Television

Steven Avery in the Netflix series Making A Murderer.

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Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Making A Murderer,' True Crime, Alan Rickman

7:34am January 22, 2016

by Linda Holmes

On this week's show, we talk a little about Netflix's high-profile true crime project and a little about the genre in general, then we touch on a fine acting career that has sadly ended.

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World News

Taliban Makes Good On A Promise To Target Afghan Media Networks

6:23am January 22, 2016

A suicide bomb attack killed six journalists from Afghanistan's independent television station, Tolo TV. Renee Montagne talks to Saad Mohseni, CEO Of Moby Group, the media company that owns Tolo TV.

Review: X-Files Returns To Television

5:45am January 22, 2016

by Eric Deggans

After more than a decade, the conspiracy-theory-laden cult series X-Files returns to television on Fox. How does it stand up to the original?

London Spy, Season 1, Episode 1, Danny (Ben Whishaw).

Arts

'London Spy' Begins With A Romance Between A Clubber And MI6 Agent

7:01pm January 21, 2016

by NPR Staff

The new BBC America show, written by author Tom Rob Smith, opens with a gay couple falling in love. Then one of them mysteriously disappears.

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Messy And Absurd, 'London Spy' Mixes Espionage With Genuine Emotion

4:11pm January 21, 2016

by John Powers

Fresh Air critic John Powers says the five-part BBC America show pulls off something ambitious: It keeps viewers enthralled with its intensity, while catching them in "a lingering emotional undertow."

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Arts

Nielsen To Use Facebook And Twitter In New Social TV Ratings

7:04pm January 20, 2016

by Eric Deggans

Nielsen, the ratings company, says it has a way to track what TV shows are trending on Twitter and Facebook, which will give producers and advertisers a better way to measure audiences. NPR explores what this adds to the growing effort to measure online audience.

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Actor Idris Elba To U.K. Politicians: More Diverse Roles Needed

12:22pm January 18, 2016

by Tanya Ballard Brown

"When you don't reflect the real world, too much talent gets trashed," the Golden Globe winner says. Elba is scheduled to speak to senior TV executives and more than 100 members of Parliament.

Arts

With Leap To HBO, Big Bird's Got A Brand-New Way To Get To 'Sesame Street'

6:48pm January 16, 2016

by NPR Staff

Shiny new digs (in more ways than one) are reshaping the children's TV show, which premieres Saturday on HBO. The show's executive producer — and Elmo himself — tell how the neighborhood's changed.

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Arts

Here Are The New TV Shows You Should Watch This Year

6:24pm January 15, 2016

by Eric Deggans

NPR reviews some of the new shows coming to network and cable television over the coming weeks.

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Review: 'Billions' Premieres On Showtime

5:03pm January 15, 2016

by Eric Deggans

Billions is a fictional drama informed by Andrew Ross Sorkin's reporting on Wall Street. It stars Damian Lewis and Paul Giamatti as a hedge fund king and the prosecutor trying to bring him down.

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