Television

Brian Williams will be making a shift to MSNBC, according to reports from CNN and other news organizations.

Report: Brian Williams Out As Anchor, But Will Stay With NBC

7:45am June 18, 2015

by Christopher Dean Hopkins

CNN and other news organizations report Williams will shift over to MSNBC, where he'll cover breaking news, while Lester Holt will remain as anchor of NBC Nightly News.

Extras on Game of Thrones leave a bullring in Seville, Spain in October 2014. More than 85,000 locals applied to be extras on the show.

World News

Fans Obsessed With 'Game Of Thrones' Seek Parallels In Spanish Politics

9:21pm June 17, 2015

by Lauren Frayer

"Winter is coming" to Spain this summer. That's a reference to HBO's Game of Thrones, which is partly filmed there, and a popular slogan for a left-wing, grass-roots political party.

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Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney co-star in the new Amazon romantic comedy, Catastrophe.

Arts

Amazon's 'Catastrophe' Isn't One — Unlike Some TV Rom-Coms

8:06pm June 16, 2015

by Eric Deggans

Amazon on Friday debuts a comedy about an American man and Irish woman united by an unexpected pregnancy. NPR TV Critic Eric Deggans says it's a wonderful, fresh vision of romance on TV.

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Science

'Sesame Street' Improves School Readiness, Researchers Say

9:58pm June 14, 2015

by Will Huntsberry

A Wellesley College and University of Maryland study finds Sesame Street has a big impact on how well kids do in school. Children who watch the show are less likely to fall behind in later grades.

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Arts

German Cold War Drama Comes To American TV

11:02am June 14, 2015

The German TV show Deutschland '83, about spies in East Germany during the Cold War, premieres on American television soon. NPR's Rachel Martin talks with its creators, Anna and Joerg Winger.

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Kathy Griffin, onstage for her Like a Boss Tour.

Arts

Shooting Barbs At The Stars: Kathy Griffin On Comedy And Intolerance

11:02am June 14, 2015

by NPR Staff

The comedian says she doesn't hold back in her biting humor, but she does try to evolve with the times. She isn't calling herself an "F-word hag" these days — but she will joke about Caitlyn Jenner.

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Zach Woods, T.J. Miller, Thomas Middleditch, Kumail Nanjiani, and Martin Starr.

Arts

How 'Silicon Valley' Tells Broad Truths From An Insular World

4:12pm June 12, 2015

by Linda Holmes

HBO's sophomore (and occasionally sophomoric) comedy ends on a strong note Sunday night — with plenty of suspense.

Eddie Marsan plays the reclusive magician Gilbert Norrell in a new TV adaptation of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norell.

Arts

Strange Magic Bubbles Up In New 'Mr Norrell' Adaptation

3:05pm June 12, 2015

by NPR Staff

Susanna Clarke's best-selling fantasy debut, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, envisioned a mismatched pair of wizards caught up in the Napoleonic Wars. It's now been made into a seven-part TV series.

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Taylor Schilling, left, with costar Laura Prepon on Netflix's Orange is the New Black.

Arts

A Good But Not Great New Season For Netflix's 'Orange Is The New Black'

7:33am June 12, 2015

by Eric Deggans

Netflix debuts 14 new episodes of prison dramedy Orange Is the New Black. NPR TV Critic Eric Deggans says the show remains compelling, despite the loss of a powerful character from last season.

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Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner) and Theon Greyjoy (Alfie Allen) on Game of Thrones.

Arts

Do Critics Of Violence And Sex In HBO's 'Game Of Thrones' Miss The Point?

6:12am June 12, 2015

by Eric Deggans

As HBO's Game of Thrones airs its fifth season finale Sunday, NPR TV Critic Eric Deggans asks if some critics of the show's violence and sexuality should reconsider past criticisms.