Television

After 40 games, Amy Schneider's 'Jeopardy!' run has come to an end

6:10am January 27, 2022

Schneider's winning streak ended Wednesday but she walks away with more than a million dollars. Schneider finished with the show's second-highest record for consecutive wins, behind Ken Jennings.

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50 years ago, 'Zoom' spoke to children about their real lives

7:19pm January 26, 2022

by Elizabeth Blair

For the anniversary of the kids' TV show, the American Archive of Public Broadcasting has more than 100 episodes set to stream online. Original cast members are celebrating on, you guessed it, Zoom.

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Voice actor Peter Robbins and the character he voiced, Charlie Brown, attend a DVD release party in Hollywood, Calif., in 2008.

Peter Robbins, who voiced Charlie Brown in the 1960s, has died

2:45pm January 26, 2022

by Bill Chappell

As a child actor, Robbins voiced one of Charlie Brown's most famous lines — "I got a rock" — in It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.

Matthew Macfadyen says of his initial impression of Succession was that it was "fantastically acid and funny and interesting."

Arts

With 'Succession', Matthew Macfadyen finds himself a long way from Mr. Darcy

1:08pm January 26, 2022

by Dave Davies

In 2005, the British actor played brooding aristocrat Mr. Darcy in the film adaptation of Pride & Prejudice. Now, he's Tom Wambsgans, a scheming Midwesterner on the HBO series Succession.

Believe in Yourself: What We Learned from Arthur, by Marc Brown

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Arts

'And I say, Hey! HEY!' Aardvark Arthur's wonderful new days are ending

5:03pm January 25, 2022

by Elizabeth Blair

The world-famous aardvark first appeared in print over 45 years ago. The Emmy and Peabody award-winning TV show is about to begin its 25th and final season — and creator Marc Brown has a new book.

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Amy Schneider will seek to continue her historic winning streak Tuesday night on "Jeopardy!"

Arts

Amy Schneider now has the 2nd-highest winning streak in 'Jeopardy!' history

2:01pm January 25, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

After Schneider won her 39th consecutive game Monday — despite answering incorrectly in Final Jeopardy — all-time record-holder Ken Jennings announced the milestone onstage as the audience applauded.

Corey Stoll as Michael "Mike" Prince and Daniel Breaker as Roger "Scooter" Dunbar in Billions.

Arts

Showtime's 'Billions' mines new energy — now with Corey Stoll at the helm

6:58pm January 24, 2022

by Eric Deggans

Original series co-star Damian Lewis left at the end of the fifth season. TV critic Eric Deggans says the swap takes fans on a exhilarating ride.

HBO's 'The Gilded Age' is a story about money and class in 1882 New York

7:06am January 24, 2022

by Eric Deggans

Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes has developed a new TV show for HBO called The Gilded Age. Our reviewer says it has its own charm, despite feeling a lot like Downton set in America.

Sarita Choudhury and Sarah Jessica Parker as Seema and Carrie on And Just Like That...

Arts

'And Just Like That... ' has a Diversity Girlfriend problem

5:00am January 22, 2022

by Aisha Harris

The revival seems more concerned with apologizing for Sex and the City's transgressions than engaging with the present in any meaningful way.

National

Review: Amazon's 'As We See It' provides an incisive and emotional look at autism

5:26pm January 21, 2022

by Eric Deggans

Jason Katims, executive producer for TV shows like Friday Night Lights and Parenthood, has a new show. Amazon's drama As We See It provides an incisive and emotional look at autism.