastating fact-based drama talk about the story’s prescience and...

late night tales: how a new crop of tv hosts is...

With Leno and Letterman gone,late-night TV has turned from battleground to buffet, with wait on from...

ken burnss the civil war: americas greatest...

Repeated next week on PBS,25 years ago The Civil War made history live again on US TV screens, and...

the girlfriend experience: sex work drama needs a...

Unveiled at Sundance and inspired by the Steven Soderbergh film of the same name,the Starz TV show...

can facebook take on netflix with its first season...

The launch of the social networks fresh streaming service,Watch, sees a range of offerings – but...

braindead: the brain eating ant show that sums up...

From the makers of The helpful Wife,this intelligent and silly political satire boasts hilarious...

amber rose having to explain consent shows...

Hosts of talkshow It’s Not You,It’s Men propose the model was harassed because of her ‘sexual...

our cartoon president review - stephen colberts...

The animated explain assumes a workplace comedy approach to the Trump White House to hilarious...

no tomorrow review - its apocalypse swoon in end...

He’s an Aussie hipster who believes the finish of the world is nigh; she’s a warehouse worker...

thomas sadoskis new role: a life in pieces where...

One of the stars of the CBS sitcom never saw himself on a network comedy – but with Dianne Wiest...

modern family: how roseanne deals with the...

The rebooted sitcom lands the Conner family in the middle of a fractured climate and shows the...

godless review - netflixs wonderfully wicked...

The seven-part miniseries,starring Jeff Daniels and Michelle Dockery, is visually spellbinding and...

thousands come out to audition for nbc s hairspray...

A host of Tracy Turnblads flocked to novel York and shivered on the streets waiting in line...

rupaul s drag race: 10 best moments of tv s most...

Logo’s hit returns for its eighth season,and here are the shadiest and fiercest scenes from...

paul reiser: i am at a point in my life that...

He shot to fame in Diner and saw huge sitcom success with Mad approximately You – and now,thanks...

american horror story hotel trailer: first glimpse...

The latest installment of Ryan Murphy’s scareathon looks as stylish and scary as ever – but...

david lettermans comeback: can his netflix show...

Three years after retiring from The Late expose,the long-serving TV host is back with a novel...

how late night comedy went from political to...

Under Trump,the stakes have been raised – and Samantha Bee, Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert have...

kkk documentary canceled after a e learns...

Escaping the KKK spiked after networked discovered third-party producers gave ‘nominal...

sympathy for the devil: damien and lucifer make...

Shows such as Lucifer and Damien are giving the antichrist more screen time than ever,but gain...

netflixs making a murderer shows the limits of web...

Documentary about a miscarriage of justice has brought amateur detectives out in force – but the...

last race to the pole: will the reality show be...

The first unassisted expedition to the North Pole took location in 1990; 25 years later the effects...

best time ever: how neil patrick harris can make...

Neil Patrick Harris is bringing a unusual twist on the variety show to NBC – and judging by the...

krypton review - bland superman tv prequel lacks...

The DC hero’s origin tale has flashes of potential but fails to supply enough interesting...

the new season of the good fight declares war on...

The legal thriller returns with the president in its sights and a palpable anger approximately the...

facebooks interactive buzzfeed dating show: ham...

RelationShipped is the latest attempt by the social network to mosey into original content and its...

the great indoors review - millennial bashing...

Joel McHale plays a man unable to cope with digital culture in a tired and toothless comedy that...

the girlfriend experience shows steven soderbergh...

The show approximately a frosty,high-lesson escort demonstrates that Soderbergh knows how to...

will john oliver, louis ck and snls attacks on...

HBO host said the Republican’s penis presumably ‘looks like a Cheeto with the cheese dust rubbed...

black ish takes on police brutality in a very...

The latest episode,which puts the family firmly in the age of #BlackLivesMatter, is not the first...

chelsea handler is judge, jury, and executioner in...

The acid-tongued comedian and former late-night host goes out on the road to explore topics...

please like me: this millennial comedy is more...

