Eric Deggans appears in the following:
TV streaming service CNN+ has launched
Wednesday, March 30, 2022
CNN+ is part of a larger trend as cable and broadcast outlets turn to streaming to retain audiences. What does this mean for the future of cable news?
Should Will Smith have been allowed to collect an Oscar after he slapped Chris Rock?
Monday, March 28, 2022
When the moment came for the Oscar show's producers to step up and say that someone who commits violence on live television doesn't get their moment in the winners' circle, the producers blinked.
Donald Glover's surreal dramatic comedy 'Atlanta' returns to FX
Thursday, March 24, 2022
The third season of Atlanta kicks off in a different place from where it ended. Despite the four-year hiatus between seasons, the break has done nothing to curb the show's penchant for risk-taking.
Netflix brings back 'Servant of the People,' starring Ukraine's President Zelenskyy
Sunday, March 20, 2022
Netflix has brought back the TV satire in which Volodymyr Zelenskyy plays a history teacher who unexpectedly becomes president of Ukraine.
How 'The Godfather' used Italian culture to reinvent the mafia story
Thursday, March 17, 2022
I didn't know it when I watched it the first time, but The Godfather set a template for authenticity in filmmaking.
Samuel L. Jackson is a man sacrificing everything in 'The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey'
Friday, March 11, 2022
The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, Samuel L. Jackson's first lead role in a live action TV series, is a compelling meditation on the power of personal history — disguised as a murder mystery.
The Brian Lehrer TV Ratings Quiz
Thursday, March 10, 2022
Test your knowledge of television ratings with NPR's Eric Deggans.
Jodie Comer on how 'Killing Eve' has changed her life
Tuesday, March 01, 2022
BBC America's Killing Eve is returning for its fourth and final season. Star Jodie Comer, who won an Emmy and drew notice in Hollywood playing assassin Villanelle, says the show changed her life.
'Law and Order' reboot nods toward race and policing, but plays it safe
Thursday, February 24, 2022
The original Law & Order series is returning with new episodes after over a decade, this time appearing to only address modern law enforcement issues.
The mystery in 'Severance' grows more creative and compelling with each episode
Friday, February 18, 2022
The new Apple TV+ drama Severance asks what might happen if a corporation discovered how to disconnect employees' work and non-work memories.
Netflix's 'jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy' is (mostly) genius
Thursday, February 17, 2022
The three-part docuseries tracks the rappers rise, starting as an up-and-coming producer in Chicago.
Super Bowl's commercials are overshadowed by the big game and halftime show
Monday, February 14, 2022
The Los Angels Rams beat the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 in Sunday's Super Bowl. The game and halftime show eclipsed a collection of uninspired commercials.
The best (and worst) Super Bowl commercials: Lizzo, cranky Zeus and more
Monday, February 14, 2022
The commercials during this year's game weren't serious or poignant enough to speak to the modern moment.
'Inventing Anna' showcases Shonda Rhimes' talent for stories about women and power
Saturday, February 12, 2022
Netflix's new show Inventing Anna tells the story of how a magazine journalist unraveled the real-life saga of con artist Anna Sorokin, who posed as a wealthy German heiress named Anna Delvey.
Dramatic reboot 'Bel Air' proves sometimes, you should be careful what you wish for
Friday, February 11, 2022
Bel Air, a reboot of the 90s classic The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, starts this weekend on Peacock. But in dramatizing the sitcom, the creators lost what made The Fresh Prince so fun in the first place.
I have a name for what fueled Joe Rogan's new scandal: Bigotry Denial Syndrome
Wednesday, February 09, 2022
Joe Rogan doesn't think of himself as a racist. But that doesn't mean his language isn't harmful.
Ratings for the Beijing Winter Olympics have been historically low so far, NBC says
Wednesday, February 09, 2022
TV ratings for the Olympics are bad while many sportscasters cover the games remotely. What's at stake for NBC?
Spotify keeps Joe Rogan's podcast after clips of racist slurs in his episodes surface
Monday, February 07, 2022
Spotify has doubled down on their stance to keep Joe Rogan's podcast on their platform, even after video evidence emerged of Rogan using racist language on his show over the years.
Review: Hulu's miniseries 'Pam & Tommy' should have learned from its own storylines
Wednesday, February 02, 2022
Hulu's Pam & Tommy tells how Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee's sex tape became public. The limited series focuses on the men who made it happen more than the compelling woman at the heart of the story.
ABC News suspends Whoopi Goldberg over her comments about the Holocaust
Wednesday, February 02, 2022
The co-host of ABC's The View apologized after facing criticism for comments she made about the Holocaust. Goldberg has been suspended from the show for two weeks.
