'O.J.: Made In America' Charts Simpson's Rise And Fall
NPR's TV critic Eric Deggans says ESPN's new documentary series about O.J. Simpson is a detailed and revealing look at the football star turned murder suspect's life.
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Time For A New Leader At Viacom, Former CEO Tom Freston Says
The fight for control of Viacom is playing out like a soap opera. Ex-Viacom CEO Tom Freston says current CEO Philippe Dauman is running the company aground in an effort to prop up stock value.
In HBO's 'Silicon Valley,' The Comedy Is Inspired By Real-Life Tech Culture
Creator Mike Judge, co-showrunner Alec Berg and actor Thomas Middleditch discuss their series, Silicon Valley. Berg, who has family working in tech, says he has "nerd cred" in his bones.
'O.J.: Made In America' Is About America, Not O.J.
The five-part, 7 1/2-hour documentary series O.J.: Made in America presents an expansive, meticulously constructed examination of the O.J. Simpson trial as an enduring, vexing cultural milestone.
Unlikely Headbanger, 82, Goes From Singing Karaoke To 'America's Got Talent'
An octogenarian delivers a face-melting version of a song that's been a hallmark of pro wrestling and action movies.
How John Oliver's 'Last Week Tonight' Is Using Stunts To Tell Stories
HBO's Last Week Tonight ended with a surprising display of how, as they put it, "any idiot" can buy and sell other people's debts.
'Angie Tribeca,' Comedy Backscratcher, Returns For New Adventures
The TBS slapstick cop comedy is back for a second season, and it's just as ridiculous and fast-paced as it's been all along.
'UnREAL' Returns With Three Little Words And No Apologies
Lifetime's UnREAL brings its fictional reality-show producers back for another season of take-no-prisoners television.
Review: UnREAL Soars By Going Where Real-Life Reality TV Fears To Tread
Lifetime's Peabody award-winning fictional dramedy — UnREAL — about an out-of-control reality show returns for its second season. In it, a black man sets out to find love among a bevy of women.
'Roots': Here's What You Said About The Remake
This week, the History Channel aired its remake of the classic TV series. Listeners Pious Ali, Frank Bonet and Justin Rogers told us what they thought.