The bond between genuine-life best friends Josh Thomas and Thomas Ward has inspired a show that’s...

after mad men, what will be tvs new style hit?

The series was as beloved by fashionistas as by TV critics,and now a new crop of TV shows set in the...

designated survivor review - kiefer sutherland...

The juicy premise of a lowly politician becoming president after a terrorist attack is mostly...

roadies: latest show in the old man nostalgia...

Cameron Crowe shares similar delusions with Martin Scorsese’s Vinyl and Aaron Sorkin’s The...

real life roadies review roadies: i felt like a...

We asked some battle-hardened stagehands to watch Cameron Crowe’s fresh explain and give us their...

how to catch up with … outlander

Starz bodice-ripper is a hit for the network and among its mostly female fan base. Here’s...

nashville: the country show thats larger than life

With its array of strong women and willingness to tackle taboos,Nashville, which returns to US TV on...

mark duplass on hbos animals: the tv show world is...

We find out how the Duplass brothers got stars such as Jessica Chastain on board for their new show...

tv that doesnt look like tv: how cinematography...

Directors of photography from Atlanta,Transparent and other top shows discuss how they achieve the...

why are half of latino immigrant tv characters...

Research shows that half of characters were shown in a negative light,but with a modern generation...

dirk gently s holistic detective agency review -...

Goofy adaptation of Douglas Adams cult novel pairs Elijah Wood and Samuel Barnett for a...

chance review - hugh laurie breaks bad but the...

The star plays yet another doctor in this current Hulu show that wants to be a tense noirish tale of...

luke cage review - marvels powerful black...

The first seven episodes of the unusual Netflix show propose a hip-hop western celebrating...

whats the state of tv? a step by step breakdown of...

Deloitte’s annual Digital Democracy Survey was released and with it came the normal predictions of...

can limmys show! translate to an american...

The Glaswegian comedian’s show is now available on Netflix US,but will Americans be able to fathom...

hand of god: ron perlman wrestles with morality...

The star of Hellboy takes a leap of faith with his new drama,in which a deeply troubled small-town...

how spike lees shes gotta have it reboot takes aim...

Lee’s 10-portion Netflix remix of his 1986 comedy takes place in a neighborhood thats become...

transparent season two premiere review - a sure...

This first episode of the award-winning show’s moment season sees the family struggling with the...

from football to friends: 10 things to watch this...

Parades,Christmas specials, and marathons take over the tube when you should be at the table with...

the return of unreal: can the new season restore...

A scrappy second season of the biting reality TV satire proved a disappointment for fans but a third...

is saying the n word still the final frontier of...

The Carmichael exhibit surprised many with news that it will use the word six times in an...

goliath review - another legal drama? billy bob...

While the setup might sound cliched,this new Amazon present is a noirish treat filled with a strong...

the get down review - baz luhrmann s hip hop drama...

Set in the South Bronx in the late 70s,the first episode of this myth-making drama is kaleidescopic...

samantha bees full frontal promises to bare all...

Much talk surrounding Bee’s new TBS show has been approximately her breaking into the all-male...

rob huebel goes from transparent to comedy to...

With three different projects launching in one day,including a virtual reality expose, the comedian...

showtimes billions enters tricky world of wall...

Insider jokes,hedge fund titans, financial jargon – creators have all the ingredients of a...

making a murderer: directors say juror told them...

Netflix series causes further controversy as Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demo tell nowadays exhibit...

golden globes 2016 tv nominations: boldly going...

Empire,Mr Robot, Transparent and American Crime are among the big contenders under consideration by...

how the leftovers became watchable: the show didnt...

Once deemed ‘too depressing to watch’,in season two The Leftovers doesn’t feel over the top or...

obama prepares for exit - pursued by a bear

The president is shown eating a salmon which has been half-mauled by a bear in Bear Grylls’s...

donald trump is the chris brown of politics - the...

Samantha Bee,David Letterman, Aziz Ansari and more on the best jokes in the TrumpiverseI’m certain...

crazy ex girlfriend review - love still hurts in...

