Television

Kiefer Sutherland stars as Tom Kirkman, a lower-level Cabinet member who suddenly becomes president of the United States, in the ABC series Designated Survivor, which premieres Wednesday at 10 p.m. ET.

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Kiefer Sutherland Takes Over The Oval Office As The 'Designated Survivor'

1:44pm September 21, 2016

by John Powers

Sutherland plays a Cabinet member who becomes president after an explosion takes out the U.S. Capitol — and everyone above him in the pecking order. Critic John Powers has a review.

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Encore: Courtney B. Vance Brings Intensity Of Johnnie Cochran Back To Life

4:36pm September 19, 2016

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with actor Courtney B. Vance about his role as defense attorney Johnnie Cochran in the FX series, American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus won the Emmy for outstanding lead actress in a comedy series for Veep.

WATCH: The 4 Best Political Moments From The Emmys

2:51pm September 19, 2016

by Amita Kelly

Julia Louis-Dreyfus issued a personal apology for the political climate and Jeb Bush called Jimmy Kimmel a "godless Hollywood hippie."

The fall TV season isn't entirely a relic, says our critic Eric Deggans.

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Fall TV Channel Flip: 4 Shows To Watch, And Some To Avoid

2:39pm September 19, 2016

by Eric Deggans

Does the fall TV season even matter anymore, in this age of #PeakTV? September is still the beginning of the season for broadcast networks — which still draw the most viewers and the big bucks.

An Emmy statuette stands at a press conference before the 68th annual Emmys.

Juggernauts Repeat At 2016 Emmys, But Fresh Faces Get Their Due

11:37pm September 18, 2016

Game of Thrones, Veep and The People v. O.J. Simpson won for best drama, comedy and limited series — but some new names made splashes, too. NPR's pop culture crew live-tweeted the night's festivities.

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Win Your Emmy Pool With Our Uncannily, Nay, Disquietingly Accurate Predictions

4:24pm September 18, 2016

by Glen Weldon

Arm yourself with NPR's ruthlessly rigorous Emmy predictions, which are based on acute cultural analysis and industry savvy, and thus are totally not wild guesses, at all, seriously.

Donald Glover plays Earnest Marks in the new FX show Atlanta.

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Donald Glover Explores A Surreal Feel In 'Atlanta'

5:12pm September 17, 2016

by NPR Staff

Donald Glover is the creator and star of the new FX show Atlanta. He says he wanted to "give people a feeling that they can't really siphon or make into something else."

NFL Live Streams Thursday Night Football On Twitter

4:32pm September 16, 2016

by Eric Deggans

The NFL's Thursday night game streamed on Twitter's platforms on a variety of devices this week. Over 800 million Twitter users worldwide had free, live access to the game.

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Fred Armisen and Bill Hader parody The War Room in the new season of Documentary Now!

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Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Documentary Now!' And Life Onscreen

12:34pm September 16, 2016

by Stephen Thompson

NPR Politics Podcast host Sam Sanders joins the gang to discuss the IFC series. Then, we each pick, watch and describe a documentary we'd never seen. And, of course, What's Making Us Happy this week.

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LeBron James Helps Young Entrepreneurs In 'Cleveland Hustles'

6:35pm September 15, 2016

by Darrielle Snipes

Small business entrepreneurs typically get money from family or friends. But an approach taken from the pages of Silicon Valley is being used in Cleveland. A new reality television show called Cleveland Hustles is the idea of basketball superstar LeBron James. The show documents this process as four companies try to create jobs and a business model that can be replicated across the country.

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