Eric Deggans

Hulu's comedy series Woke follows Keef Knight, a Black cartoonist set to launch a national comic strip until he's profiled by San Francisco police. It's based on real-life cartoonist Keith Knight.

The Amazon Prime series returns Friday full of satire, superheroes and subversion. It's a funhouse mirror reflection of the racism, xenophobia, criminality and political posturing of our real world.

Last week's virtual Democratic National Convention drew more TV viewers than this week's Republican National Convention, according to Neilson ratings released Friday.

Brown has made Emmy history this year — nominated as best lead actor in a drama series for This Is Us and best supporting actor in a comedy series for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

Political conventions are made for TV. But this year's Democratic National Convention was virtual only. NPR discusses how the first night played out for viewers.

The new HBO Series Lovecraft Country mixes the real horrors of 1950's Jim Crow America with the imaginary horrors of author H.P Lovecraft.

A virtual TV critics summer tour has ended. NPR's TV critic talks about the most interesting programs to expect this fall.

Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres has made major strides for LGBTQ representation. However, she's come under scrutiny lately after reported allegations about how her staff is treated.

Beyoncé's newest visual album, Black is King, was released yesterday on Disney+.

While the 2020 Emmy nominations announced this week were notable for the number of Black shows and creators, they were woefully lacking representation of Latinx talent.

A new HBO documentary explores the mental health challenges of Olympic athletes. The Weight Of Gold is deep and revealing. It is also problematically not diverse.

The fifth and final season of Last Chance U — Netflix's verité series — is its best. It follows the football team at Laney College in Oakland, Calif., through a rocky season.

Philbin rose to fame with the nationally syndicated program Live with Regis and Kathie Lee, and enjoyed continuing success as host of Who Wants to be a Millionaire. He would have been 89 in August.

The Netflix game show Floor is Lava is based on a children's playtime staple and quickly became a pop-culture sensation when it debuted last month.

In his new memoir, the TV icon reflects on his cancer diagnosis and presents brief, sometimes compelling glimpses into his history, as he aims to convince the world he's just an average guy.

P-Valley is a new drama on Starz about Black strippers working a club in the Mississippi Delta. It's one of the year's most provocative dramas.

David Makes Man, a series about a Black teenager dealing with his friend's death, debuted on HBO Max. Showtime has released Twenties, a show about a young Black woman learning to navigate life.

The last announced major streaming service debuts widely. It's NBCUniversal's Peacock. Here's what it offers and how it stacks up against everything else out there.

Alums of the unscripted CBS hit say the show routinely stereotypes Black contestants. They state its production is hampered by systemic racism that makes it tougher for Black participants to succeed.

The white actors will no longer play characters on Big Mouth and Central Park. Instead, they ask that Black voice actors be cast. Nick Kroll, co-creator of Big Mouth, apologized and agrees.