From Bo Burnham to “We Are Lady Parts,” the best in television this year offered ingenuity, humor, defiance and hope. By James Poniewozik Mike Hale and Margaret Lyons James Poniewozik In times like ...

After the production delays, rescheduled premieres and "Tiger King" obsession that defined TV in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021 was slightly more normal on the small screen. Production ...

The world of television offered an embarrassment of riches in 2021. Whether it was a shocking twist or an unbelievable cameo, there was always a show that had us talking. With the year coming to a ...

In 2021, there was an overwhelming amount of amazing television. "Mare of Easttown," "The White Lotus," MCU shows on Disney+, and "Squid Game" all aired this year. With all of that prestige TV, you ...

Around this time last year, months before vaccines would become available to most Americans, I received a promotional T-shirt emblazoned with the slogan “Hooray for 2021.” Even before the Jan. 6 ...

Among the thousands of hours of television that came out this year, episodes of “Call My Agent,” “For All Mankind,” “Mythic Quest,” “Pose” and “WandaVision,” among others, stood out. By James ...

Though the goal for every television show is consistency, there's no denying that if you graphed the quality of every series episode by episode, you'd end up with something pointy enough to slice ...

With the world still grappling with the ongoing pandemic in 2021, television continued to be a bright spot in the world of entertainment. With many movies delayed and more than a little uncertainty ...

If 2021 proved anything, it's that the world should not sleep on animated TV series. This year provided us with the League of Legends series Arcane, which received a perfect score from IGN, alongside ...

TV is a beautiful medium because it can entrance you for one scene, one episode, one season, or one series at a time. Adding all those pieces together often results in blanket adoration — “the best ...