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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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‘Squid Game: The Challenge’ Producers Respond to That Anti-Capitalism Criticism

From the very moment Squid Game: The Challenge was announced, there’s been a recurring criticism of the show’s very existence. The reality competition is based on Netflix’s hit drama series and has 456 players competing in dystopian kids games for a record-breaking $4.56 million prize. The show is arguably the most cinematic reality series ever […]

‘Faraway Downs’ Review: Baz Luhrmann’s ‘Australia’ Expansion Comes Up Short

The director's 2008 epic starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman becomes a six-part Hulu miniseries that incorporates previously cut footage and an alternate ending.

Brian Cox Shares All-Time Favorite ‘Succession’ Line

Brian Cox has shared his favorite all-time Succession line — and it’s one many viewers will hear and nod with in agreement. “I love you, but you’re not serious people … that really sort of summed it all up, didn’t it?” host Seth Meyers asked while welcoming Cox to his Late Night show. “Well, actually, […]

‘Harlan Coben’s Shelter,’ ‘Horror of Dolores Roach’ and ‘With Love’ Canceled at Amazon

Amazon’s Prime Video is cutting three original series from its roster. The streamer has canceled two first-year dramas, Harlan Coben’s Shelter and The Horror of Dolores Roach, and comedy series With Love, which ran for two seasons. All three were produced at least in part by the tech giant’s in-house Amazon Studios (now Amazon MGM […]

‘Monday Night Football’ Hits 27-Year Ratings High

A Super Bowl rematch on Monday Night Football brought in a huge audience — the biggest one for any TV broadcast, in fact, since the Super Bowl. The Philadelphia Eagles’ 21-17 win over the Kansas City Chiefs drew better than 29 million viewers across all platforms, the most for a Monday Night Football telecast in […]

Sarah Paulson Credits Matthew Perry for Helping Her Land ‘Studio 60’ Role: “One of the Most Generous People”

Sarah Paulson remembers Matthew Perry “as one of the most generous people on the planet.” The American Horror Story actress looked back at her fond memories with the Friends star, who died at age 54 last month, during a recent appearance on The View. On Oct. 28, the Los Angeles Police Department found Perry unresponsive […]

‘Family Guy’ Leaves Sunday as Fox Sets Midseason Schedule

For the first time in more than two decades, Family Guy is set to air on a night other than Sunday. As part of Fox’s midseason schedule, the long-running animated series will move to Wednesday nights beginning March 6. The change will pair it with the network’s sole live-action comedy, Animal Control, while also making […]

‘Muppets Mayhem’ Canceled at Disney+

There won’t be an encore for The Muppets Mayhem at Disney+. The streamer has canceled the music-infused comedy, which centered on members of the Muppets house band, Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem. The show lasted just one season; all 10 episodes debuted in May. As is usually the case with streaming series, Disney did […]

TV Ratings: ‘NCIS: Sydney’ Launches to Big U.S. Audience

The NCIS franchise’s first international edition got a warm welcome for its stateside premiere. The debut of NCIS: Sydney on CBS delivered the biggest audience for a new series so far this fall and has accumulated nearly 10 million viewers in the six days after its Nov. 14 premiere. The show also scored well for […]

‘The Crown’ Star Khalid Abdalla Built His Dodi Fayed Portrayal From a 17-Second Audio Clip

Before the writers of The Crown dove into the romance of Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed for season six (Part 1 of which is currently streaming on Netflix), the creators built up a narrative around the film producer’s life as the son of billionaire Mohamed Al-Fayed. For many, it was their first glimpse into who […]

David Letterman Makes First ‘Late Show’ Appearance Since Retiring in 2015: “I Miss Everything”

David Letterman and Stephen Colbert shared how they both faced nerves while hosting The Late Show, the importance of music to the late night program and what Letterman most misses about hosting when he returned to the Ed Sullivan Theater as a guest on Colbert’s program Monday night. The appearance marked Letterman’s first on The […]

Sports Fuel More Broadcast Gains in October

For the second straight month, broadcast networks increased their share of TV use — and for the second straight month, sports was the primary driver of those gains. Nielsen’s monthly Gauge rankings for October show broadcast networks capturing 24.6 percent of TV use in the United States, up from 23 percent in September and the […]

‘Squid Game: The Challenge’ Review: Netflix Cashes in, and It’s Not Pretty

The anti-capitalist South Korean hit drama gets a reality-competition spinoff in which 496 contestants participate in children's games for the chance to win $4.96 million.