Ford is a contributor for TIME. Ford is a contributor for TIME. As we fast approach the end of the year, already thinking about what comes next might seem like jumping the gun. But once the merriment ...

2025 was not just a good year for television. It was also a refreshingly diverse year for the medium. The year’s best shows range from a star-driven neo-noir on FX and a “Star Wars” spin-off to a ...

Scientists at the Very Large Array pick up the hivemind recipe from an extraterrestrial signal in Pluribus episode 1 Image: Apple These TV shows all grapple with this question in one way or another ...

Clockwise from bottom left: The Lowdown (Photo: Shane Brown/FX), Andor (Photo: Disney), Long Story Short (Image: NETFLIX), Pluribus (Photo: Apple TV) The ever-unpredictable TV landscape is about to ...

Pee-wee Herman, demigods, and British royals lead the best of television in 2025, according to review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, which has revealed the year’s top-rated shows based on critical ...

TAMPA, FL — Memphis football’s 2025 season ended with a whimper. Memphis was playing with a seriously undermanned offense because of injuries and opt-outs. The Tigers were without starting wide ...

We’re here, we’re queer, and we’re… getting used to it. In 2025, LGBTQ Americans faced yet another surge of fierce attacks targeting their human rights and legal protections. Those same groups were ...

Our critics picked their favorite moments, not necessarily from their favorite shows of the year — a certain “South Park” episode, for example. By James Poniewozik and Mike Hale The television critics ...

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io9 watched a lot of TV this year. And while we enjoyed a great deal of what we saw, these 12 shows—listed in alphabetical order below—impressed us the most. They all took creative risks while ...

A version of this essay first appeared in The Swell, Salon's culture newsletter. Sign up for early access to articles like this, for more culture that's made to last. For a moment, imagine a world in ...