Rachel Bloom is back as the optimistic yet obsessive heroine in a smart and consistently...

hamiltons america review - loving documentary...

In-depth glimpse at the hit Broadway musical has an impressively starry lineup but doesn’t give us...

the best and worst presidents on tv

With Nick Nolte and Kiefer Sutherland currently playing the head of state on TV,we look back at how...

frequency review - time travel thriller is...

A remake of the 2000 Dennis Quaid sci-fi thriller manages to remain exciting and original,despite...

timeless review - smart time travel drama set to...

NBC’s sci-fi adventure might suffer from some of the problems associated with the sub-genre but...

the bastard executioner: why fxs period drama got...

Even Ed Sheeran couldn’t save a exhibit that never fairly figured out whether it was a revenge...

conviction review - flashy new procedural drama...

Despite a considerable premise and the considerable talents of Hayley Atwell,ABC’s latest crime...

tv content ratings system has failed children...

A study conducted by the Parents TV Council claims the system,which is meant to protect younger...

the outs: the best tv show not on tv explores the...

The cult favorite web series returns for a second season with a boost in budget and profile from...

deadwood: what to watch until the movie rides into...

HBO has confirmed that series creator David Milch will be making a modern film of the wild west...

the bedford stop: online reality show proves that...

Once,the Brooklyn neighbourhood was domestic to artists and musicians. Now, it’s the setting for a...

what is the ballad of turd ferguson? jeopardy...

When a contestant didn’t know the answer to a question Wednesday night,she took advantage of the...

like an impression of alec baldwin: late night...

Jimmy Kimmel,Stephen Colbert and Trevor Noah all took Donald Trump to task for his consume of...

the people v oj simpson: ryan murphy delivers a...

Revisiting the case after two decades is vital for what it says approximately all of us and our...

from broad city to vinyl: heres what to watch this...

Broad City,Better Call Saul and Sesame Street all approach back, and there are new shows including...

fall tv season: the hits, the misses and the...

Supergirl is riding tall,The Muppets’ reboot has misfired and nobody’s watching Crazy Ex...

crazy ex girlfriend and the rise of the tv meta...

Romantic comedies no longer thrive at the cinema. They’ve been reinvented with a postmodern...

from lost to breaking bad: how your favourite tv...

Nailing a perfect finale is no easy feat and successful writers and showrunners have often toyed...

american housewife review - family sitcom fails to...

Another suburban comedy added to ABC’s Tuesday night lineup has potential but wastes it on overly...

macgyver and the exorcist: smart remakes offer...

The spy who can defuse a bomb with a paper clip,a projectile-vomiting, demonic possession and Geena...

sag awards 2016: tv actors of color prevail amid...

Downton Abbey and Orange Is the current Black were big winners in a night that played it secure as...

steven universe censorship undermines cartoon...

When the UK arm of the channel decided to cut a scene it sparked outrage among fans who acquire...

the mindy project on hulu: comedys return suffers...

The fourth season of Mindy Kaling’s comedy delivers some laughs,but it still feels muddled and...

small screen hits: why were so fascinated with...

In unusual shows Killing Eve and Barry,two assassins prove to be compellingly vicious protagonists...

why tvs brightest shows are turning episodes into...

From Girls to Atlanta,‘bottle’ episodes enjoy become fascinating character studies – and...

fresh off the boat shows hollywood theres life...

ABC’s family sitcom treats stereotypes with ridicule,doesn’t shy from controversy and proudly...

late night hosts on vp debate: the biggest white...

Stephen Colbert,Trevor Noah and Seth Meyers took aim at the battle between Mike Pence and Tim Kaine,...

game of thrones to gossip girl: fan theories...

The avid viewers of TV’s most ardently watched shows outdid scriptwriters with alternate story...

mulder for bernie: who would your favorite tv...

Stranger things have happened in this election than fictional characters casting a ballot,so from...

insecure review - issa raes standout hbo comedy is...

