Television

Television loves to play it safe — or at least, that’s what the ratings suggest. Audiences know what they like, and networks quickly replicate proven formulas. But every so often, a show comes along that says, “Forget the rules.” These are the bold experiments, the oddball gems that refuse to color inside the lines. Pushing

After 15 seasons, over 2,000 episodes, and a week’s worth of final celebrations, The Talk has closed up shop. The series finale on Friday (December 20) was a celebratory look back on the show’s Emmy-winning run, with hosts Sheryl Underwood, Natalie Morales, Amanda Kloots, Jerry O’Connell, and Akbar Gbajabiamila getting special shoutouts from celebrity friends,

Critic’s Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 4.5 If you’re still laughing after this hilarious episode of Elsbeth, you’re in good company. Granted, we were always in good hands with a guest appearance from Laurie Metcalf. I’m just going to get this out of the way now: I would watch “Father Crime” and be enthralled with every

[Warning: The following contains MAJOR spoilers for the Elsbeth Season 2 Episode 8 midseason finale, “Toil and Trouble.”] Elsbeth ended its Season 2 midseason finale on a major cliffhanger that further deepens the new rivalry between Elsbeth (Carrie Preston) and Judge Crawford (Michael Emerson, Preston’s husband). The legal drama’s December 19 episode mostly took place

TV is full of stars who light up the screen, but let’s be real — sometimes, it’s the unsung heroes who make the biggest impact. These are the character actors you’ve seen everywhere, constantly bringing depth, emotion, and complexity to every role, no matter how big or small. They might not always get the credit

“Fine, I’ll answer the question,” Jenn Tran began. With that first line, fans immediately thought she was going to address her rumored romance with DWTS pro Sasha Farber. Partnering with Stepful, a platform that provides online training for healthcare jobs, the former Bachelorette star updated her fans on what she has planned for her future.

Villains have always been a storytelling staple, the ultimate obstacles for heroes to overcome. But today’s TV landscape has turned the idea of villains on its head, trading the black-and-white moral divide of old for something far more complex. Gone are the days of purely evil antagonists. Walter White (AMC/Screenshot) Instead, we’re in an era

[Warning: The following contains MAJOR spoilers for the Survivor Season 47 finale, “The Last Stand.”] Survivor Season 47 has its winner. After last week’s finale Part 1, the CBS competition series was left with a final four instead of five. An historic immunity challenge win in the Part 2 finale led to a nail-biter of a

Legal dramas have long been a staple of television, from the slick courtroom theatrics of Law & Order to the cutthroat maneuvers on The Good Wife. But before we had Jack McCoy or Alicia Florrick, there was The Defenders, a 1960s legal drama that broke new ground — and taboos. Unlike its contemporaries, The Defenders

Maura Tierney is officially back on NBC Thursday nights with her new Law & Order role. Before that, you could see her in American Rust, and when she stopped by to talk about that shocking Season 2 finale, TV Insider had her look back on her TV career, which began with Student Exchange in 1987. Soon after that

Television has always been a reflection of society’s darker fascinations, but the rise of serial killers and true crime has taken center stage in recent years. From fictional antiheroes like Dexter Morgan and Joe Goldberg to dramatizations of real-life horrors like Dahmer and The Act, our screens are filled with stories of murder, manipulation, and

[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for FBI: International Season 4 Episode 8 “You’ll Never See It Coming.”] We have to admit: We both do and do not see the ending of this episode coming. Going into the FBI: International fall finale, we have a feeling it would be a tough one for Wes (Jesse Lee

In 2020, fans experienced the heartbreaking news that one of their top series, Criminal Minds, had been canceled after fifteen seasons. When the show received a reboot two years later, not all of the cast returned. Criminal Minds: Evolution brought back some of our favorite profilers, only one of whom had been with the show

Jeopardy! fans are buzzing about current champ Ashley Chan, who is the first three-day champ (and perhaps counting) since Adriana Harmeyer more than six months ago. She’s also the first female champ of the ongoing Season 41. So while Chan may be a breath of fresh air, fans have noted that her outfits to compete

Critic’s Rating: 4 / 5.0 4 It looks like NCIS: Origins traded in its usual gunfire and life-or-death situations for a little emotional warfare instead. In all seriousness, this had to be the most emotionally charged episode of the season. Truth be told, I wasn’t sure why the series needed to backtrack to how Gibbs

[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for NCIS: Origins Season 1 Episode 10 “Blue Bayou.”] Well, now we know what led to Gibbs (Austin Stowell) joining NCIS after he killed the man who murdered his family, Pedro Hernandez. And he has his landlord, Ruth (London Garcia), to thank for so much. As flashbacks reveal on NCIS:

There’s something irresistible about amateur detectives. They don’t need a badge to solve the case, and they often stumble into mysteries they have no business solving — yet somehow, they always manage to crack the case wide open. From Jessica Fletcher piecing together clues in Cabot Cove to Mabel, Oliver, and Charles sneaking around the

Jeopardy! fans are in for some buzz-worthy news about Celebrity Jeopardy! and Ken Jennings‘ status with the ABC special. On Monday (December 16), the quiz show released the first promo photo of Celebrity Jeopardy! Season 3. The photo featured Jennings front-and-center as host, clearing up any confusion about whether he’d also host the spinoff. In