Television

Green Bay Packers' Elijah Pitts runs with the ball during Super Bowl I against the Kansas City Chiefs at Memorial Coliseum on Jan. 15, 1967, in Los Angeles.

Sports

Super Bowl I Tape Was Erased Long Ago; Now The Game Will Air Again

2:17pm January 15, 2016

by NPR Staff

The TV networks that broadcast 1967's inaugural game erased it. Now the NFL Network has pieced together its own film with radio footage of the historic game; Super Bowl I: The Lost Game airs Friday.

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Paul Giamatti plays a U.S. Attorney with ambitions of becoming governor in the Showtime series Billions, which begins airing Jan. 17.

Showtime's Financial Drama 'Billions' Doubles Down On Melodrama And Machismo

2:07pm January 15, 2016

by John Powers

Critic John Powers says viewers shouldn't expect to learn about the inner working of Wall Street from the glossy new series Billions. Instead, the show offers clipping action and punchy dialogue.

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Ray Liotta and Jennifer Lopez play corrupt cops in the NBC drama, Shades of Blue.

Arts

Ray Liotta On 'Goodfellas,' Acting And His Return To TV

6:09pm January 12, 2016

"When I first started," Liotta says, "television was kind of like the wasteland. ... Now [it's] very respected." He plays a corrupt NYC police lieutenant on the new NBC series Shades of Blue.

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In the 1960s, Maggie Smith starred in the Broadway hit Mary, Mary. One reviewer called her a "gem of an actress, an undeniable dish."

Arts

'60s 'Dish' Maggie Smith Says, 'That Was Never Me'

2:51pm January 12, 2016

by NPR Staff

"It must be lovely to be beautiful, but that's a really difficult thing to lose," says Smith, now 81. Best known in the U.S. for her role in Downton Abbey, she's now starring in The Lady in the Van.

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Politics & Government

State Of The Union Is Not Expected To Generate Big TV Ratings

6:28am January 12, 2016

by Scott Horsley

President Obama hopes to use the speech to frame his last year in office and the 2016 campaign. The political spotlight, however, is increasingly shifting to the people running to replace him.

ABC Family Channel To Change Its Name To Freeform Network

5:25am January 12, 2016

by Eric Deggans

The cable channel is dropping the word family from its title for the first time in more than 25 years. The move shows how competition has forced TV channels to hone in on their most important viewers.

Golden Globes Deliver Surprises In Television Categories

7:47pm January 11, 2016

by Eric Deggans

This year's Golden Globes did not come without some surprises, especially in the TV categories. Amazon's Mozart in the Jungle won best TV comedy, and the show's main character, Gael Garcia Bernal, won best actor in the category. USA's Mr. Robot beat out Fox's Empire and HBO's Game of Thrones in the Best TV drama category. NPR reviews some of these unexpected wins.

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America Ferrera stars in the new NBC comedy Superstore.

Arts

With 'Superstore,' America Ferrera Aims To 'Move The Dial' On Representation

3:55pm January 11, 2016

by NPR Staff

For the Latina actress, diversity in casting helped her new show broach difficult material. "This diversity gives us the opportunity to approach topics like race from a place of experience," she says.

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Girls at dance practice during Season 1 of East Los High.

'East Los High' Isn't Just A Soapy Teen Drama — It's Also A Science Experiment

2:40pm January 11, 2016

by Maanvi Singh

Social scientists and health workers worked with screenwriters and studio execs to create a binge-worthy show designed to help young Latinas make healthy life choices.

Host Ricky Gervais kept his drink close at hand during Sunday night's Golden Globes ceremony.

Arts

Even Bears, Martians And Robots Can't Perk Up The Dull Golden Globes

10:51am January 11, 2016

by Linda Holmes

The Golden Globes ceremony has been on an upswing for the past several years. Unfortunately, Sunday night, that came to an end.