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Hollywood Reporter Critics Pick the 50 Best TV Shows of the 21st Century (So Far)

Over the course of a few months, several Zoom meetings, lots of emails and countless Excel spreadsheets, three THR TV critics joined forces to hash out, and rank, what they consider the greatest shows since 2000.

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DC’s Arkham Asylum TV Show Not Moving Forward at Max

The gates to Arkham Asylum are closing — for now. A DC show for Max centering on the hospital populated by Batman villains is no longer moving forward, at least in its current iteration, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The latest version of the show had The Staircase‘s Antonio Campos set as showrunner and The […]

TV Ratings: NBC’s Fourth of July Fireworks Hit Three-Year High

NBC got a strong tune-in for its annual Independence Day fireworks special. The Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular brought in 7.6 million viewers across NBC and Peacock, the best multi-platform showing for the special in three years. It improved slightly (by 2 percent) on last year’s all-in number. (The 7.6 million figure includes both […]

Jeff Daniels on That Knee-Jerk ‘A Man in Full’ Finale and Getting the Shot in One Take

Jeff Daniels says he isn’t giving much thought to metaphor in his performances. But his recent role as Charlie Croker in Netflix’s A Man in Full was swimming in them. Based on Tom Wolfe’s 1998 novel of the same name — which shook up Atlanta’s high society, thanks to Croker’s striking likeness to the city’s […]

‘The Chi’ Boss on How That Major Finale Death Sets Up Season 7

[This story contains major spoilers from the season six finale of The Chi.] To say that Otis “Douda” Perry, played by Curtiss Cook, had a target on his back by numerous people on The Chi would be a major understatement. For five seasons on the Paramount+ with Showtime series Douda has served as the ultimate, […]

Stephanie March on the ‘Law & Order: SVU’ Storyline That Led to Her Real-Life Passion

Over the course of her time on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Stephanie March’s Assistant District Attorney Alexandra “Alex” Cabot became a fan-favorite character. The ADA had a main role in the long-running series for seasons two through five, as well as 11. (She returned in a recurring role in seasons six, 10, 13 […]

Patrick Bertoletti Wins Nathan’s Annual Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest

Patrick Bertoletti has won the Nathan’s 2024 men’s Hot Dog Eating Contest, while Miki Sudo defended her 2023 win with her 10th title in the women’s competition. Bertoletti of Chicago consumed 58 hot dogs in a tight race, where the leader varied among the 13 competitors around the world. He surpassed his personal best of […]

Simon Pegg on Returning to ‘The Boys,’ Why a ‘Shaun of the Dead’ Reboot Would “Incense” Him

It took a few seasons, but last week Simon Pegg was finally in and amongst the violent bloodshed that makes The Boys so special. On Thursday, episode five of season four dropped and gave viewers a heart-wrenching tale audiences aren’t quite used to seeing in Amazon’s beloved comic adaptation: a teary father-son moment. In the […]

BBC Acquires French Thriller ‘Sambre – Anatomy of a Crime,’ Based on True Story of Prolific Rapist

The BBC has acquired French crime thriller Sambre – Anatomy of a Crime, which follows the true story of one of France’s most prolific sexual predators. The six-part series looks at a string of sexual assaults in northern France in the late 1980s, along the same road by the Sambre river. As the police fail to […]

‘Bridgerton’ Casting Director Says She Gets Tons of “Unsolicited” Fan Audition Tapes: “It’s Sex Basically”

Bridgerton casting director Kelly Valentine Hendry revealed that she gets tons of “unsolicited” emails with fan auditions for the hit Netflix series. Hendry said in a recent episode of the Should I Delete That? podcast that she is constantly having to go through and delete messages in her inbox, noting that it’s always “90 percent” full […]

‘Down in the Valley’ Review: Nicco Annan Toplines Starz’s Hit-or-Miss ‘P-Valley’ Documentary Spinoff

Annan, who plays Uncle Clifford on Katori Hall's series, hosts this six-episode look at the real-life dancers, hustlers and musicians in the Delta.

‘Outer Range’ Canceled After Two Seasons at Amazon

Prime Video won’t be headed back to Outer Range. The Amazon-owned streamer has canceled the series, which featured a blend of Western and sci-fi storytelling, after two seasons. The news comes not quite two months after the show’s second season premiered with a binge release. Outer Range stars Josh Brolin as a Wyoming rancher who […]

Why You Won’t See Michelle Visage on ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Anytime Soon

Later this summer, Michelle Visage graduates from Drag Race judge to host when the longtime producer of RuPaul’s global competition takes over as emcee of the Down Under installment of the franchise. For Visage, the multihyphenate who first made a name for herself as part of the 1980s girl group Seduction, new endeavors are something […]

‘Clipped’ Boss on If the Sterlings Paid for Their Sins, Why LeVar Burton Was in the Sauna and How Barbara Walters Helped Shelly Sterling

[This story contains spoilers from the FX limited series Clipped.] Adapting true narratives is often a tricky proposition. And it gets even trickier when it’s as unbelievable and unprecedented as the fallout from 80-year-old Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling’s viral racist comments against Black people back in 2014 — just as Instagram and Twitter […]

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