Eric Deggans

Consumers often make decisions about TV streaming platforms based on three factors.

Schumer is back — kind of.

Judging by the relentlessly average, borderline uninspired season opening episode, this 48th season of SNL is off to a bumpy start, writes our critic Eric Deggans.

Noah increasingly looked like a performer who was growing beyond the grind of a late-night Comedy Central show. If he doesn't find a new perch in the genre, the industry will be all the worse for it.

This is an old debate and one the TV news industry seems to have already decided — but until someone is seriously injured doing this kind of reporting, it will continue.

A review of the new Star Wars TV streaming series. It's called "Andor" and explores how the franchise's storied rebel alliance was formed.

Executive produced by Oprah Winfrey, directed by Reginald Hudlin and supported by Poitier's surviving family, Apple TV+'s documentary Sidney details the life of actor-director-activist Sidney Poitier.

Our critics' guide lets you search by genre and where to watch — whether on your couch or in the theater. Here's what NPR critics are looking forward to after a busy blockbuster summer.

Producers of fantasy shows should use diversity to deepen storylines.

Brunson had already made history when she was nominated for three Emmys for Abbott Elementary

The big winners at last night's 74th Emmy Awards were: Apple TV+'s "Ted Lasso" and HBO's "Succession" and "The White Lotus."

Eric Deggans gives out his annual awards — to who SHOULD win the Emmys, not necessarily to who WILL win.

Before creating ABC's Abbott Elementary, Quinta Brunson was a promising performer. Now she's made history as the first Black woman to be nominated three times in the Emmys comedy category.

FX's new original series for Hulu, The Patient, features Steve Carell as Alan Strauss, a therapist kidnapped by a new patient who turns out to be a serial killer.

FX's new original series for Hulu, The Patient, features Steve Carell as Alan Strauss, a therapist kidnapped by a new patient who turns out to be a serial killer.

Rings of Power, set thousands of years before the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit movies, is Amazon's shot at a big, pop culture bending hit, with a budget estimated at least $100 million a season.

A new series takes viewers back to Middle-earth. "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" premieres September 2.

The beloved actor made his mark playing tough characters; but he wanted young Black men to know it was okay to be vulnerable.

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Chaka Khan, P-Valley, and more.

The question that hung over the show's final episode was a simple one: Would Saul ever grow a conscience? Would he ever let himself feel real regret?