Features
Feature articles from some of the best and brightest minds writing about television today.
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POSTED July 13, 2020
Jon Hein's TV Picks — Week of July 13, 2020
Child stars speak out, 30 Rock reunites, and Peacock struts its stuff.
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POSTED July 13, 2020
Peacock: What You Need to Know About This Week's Big Streaming Launch
How to watch? What's it cost? What shows are streaming? Here's what we know.
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POSTED July 10, 2020
Little Voice Reunites J.J. Abrams with His Felicity Vibes of Old
An earnest young woman looks to make it in New York City — only this time the secret ingredient is Sara Bareilles.
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POSTED July 10, 2020
How 2020's Summer Movie Season Became Must-See TV
With most movie theaters still shuttered, TV is bringing the multiplex home.
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POSTED July 9, 2020
USA's Cannonball is a Belly Flop
The new reality series flings its contestants around a lake. Somehow that's less entertaining than it sounds.
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POSTED July 9, 2020
Jujubee is Proving to be Drag Race's Ultimate Queen
Win or lose, if All-Stars 5 has taught us anything, it's that the show's old school queens still have game.
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POSTED July 8, 2020
Tough as Nails: What You Need to Know About Phil Keoghan's New Reality Competition
The Amazing Race host is co-creator and host of this new CBS summer series.
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POSTED July 7, 2020
By the Numbers: A Midseason Look at This Summer's Unusual Network TV Ratings
NBC dominates, while CBS and ABC scrape by without their reality tent-poles.
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POSTED July 7, 2020
Starf*ckers, a Love Story: On Apple TV+'s Celeb-Fawning Programming Strategy
Apple has spent a lot of money to be most A-List-friendly streamer in town, but to what end?
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POSTED July 6, 2020
Jon Hein's TV Picks — Week of July 6, 2020
Decision dilemmas, singing proud and 12 angry Belgians.
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POSTED July 6, 2020
The Most Iconic TV Shows of Summers Past
Remembering the shows that defined and dominated pop culture in their respective summers.
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POSTED July 6, 2020
Black Monday Concludes June Diane Raphael and Casey Wilson's Lady Business Far Too Soon
Some viewers may be heartbroken by the brevity of their collaboration.
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POSTED July 3, 2020
Why You Should Hear Showtime's Outcry
The new five-part docuseries tells the twisty tale of a Texas high-school football star's controversial conviction.
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POSTED July 3, 2020
Your Guide to 2020's Best July 4th TV Marathons
From The Office to The Twilight Zone to the MCU, television goes on auto-play for the holiday.
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POSTED July 2, 2020
Netflix's Baby-Sitters Club Series Does a Beloved YA Adaptation Very Right
Kristy, Mary Ann, and their kid-watching friends have found their way to 2020, and they couldn't be a better fit.