Television

MLB To Debut 'Statcast' Tracking Technology Tonight

6:25pm April 21, 2015

Major League Baseball is ushering in a whole new era of statistics for TV screens during Tuesday night's Nationals vs. Cardinals broadcast. NPR asks sports writers if the new technology is too much.

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George Takei And Company To Hollywood Gatekeepers: Fix Your Diversity Problem

11:54am April 21, 2015

by Kat Chow

A coalition of multi-ethnic Hollywood watchdogs is pushing talent agencies to add some color to their lineups.

Sun Hi (Megan Lee), Jodi (Louriza Tronco) and Corki (Erika Tham) star in Make It Pop.

Music & Culture

How The South Korean Government Made K-Pop A Thing

6:57am April 20, 2015

by Kat Chow

K-pop — or Korean pop — makes its latest move toward the center of American pop culture with Nickelodeon's new show, Make It Pop. But beyond "Gangnam Style," how did K-pop evolve?

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Health & Safety

Physicians Urge Columbia To Fire Dr. Oz For Promoting 'Quack Treatments'

10:05pm April 17, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Michael Specter, staff writer at The New Yorker about some physicians' calls for Columbia University to sever ties with TV's Dr. Oz.

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Music & Culture

Bill Arhos, 'Austin City Limits' Founder, Dies At 80

10:05pm April 17, 2015

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Terry Lickona, executive producer of Austin City Limits, about the life and legacy of the show's founder, Bill Arhos. Arhos died Saturday at 80.

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Chilean TV host Mario Kreutzberger, seen here in 2012, will stop making his Sabado Gigante show this September.

National

TV's 'Sabado Gigante' Will Cease Production This Fall, Ending Record Run

4:26pm April 17, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The Univision variety show has been a ratings and cultural phenomenon, captivating viewers with a three-hour blend that included amateur talent shows, interviews and music performances.

Tatiana Maslany (center) plays several different clones on the BBC America series Orphan Black.

Arts

Clone Drama 'Orphan Black' Returns, As Complex And Complicated As Ever

3:25pm April 17, 2015

by Eric Deggans

The BBC America series returns for a third season on Saturday. NPR TV critic Eric Deggans says the show's dense stories are immensely absorbing, but can make it hard to follow for casual viewers.

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A drawing of two clinking martini glasses.

Arts

Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Daredevil' And Credulity

11:28am April 17, 2015

by Stephen Thompson

The gang discusses the new Netflix superhero series, what happens when the audience knows too much and, as always, what's making us happy this week.

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Billy Crystal (left) says that onstage Josh Gad (right) "lights up."

Arts

Billy Crystal And Josh Gad: Separated By A Generation But United By Laughs

5:58pm April 15, 2015

The two play satirical versions of themselves on the new FX show The Comedians. But in real life they share "a lot of commonalities," says Crystal.

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Arts

'Justified' Ends With An Unpredictable, Poetic And Memorable Finale

2:22pm April 15, 2015

by David Bianculli

After six seasons on the FX network, Justified ended Tuesday. "What a triumph," says critic David Bianculli who adds that he loved the finale's "touches of grace" and "emphasis on character and tone."

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