Thursday, January 29, 2015
After six seasons, the final episode airs tonight. NPR TV Critic Eric Deggans says the show is a rare gem; a family drama centered on the small, emotional moments between relatives.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:10PMMonday, January 26, 2015
Dish Network soon debuts its Sling TV streaming service, with a small group of cable channels for $20 a month. NPR TV Critic Eric Deggans tried it and says Sling TV is a welcome challenge to…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:23PMMonday, January 19, 2015
The ex-Daily Show correspondent becomes the only black man to host an entertainment show in late night TV. And he starts on an important occasion; the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:34AMSunday, January 11, 2015
Streaming services like Netflix and the DISH Network's new Sling TV are helping consumers break free of cable subscriptions. That means TV shows must find new ways to connect with their view…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:36AMThursday, January 8, 2015
At the TV Critics Association's press tour, journalists can struggle to connect news on the industry to real life. But NPR TV critic Eric Deggans says Tina Fey's words on satire and freedom …
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:59PMTuesday, January 6, 2015
As HBO releases the high-definition version of The Wire, NPR's Eric Deggans says that binge-watching the show feels more like reading today's headlines — especially on issues of race and c…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:02PMSunday, January 4, 2015
The most important TV events coming in 2015 include new voices in late-night, big goodbyes, online platforms picking up old shows and, NPR TV Critic Eric Deggans says, more of everything.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 02:00PMFriday, December 26, 2014
While some leaked Sony emails seemed racist, NPR TV critic Eric Deggans says they hint at a wider issue: an acceptance of practices, habits and perceptions that limit diversity in Hollywood.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 09:03AMTuesday, December 23, 2014
Some of the most interesting things on TV in 2014 weren't actually made for TV. NPR TV critic Eric Deggans lists the moments in television, viral video and social media that changed us all t…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 07:03AMTuesday, December 16, 2014
At a time when there is so much good TV around, NPR TV Critic Eric Deggans says any Top Ten list says as much about the critic as the shows they are picking.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:53PMTuesday, December 9, 2014
FX's biker drama Sons of Anarchy airs its final episode tonight, capping a seven-season run. NPR TV critic Eric Deggans says cable's most macho series succeeded by finding strong roles for w…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:09PMThursday, December 4, 2014
NBC's Peter Pan Live! production seems to be utterly in earnest — but TV critic Eric Deggans wonders if the show will need a viewership boost from critics snarking on Twitter to really suc…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:17AMFriday, November 28, 2014
AMC's hit zombie drama The Walking Dead airs its midseason finale Sunday. It's now one of TV's most diverse shows, but critic Eric Deggans says it hasn't always served non-white characters w…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:51PMThursday, November 20, 2014
Mike Nichols was an ultimate Hollywood insider who won every major show business award directing for stage, film and TV. But his life in America began as an outsider immigrant from Germany.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 11:00AMWednesday, November 12, 2014
As founding judge Randy Jackson announces his departure from American Idol, NPR TV critic Eric Deggans says he embodies all that's wrong with a pioneering show that's become a pop culture cl…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 06:08PMFriday, November 7, 2014
Britain's Doctor Who series finishes its first season with new hero Peter Capaldi on Saturday. TV critic Eric Deggans says Capaldi's portrayal of the Doctor is often better than the stories …
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 06:03PMWednesday, November 5, 2014
Both comedy shows aired live, election-themed episodes Tuesday. NPR TV critic Eric Deggans says the broadcasts showed the limits of news-tinged satire on the political scene.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:11PMTuesday, November 4, 2014
The BBC has just released a new deluxe DVD box set with all three seasons of Sherlock, and star Benedict Cumberbatch says the show's last season was its most revealing yet.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:25AMThursday, October 30, 2014
Tonight marks the return of scripted programming on CBS after seven weeks of Thursday Night Football, including a new show, The McCarthys, that should have been left in the locker room.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 02:05PMTuesday, October 21, 2014
One month into the TV season, NPR TV critic Eric Deggans says diversity is winning and rom coms are losing as new shows battle for viewers.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:35AMTuesday, October 7, 2014
As The CW's new superhero series The Flash debuts tonight, NPR TV critic Eric Deggans notes the best new broadcast dramas of the fall season are based on comic book stories.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:20PMThursday, October 2, 2014
Fox's new show Gracepoint is a remake of a British murder mystery, Broadchurch. NPR TV Critic Eric Deggans says those who saw the original might want to watch the new series with someone who…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:58PMWednesday, October 1, 2014
NPR's TV critic Eric Deggans visited the set of FX's cross-border crime drama, discovering the way the show's Spanish-language scenes help reveal new dimensions to the series' Mexican charac…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:58AMFriday, September 26, 2014
As classic sitcom Gilligan's Island celebrates its 50th birthday, NPR TV critic Eric Deggans says it is an example of a show much loved by fans despite widely acknowledged mediocrity.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:35PMTuesday, September 23, 2014
The firestorm kicked off by a New York Times analysis of TV's most successful black female showrunner mostly highlights how some struggle to handle new voices taking over the cultural conver…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:16AMMonday, September 22, 2014
As the fall TV season begins this week, NPR TV Critic Eric Deggans gives his picks on new shows to watch and a few to avoid (or hate watch, if you like).
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 10:33AMFriday, September 19, 2014
As The Cosby Show celebrates its 30th birthday, NPR's Eric Deggans talks with the author of a new Bill Cosby biography on how the show and the comedian have shaped perceptions of black famil…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:15PMSaturday, September 13, 2014
The Daily Show correspondent will become the first black co-anchor of Saturday Night Live's "Weekend Update." NPR TV Critic Eric Deggans says his hire could help diversify comedy well beyond…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:40AMThursday, September 4, 2014
NPR's Eric Deggans says the comedian was a show business survivor whose tireless work ethic kept her relevant long after other comics would have faded away. She died Thursday at 81.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:22PMFriday, August 22, 2014
The BBC will soon air its first Doctor Who episode with Peter Capaldi as the show's hero, The Doctor. Capaldi says the 50-year-old series inspired him to become an actor.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:29AMTuesday, August 12, 2014
Williams was a dervish of comedy — tossing off one-liners, biting asides and sidesplitting routines in a blizzard of accents, attitudes and goodhearted energy. He died Monday at 63.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 07:44AM 
