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A Review Of Sunday Night's 73rd Emmy Awards

6:52am September 20, 2021

by Eric Deggans

Netflix's royal family drama The Crown and Apple TV+'s comedy Ted Lasso scored major wins at the Emmys. Despite honoring a roster of deserving and well-liked shows, the ceremony fell a bit flat.

Michaela Coel, winner of Outstanding Writing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie, on the red carpet

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All The Emmys Winners, From Jason Sudeikis To 'I May Destroy You'

11:31pm September 19, 2021

by Megan Lim

We kept track of all the shows that won at the 73rd Primetime Emmys, so you didn't have to.

Before The Emmys, Our TV Critic Picks Which Shows Should Actually Win

Before The Emmys, Our TV Critic Picks Which Shows Should Win. Here Are The Deggys

5:12pm September 19, 2021

by Eric Deggans

Days before the Emmy winners are announced, NPR TV Critic Eric Deggans hands out his own awards — The Deggys — for shows that should be recognized.

Clive Owen stars as Bill Clinton and Beanie Feldstein as Monica Lewinsky in the FX series Impeachment: American Crime Story.

Should The Lewinsky Affair Define Bill Clinton? Ask The Writer Of FX's 'Impeachment'

3:30pm September 18, 2021

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Screenwriter Sarah Burgess focused the new series on three of the women at the center of the scandal. And in the process, she gives people a story different from what they think they know.

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From 'Designing Women' To 'Hacks', Jean Smart's Career Is Still Going Strong

5:03pm September 17, 2021

by Terry Gross

Smart is nominated for Emmy Awards for her performances Hacks, about a veteran comic working with a Gen-Z comedy writer, and the crime drama Mare Of Easttown. Originally broadcast May 2021.

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Jennifer Aniston, Billy Crudup and Reese Witherspoon in The Morning Show. Season 2 is premiering on Apple TV+.

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'The Morning Show' Season 2 Was Written And In Production. Then COVID Hit

4:33pm September 17, 2021

by Elizabeth Blair

When COVID hit the U.S., writers of The Morning Show on Apple TV+ scrapped a year's worth of work to make the fictional TV show's new season newsworthy.

As Summer Winds Down, It's Time To Look Ahead To The Fall TV Season

6:11am September 17, 2021

After a delayed start to some of the fall TV lineup, NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Linda Holmes, one of the hosts of NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast, about which shows to look for this season.

Bradley (Reese Witherspoon) has a new look as the second season of The Morning Show kicks off.

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'The Morning Show' Recap, Season 2, Episode 1: She's Blonde Again!

6:00am September 17, 2021

by Linda Holmes

Apple TV+ kicks off the second season of what was once its biggest show by plunging into the warm nostalgia it is hoping you feel for the days when COVID was just blossoming.

Beard (Brendan Hunt) spends a long night out after the Manchester City loss.

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'Ted Lasso' Recap, Season 2, Episode 9: It's A Beard, Beard, Beard, Beard World

3:02am September 17, 2021

by Linda Holmes

Coach Beard goes out on his own after the Manchester City game, and he winds up spending a long night just trying to find his way back to where he started.

Actress Mayim Bialik will host several weeks of Jeopardy! episodes from Sept. 20 through Nov. 5. and then split hosting duties with previous winner Ken Jennings through the end of 2021.

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Mayim Bialik And Ken Jennings Will Host 'Jeopardy!' Through The End Of The Year

6:37pm September 16, 2021

by Joe Hernandez

The announcement is the latest development in Jeopardy!'s troubled search for a new host following the November death of longtime presenter Alex Trebek.