The sage of a young black woman living in LA and dealing with a wilting relationship makes for a...

maggie gyllenhaal to star in david simon porn...

Actor will join James Franco in new HBO drama The Deuce,a demonstrate approximately the rise of the...

ronny chieng to be correspondent on new look daily...

Melbourne comedian joins Desi Lydic and Roy Wood on US show to be hosted by South African standup...

viceland: vices foray into cnn style cable tv is a...

The media empire has commandeered a cable channel and is giving viewers a taste of its successful...

what did black ishs police brutality episode get...

The ABC sitcom took on the divisive subject last night and shone light on conversations that are...

anatomy of a scene: how steve harvey destroyed...

The internet is still reeling from the most cringeworthy moment of television this year. So to...

telenovela: eva longoria leads a clever cast...

NBC’s new sitcom takes the workplace set-up and gives it a twist with an all-Latino...

samantha bee: trumps real problem is every woman...

The host of Full Frontal laid into the Republican presidential candidate for his mistreatment of...

will grace: pro clinton surprise episode...

Return of quippy Manhattanites in 10-minute clip aims to convince fans to avoid voting for Trump but...

the punisher: netflix to give daredevil star his...

Jon Bernthal will reprise his part as the vigilante character,who featured prominently in the moment...

ken burns zooms in on jackie robinson: baseball...

Documentary about the Brooklyn Dodgers legend separates the complicated man from the saintly myth...

hit and myth: does kung fu fantasy into the...

The original martial arts western on AMC and Amazon Prime is loosely based on the 16th-century...

the looming tower review - thorough, thrilling...

In the small screen adaptation of Lawrence Wright’s Pulitzer-winning book,bureaucratic breakdowns...

the best (and worst) us culture 2015: tv

We asked our critics to pick their best and worst moment from this year’s cultural offerings....

gilmore girls rumoured to get limited series on...

The show approximately a single mother and her daughter in a town full of quirky characters ran for...

black america: amazon alt history series to depict...

In contrast to HBO’s controversial Confederate,this drama will imagine a timeline in which black...

fx takes major steps to improve diversity in...

The network behind The People v OJ Simpson and American Horror anecdote has made a major push to...

foal play: silicon valleys horse sex scene shocks...

The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals accused the HBO series of depicting and enabling...

scandal: donald trump inspired character added to...

The character will enter the hit TV reveal’s presidential election this week,as creator Shonda...

jon stewart signs deal with hbo to create short...

Former Daily prove host ends speculation about his next stagger with announcement about four-year...

martin milner, star of 60s series route 66 and...

Clean-cleave actor shot to fame in Jack Kerouac-inspired TV drama in which two young men cruised the...

stephen colbert roasts donald trumps lies after...

Stephen Colbert,the host of The Late Show, was among many US late-night TV hosts to roast Donald...

the people v oj simpson: american crime story

Executive producer Ryan Murphy and a cast that includes Cuba Gooding Jr,John Travolta and David...

wayne rogers, actor who played trapper john in...

The Alabama-born actor only appeared in the first three seasons of the hugely popular note but his...

bianca del rio: i would gladly do my comedy...

The foul-mouthed drag queen comedian,and winner of the sixth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race, on...

most lgbt characters on us tv are white and male,...

Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation’s annual survey of scripted TV finds there are more...

westworld extras were allegedly asked to...

The HBO display’s on-set practices have come under fire with extras allegedly asked to sign a form...

how to get away with scandal and the problem with...

The news that the two Shonda Rhimes shows will be combining for a special episode might excite fans...

recovery road: finally a tv show about addiction...

Author Blake Nelson,whose novel has been adapted into a TV note, talks approximately the problems of...

madoff: a creatively bankrupt television...

ABC’s two-piece miniseries approximately the man who perpetrated history’s biggest Ponzi scheme...

marvels jessica jones: the smartest superhero show...

