Outside of the bonkers, the year was filled with the kind of pop culture stories that travel far outside entertainment news ...

Jiminna Shillingford is an avid reader and a passionate storyteller. She is obsessed with all things TV, from anime and romantic fantasy to action-packed series. With that deep affection, Jiminna ...

Favorites include an Arctic-set heartwarmer, the second and final season of 'Andor,' a pair of new animated gems, a bold historical drama and a star-studded Hollywood satire. By Daniel Fienberg, Angie ...

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 ...

Recently, BMR announced that Nick Sanchez, despite having been promised a contract through 2026, has been cut by the team right before the 2026 season is set to dawn. That is a totally horrible way to ...

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 ...

In real life, 2025 has been a chaotic year. We've navigated the beginning of a divisive presidential term, the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, witnessed a pope from Chicago get elected, a ...

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 ...

Tom Hiddleston in "Night Manager" Season 2, Yerin Ha in "Bridgerton" Season 4 and Donald Faison in "Scrubs" (Credit: Prime Video/Netflix/ABC) Just as our stomachs settle from this year’s Thanksgiving ...

What a year it’s been for television. The small screen has dominated the pop-culture conversation in 2025, with watercooler shows like The Pitt, Severance, and Adolescence proving that people still ...