Television

Nearly 100 Percent Of TV Viewers In Iceland Were Watching Soccer

7:11am July 01, 2016

U.S. television executives could only dream of this kind of market penetration: 99.8 percent of Icelandic TV viewers watched Iceland upset England in a European soccer tournament.

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Nancy Grace To Leave HLN When Her Contract Expires This Fall

5:30am July 01, 2016

by David Folkenflik

Nancy Grace, the fiery advocate for victims of violent crime, is leaving the HLN network after a dozen years. She says she will reemerge on TV and digitally too.

Malachi Kirby plays Kunta Kinte in the updated version of Roots.

Politics & Government

As Black Drama Flourishes, Divides On Racial Equality Persist

6:00am June 29, 2016

While black stories debut on large and small screens, a Pew survey finds deep divisions on views of race in America. We examine how black America has changed through the lens of a hit TV remake.

The original USS Enterprise model, from the classic Star Trek TV series, has been restored by the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum and will move to a permanent display in the museum's Boeing Milestones of Flight Hall on June 28.

Arts

Smithsonian Sets Phasers To Restore On Original Starship Enterprise

9:06am June 28, 2016

by NPR Staff

The Starship Enterprise — from the original Star Trek series — has gotten a restoration fit for a real life spacecraft. It goes on display this week at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.

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'Game Of Thrones' Evolves On Women In Explosive Sixth Season

6:11pm June 27, 2016

The sixth season of HBO's Game of Thrones showed a real evolution in the way the show portrays women and in the season finale, several female characters ascended to power. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Glen Weldon from NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour and Greta Johnsen, host of the Nerdette podcast, about the show.

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Emilia Clarke (left) and Peter Dinklage appear in Sunday's episode of HBO's Game of Thrones.

Arts

'Game Of Thrones' Finale Sunday Caps A Season Of Satisfaction

10:23am June 27, 2016

by Eric Deggans

NPR TV Critic Eric Deggans says HBO's most popular series soared this year with plots that moved beyond George R.R. Martin's published books.

Elizabeth Warren speaks at the Democratic National Convention on Sept. 5, 2012, in Charlotte, N.C.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren: From Professor To Pugilist

10:00am June 27, 2016

by Nina Totenberg

Elizabeth Warren is a rock star in Democratic politics, and there are reports she's being vetted as a possible Clinton running mate. Yet just a few years ago, she was, in Washington terms, a nobody.

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National

Logo Channel Dedicates Annual Awards Show To Orlando Victims

5:20pm June 25, 2016

by Mandalit del Barco

On Saturday Logo TV, the largest LGBT-focused network, will honor "trailblazers" in the gay community. In light of the shootings in Orlando, the telecast has taken on a more poignant resonance.

Jenny (Diane Keaton) and Charlie (Eugene Levy) in Finding Dory.

Arts

Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Finding Dory' And Great Voice Acting

10:10am June 24, 2016

by Linda Holmes

This week's show finds us swimming around in Pixar's latest, and then we talk about the finer points of the voice acting we love the most. Plus: what's making us happy this week.

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Music & Culture

Real Roadies Find New Showtime Series Unrealistic

5:15am June 24, 2016

by Eric Deggans

Cameron Crowe's new show Roadies chronicles the backstage world of rock-n-roll, focusing on roadies. The long-awaited show, a comedic drama, premieres Sunday on Showtime.