This Netflix expose has a magnificent performance from Krysten Ritter as the superhero battling PTSD...

al molinaro obituary

American actor best known for roles in jubilant (extremely joyful) Days and The Odd CoupleIn what is...

roots remake: seminal slavery narrative still...

Kunta Kinte and his family’s struggle to outlive is rendered in a sleeker,visually gripping...

hbos confirmation: how far is too far when it...

The unique dramatisation of the Anita Hill-Clarence Thomas supreme court hearings of 1991 is...

a very murray christmas: bill and friends happy...

Directed by Sofia Coppola and with guests including Chris Rock and George Clooney,this Christmas...

showtime no more: why the cable channel lost its...

Once a serious competitor with HBO,the network has hit a slump. Can The Affair and Homeland keep the...

bill maher sorry for use of n word as hbo calls it...

genuine Time host’s conversation with Nebraska senator Ben Sasse,who tweeted regret over not...

late night hosts on fox news: the closest we have...

Comics,including Samantha Bee and Seth Meyers, discuss Donald Trump’s close relationship with the...

rachel lindsay becomes first ever black...

The lawyer and former Bachelor contestant is the first African American lead of either present in...

wayne rogers, actor who played trapper john in...

The Alabama-born actor left the hit show after three seasons after a contract dispute but his...

into the badlands: slavery sci fi with a kung fu...

AMC’s unique show is set in a post-apocalyptic America where barons rule,heavily choreographed...

arnold schwarzenegger to take over for donald...

NBC announced former California governor and film star will take the reins from the presidential...

zero dark thirty team to tackle 2016 election in...

Oscar-winning screenwriter stamp Boal will reunite with producer Megan Ellison for a dramatic event...

samantha bee on final election debate: spare us...

The host of Full Frontal with Samantha Bee criticized Donald Trump’s performance and the reaction...

late night roasts trump after debate: his head...

Trevor Noah,Stephen Colbert and Seth Meyers all heralded Hillary Clinton as the winner in live...

fuller house: tanner family nostalgia doesnt make...

Netflix’s Full House revival brings back the same plot (with a gender twist!), jokes and theme...

the man in the high castle: the nazis win, but so...

Germany won the moment world war and divided up America with Japan. That’s the premise of this...

party over here: all female sketch comedy show has...

There are some inspired concepts but few laughs on this unique crazy TV replacement from Fox and...

oj: made in america: a marvelous, gripping true...

ESPN’s first episodic documentary is a marvel that finally gives context and insight to one of the...

billions: showtime s power mad wall street drama...

The pinstripe hordes come to the small screen,with Damian Lewis and Paul Giamatti locked in a cat...

heroes reborn: superhero reboot is as convoluted...

NBC’s show approximately a group of people around the world discovering their superpowers contains...

samantha bee rips donald trump for rape culture...

The late night host criticised the Republican candidate as a ‘bullying alpha male’ in a...

coming from the creator of transparent: i love...

Amazon has ordered a pilot from Jill Soloway,based on the acclaimed cult novel about a struggling...

mercy street: pbs civil war hospital drama is er...

The combination costume drama and hospital procedural is immediately watchable for history fans,but...

the art of more: an auction house drama not worth...

This Crackle drama is going for a song – in fact it’s free – but the viewers will soon be...

spotless: a bloody good crime clean up tale from...

The first original program for Esquire Network is an excellent showing, if a miniature bit too much...

happy days actor al molinaro dies aged 96

Character actor best known as diner owner in 50s sitcom and as police officer Murray in The Odd...

david ogden stiers, actor who shone in mas*h,...

The actor’s agent Mitchell Stubbs confirmed on Saturday night in an email that Stiers died after...

tom hanks to produce hbo dramatic miniseries on...

The battle between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will hit the small screen via the team behind...

the wiz live! everything you need to know to enjoy...

Rev your hate-watching engines as NBC heads to Oz for its annual TV musical extravaganza on Thursday...

the bastard executioner: latest medieval drama...

Charging onto the crowded battlefield of violent shows set in the Middle Ages, this FX series...

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