Television

How COVID-19 Is Fundamentally Changing The TV Business

7:08am May 05, 2020

by Sam Sanders

People are watching much more TV during the pandemic. Minutes spent streaming, compared to this time last year, more than doubled. But the industry is still taking a huge financial beating.

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CBS' Legal Drama 'All Rise' Tackles Coronavirus As A Story Line

3:48pm May 04, 2020

by Eric Deggans

First hour-long network drama filmed virtually since TV production shut-down airs Monday.

No, these are not Tim Gunn's comfy clothes — he's shown here hosting a charity cocktail reception at his Manhattan apartment in April 2018. But lately the fashion expert has been self-isolating and prioritizing comfort over style.

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Don't Worry, Even Fashion Guru Tim Gunn Is Living In His Comfy Clothes

2:18pm May 04, 2020

by Terry Gross

"Why should we be self-isolating in clothes that constrain us and constrict us?" Gunn asks. His new fashion competition series, Making the Cut, is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video.

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Jerry Seinfeld pictured in his Netflix special, 23 Hours to Kill. He says he's "adjusted pretty comfortably" to life at home.

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Jerry Seinfeld On Staying Home: 'At My Dinner Table, You're Supposed To Be Funny'

12:08pm May 02, 2020

The comedian says he's doing well under quarantine. He talked with NPR about comedy during a pandemic and his new Netflix standup special, 23 Hours to Kill. "Humor is an essential survival quantity."

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Documentary Explores Evolving Perceptions Of George W. Bush

8:04am May 02, 2020

George W. Bush is getting a reappraisal. NPR's Scott Simon talks with director Barak Goodman about the new American Experience documentary on the 43rd president, his policies, and his mistakes.

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Beastie Boys' Michael Diamond, Adam Yauch and Adam Horovitz in 1993. Diamond and Horovitz lead a live history session on the group in Spike Jonze's new Apple TV+ documentary, Beastie Boys Story.

20 Streaming TV Shows For Music Lovers On Lockdown

5:18pm May 01, 2020

by Jon Lewis

With Beastie Boys Story now streaming and Damien Chazelle's The Eddy on the way, here are 20 television series or specials to pass the time at home — or inspire your next playlist.

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Inventive New Comedy 'Upload' Explores (Virtual) Life After Death

1:38pm May 01, 2020

by David Bianculli

Set in 2033, Amazon's new sci-fi series follows a dead character who has been brought back to "life" as a lookalike avatar in a virtual world. Upload is smart, funny — and imaginatively complicated.

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Review: 'Hollywood' Is Ryan Murphy's Miniseries For Netflix

8:10am May 01, 2020

by Eric Deggans

Some wide-eyed, not-so-innocents try to make it in 1940's Hollywood. The Netflix miniseries Hollywood is the latest project from superstar producer Ryan Murphy, who's know for Nip/Tuck and Glee.

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Screenwriter Archie (Jeremy Pope, left) and wannabe director Raymond (Darren Criss) run lines in the Netflix miniseries Hollywood.

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'Hollywood' Serves Up A Progressive Alt-History Parable, Thinly Sliced

5:43am May 01, 2020

by Glen Weldon

Noble-minded (and determined you don't forget that) but glibly made, the latest Ryan Murphy Netflix miniseries offers an alternate history in which brave Hollywood types change the world.

Nick Offerman and Amy Poehler would never breathe on each other like this (an earlier moment in the series) in the new Parks and Recreation special, but at least they can talk on video.

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From 'Parks And Recreation,' A Brief But Delightful Return To Pawnee

9:02pm April 30, 2020

by Linda Holmes

Thursday night's special may not have been a narrative necessity, but it was a welcome joy to visit with Leslie Knope, Ron Swanson and the rest of our old pals.