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Join Entertainment Weekly TV critics Kristen Baldwin and Darren Franich for Best of Shows: Best of the Decade, a weekly countdown of the best television from the 2010s. Each episode will focus on highlighting the top shows in key categories — comedy, drama, reality, series finales — and we’ll even make time to castigate some of the worst shows of the last 10 years.
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Join Entertainment Weekly TV critics Kristen Baldwin and Darren Franich for Best of Shows: Best of the Decade, a weekly countdown of the best television from the 2010s. Each episode will focus on highlighting the top shows in key categories — comedy, drama, reality, series finales — and we’ll even make time to castigate some of the worst shows of the last 10 years.
Language:
English
Episodes
Best of the Decade: Drama (plus: Michelle and Robert King’s favorite TV!)
12/16/2019
Darren and Kristen finish their Best of the 2010s lookback with their favorite dramas of the decade. Then, Kristen talks to ‘Good Fight’ showrunners/TV geniuses Michelle and Robert King about their top shows from the 2010s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:01:08:45
Best of the Decade: Comedy
12/9/2019
Darren and Kristen pick the 10 best comedies of the 2010s. Did your favorite make the cut? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:01:07:25
The Worst Shows of the Decade
12/2/2019
A decade in review wouldn’t be complete without a look at the worst comedies, dramas, reality shows, revivals and second seasons from the 2010s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:53:23
Best of the Decade: Series Finales
11/25/2019
Kristen and Darren continue their look back at the 2010s with a special episode dedicated to the great (and terrible) series finales of the decade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:01:00:26
Best of the Decade: Reality TV
11/18/2019
Entertainment Weekly TV critics Kristen Baldwin and Darren Franich kick off the Best of the Decade series by counting down the top 10 reality TV shows of the 2010s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:01:02:35
“Stranger Things 3” and an MTV Reality Round-Up
7/1/2019
Return to the 80s in the new season of the Netflix drama. Then re-return to 2019 for a closer look at the finale of “A Double Shot at Love” and the premiere of “The Hills: New Beginnings.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:53:58
The Loudest Voice, Perpetual Grace LTD, Los Espookys
6/24/2019
Darren and Kristen rave about two under-the-radar gems — Epix’s Perpetual Grace LTD and HBO’s Los Espookys — and rant about Showtime’s Roger Ailes miniseries The Loudest Voice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:42:59
Desus and Mero are here!!! Plus, “Euphoria” and “Grand Hotel”
6/17/2019
Kristen talks to Showtime’s late night superstars. And the critics discuss the shocking HBO teen drama and the cheek ABC summer soap. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:01:01:09
Pamela Adlon talks “Better Things”
6/10/2019
The acclaimed star-creator talks the third season of her brilliant sitcom. Meanwhile, Kristen and Darren discuss the new seasons of “Big Little Lies,” “Pose,” and “Black Mirror” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:54:24
“Deadwood” ends, “Handmaid’s Tale” continues
6/3/2019
Kristen and Darren examine the uncertain third season of “Handmaid’s” and dig into the “Deadwood” movie. Then they talk about “The Good Fight”... and, somehow, “Quarterlife.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:44:10
“When They See Us” and Fall TV
5/27/2019
Kristen and Darren discuss Ava DuVernay’s moving Netflix miniseries about the tangled true-life tale of the Central Park Five. Then the critics take a look at the new trailers from the broadcast network upfronts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:54:05
Timothy Simons talks “Veep Finale,” plus “Vida” and “What/If”
5/20/2019
The man who brought Jonah Ryan to life discusses the end of the HBO satire. First, Kristen and Darren take a look at the Starz gentrification drama and Renee Zellweger’s soapy new Netflix series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:01:10:48
“Catch-22,” “Fleabag,” and “LA’s Finest”
5/13/2019
Kristen and Darren talk Hulu’s literary adaptation, Amazon’s delightful Britcom, and the very bad “Bad Boys” spinoff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:41:13
Are spoilers really a thing?
5/6/2019
Darren and Kristen on spoilers, and why the rules around them should change for the binge-TV era. Plus: Reviews of Chernobyl (HBO) and The Good Fight (CBS All Access). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:46:29
W. Kamau Bell, Chambers, Dead to Me
4/29/2019
W. Kamau Bell previews the new season of ‘United Shades of America.’ Plus Kristen and Darren review Netflix’s Chambers and Dead to Me, and check in with HBO’s Barry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:01:01:11
“She-Ra” showrunner Noelle Stevenson! Plus, “Cobra Kai” and “The Red Line”
4/22/2019
The executive producer of Netflix’s delightful animated adventure “She-Ra and the Princesses of Power” talks about reviving the ‘80s cartoon for a new generation. It’s a reboot-heavy week, as Kristen and Darren also dig into the cheerful new season of “Karate Kid” sequel series “Cobra Kai.” The critics also discuss the impressive ambitions (and less impressive dramatic failures) of the new CBS series “The Red Line.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:01:15:00
“Game of Thrones” and “Walking Dead” spinoffs talk! Plus, “Life in Pieces” and “Ramy”
4/15/2019
Kristen and Darren talk about the excellent new Hulu series “Ramy” and the cheerful CBS family comedy “Life in Pieces.” Then, they take a look at the future of the “Game of Thrones” and “Walking Dead” franchises. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:43:34
“One Day at a Time,” our favorite canceled TV shows, and “A Double Shot at Love”
4/8/2019
Will the Netflix sitcom come back to life? Kristen and Darren discuss canceled favorites and take a look at the new shows “Fosse/Verdon” and “A Double Shot at Love” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:52:58
America Ferrera talks “Superstore”! Plus: reviews of “Twilight Zone,” “Killing Eve,” and “Veep”
4/1/2019
Kristen and Darren debate the second season of “Killing Eve,” work through their disappointment in “The Twilight Zone,” and ponder the final season of “Veep.” Then, America Ferrera calls in to talk about the brilliant fourth season of the NBC sitcom “Superstore.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:01:06:39
The Sopranos vs. The Wire, plus a comedy roundup
3/25/2019
Kristen and Darren wrestle with this burning TV question: If you’ve never seen The Sopranos or The Wire, which should you watch first? Plus, a roundup of three very different comedies premiering this week: HBO’s Barry, FX’s What We Do In the Shadows, and NBC’s new bar-based sitcom Abby’s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:52:08