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Hollywood Reporter Critics Pick the 50 Best TV Shows of the 21st Century (So Far)

Over the course of a few months, several Zoom meetings, lots of emails and countless Excel spreadsheets, three THR TV critics joined forces to hash out, and rank, what they consider the greatest shows since 2000.

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How ‘Shogun’ Is Shaking Up the Emmy Race

When the Emmy nominations are announced July 17, something will happen that hasn’t happened in 50 years: The nominees for best drama series will include only one previously nominated show, Netflix’s The Crown. I would love to be able to say that’s because there are so many great dramas out there and that TV Academy members […]

‘Doctor Who’ Mid-Season Theory Roundup — and What Happened in “73 Yards”

[This story contains spoilers from the Doctor Who season up to and including “73 Yards.”] There aren’t many television shows that could, in the matter of only a few episodes, feature a monster made of boogers that terrorizes babies, a killer drag queen defeated by the power of music (with a little help from The […]

Patricia Richardson Says ABC Chose to End ‘Home Improvement’ After Equal Pay Proposal

Patricia Richardson has opened up about how her pay disparity on Home Improvement led to the series’ end. “When I took the job, they said it wasn’t meant to be the Tim Allen show. It was meant to be our show,” the actress told the Los Angeles Times. But when it came to pay and […]

‘The Acolyte’ Star Amandla Stenberg Says Playing John Williams’ ‘Star Wars’ Score on Violin “Was Such a Special Moment in My Life”

Amandla Stenberg is not just starring in new Star Wars series The Acolyte, but she has also tapped into her musical side to play some of the franchise’s iconic score. Stenberg, who has been playing the violin since she was in the third grade, recently played John Williams’ famed Star Wars score in a promotional […]

‘The Girls on the Bus’ Canceled at Max

Max is getting off the bus. The Warner Bros. Discovery-backed streamer has canceled The Girls on the Bus after a single season on the platform. The Warner Bros. TV-produced drama, originally developed at Netflix and The CW before landing at the studio’s streaming counterpart, wrapped its 10-episode run May 9. “While Max will not be […]

A ‘Star Wars’ Timeline: All the Movies and TV Shows in the Franchise

Initially known for theatrically released blockbusters for the first two decades of its existence (despite dipping its toe in TV, occasionally), the George Lucas space-opera finally succumbed to television properly in the Noughties with animated series The Clone Wars. Since Disney’s acquisition of Lucasfilm in 2012, Star Wars has gone back and forth on both […]

‘The Bear’ Season 3 Trailer: Jeremy Allen White, Ayo Edebiri Deal With a “Dysfunctional Kitchen”

The Bear is about to get more dysfunctional. FX released a brief trailer for season three on Friday, offering a preview of the chaos to come after Jeremy Allen White’s Carmy opens the new restaurant alongside Sydney (Ayo Edebiri) and Richie (Ebon Moss-Bachrach). After opening their now revamped restaurant — they transformed their sandwich shop […]

Universal Studio Group Partners With Roybal School for “USG University” Panel Series

Universal Studio Group is back with its USG University panel series for the fourth straight year. Presented in partnership with the Roybal Film and Television Magnet School, each virtual talk dives deep into the making of one scene from a USG-produced show: Apples Never Fall, Based on a True Story, Dr. Death, Girls5Eva, The Gilded […]

Jeffrey Wright Boards ‘The Last of Us’ Season 2 as Isaac

Jeffrey Wright is returning to HBO — and to the world of The Last of Us. The Emmy winner and recent Oscar nominee has joined the cast for season two of The Last of Us, based on the best-selling video game franchise. Wright will have a recurring role as Isaac, the quietly powerful leader of […]

How Seth Meyers Accidentally Made Getting Drunk on Air an Art Form

In his early years at Late Night, Seth Meyers was, in his own estimation, “competent” at the job. “I remember thinking, like, ‘Oh, this is a slightly worse copy of a thing that came before,’ ” he acknowledges over coffee on a recent work trip to Los Angeles. Then came an ugly election and a deadly pandemic, […]

‘TV’s Top 5’: The CW, Freevee and Brands That Could Have Been

Welcome to the 260th episode of TV’s Top 5, The Hollywood Reporter’s TV podcast. Every week, hosts Lesley Goldberg (West Coast TV editor) and Daniel Fienberg (chief TV critic) break down the latest TV news with context from the business and critical sides, welcome showrunners, executives and other guests, and provide a critical guide of what to watch (or skip, as […]

Premier League Scores Record Season on NBC, Peacock and USA Network

The Premier League continues to be a winner for NBCUniversal, with the world’s most watched soccer league scoring record ratings for NBC, Peacock and USA Network for the 2023-24 season. On Thursday, NBCU revealed that the last season of the Premier League broke a number of viewership records on its various platforms. The company said […]

Josh Brolin Isn’t a Fan of Actors Being Difficult for Their Art: “I Just Don’t Buy It”

As an actor himself, Josh Brolin had a different approach when it came to putting on his director’s hat for an episode on the TV series Outer Range. The Dune: Part Two star recently opened up to Esquire about how he prepared for his television directing debut, as well as what it was like working […]