Podcasts by EWs Best of Shows
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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Best of the Decade: Comedy from 2019-12-09T08:00
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
ListenThe Worst Shows of the Decade from 2019-12-02T08:05
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.f...
ListenBest of the Decade: Series Finales from 2019-11-25T08:01
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....
ListenBest of the Decade: Reality TV from 2019-11-18T08:01
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 choice...
Listen“Stranger Things 3” and an MTV Reality Round-Up from 2019-07-01T07:01
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 mo...
ListenThe Loudest Voice, Perpetual Grace LTD, Los Espookys from 2019-06-24T07:03
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 you...
ListenDesus and Mero are here!!! Plus, “Euphoria” and “Grand Hotel” from 2019-06-17T07:04
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
ListenPamela Adlon talks “Better Things” from 2019-06-10T07:03
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 yo...
Listen“Deadwood” ends, “Handmaid’s Tale” continues from 2019-06-03T07:05
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...
Listen“When They See Us” and Fall TV from 2019-05-27T07:04
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 ne...
ListenTimothy Simons talks “Veep Finale,” plus “Vida” and “What/If” from 2019-05-20T07:05
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. L...
Listen“Catch-22,” “Fleabag,” and “LA’s Finest” from 2019-05-13T07:03
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
ListenAre spoilers really a thing? from 2019-05-06T07:03
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 choi...
ListenW. Kamau Bell, Chambers, Dead to Me from 2019-04-29T07:03
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 choic...
Listen“She-Ra” showrunner Noelle Stevenson! Plus, “Cobra Kai” and “The Red Line” from 2019-04-22T07:04
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 Krist...
Listen“Game of Thrones” and “Walking Dead” spinoffs talk! Plus, “Life in Pieces” and “Ramy” from 2019-04-15T07:03
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 De...
Listen“One Day at a Time,” our favorite canceled TV shows, and “A Double Shot at Love” from 2019-04-08T07:03
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...
ListenThe Sopranos vs. The Wire, plus a comedy roundup from 2019-03-25T07:03
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 th...
ListenArrested Development, The Village, Aidy Bryant from 2019-03-18T07:05
With Arrested Development back (again) on Netflix, Darren and Kristen lament the long, slow decline of a once-brilliant show. Meanwhile, Kristen and Darren vent their (many, many) issues with NBC’s...
ListenSXSW Bonus Interview: Kathy Griffin from 2019-03-13T20:28
Special bonus episode taped live in Austin at South By Southwest! EW’s Shana Naomi Krochmal talks to Kathy Griffin about her new concert film, “A Hell of a Story,” which details how she’s staging h...
ListenGame of Thrones, The Good Fight, Shrill from 2019-03-11T07:04
In an epic podcast crossover, Game of Thrones Weekly co-host James Hibberd joins Kristen and Darren to share details from the set of HBO’s megahit. Plus, the critics marvel over the transcendent th...
Listen“Superstore,” “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” and Ricky Gervais’ “After Life” from 2019-03-04T08:04
By popular demand, Kristen and Darren take a look at the new season of VH1’s reality competition, with help from EW’s Joey Nolfi. The critics also discuss Netflix’s somber new comedy, NBC’s great w...
Listen“Better Things,” Marvel-Netflix, and “Leaving Neverland" from 2019-02-25T08:04
Kristen reviews the wonderful Pamela Adlon series, and Darren tries to figure out whether Netflix scored a win against Marvel. Then both critics struggle with the new Michael Jackson docuseries “Le...
ListenUmbrella Academy, Doom Patrol, and the Network TV Pilot Game from 2019-02-18T08:04
Kristen and Darren struggle to understand why two different violent comic book TV shows debuted the same day. Then the critics discuss Anna Paquin’s new PopTV series “Flack.” And you won’t believe ...
ListenThe Masked Singer, The Walking Dead, Miracle Workers from 2019-02-11T08:03
The Masked Singer exec producer Craig Plestis answers our burning questions about the bizarre Fox hit; Daniel Radcliffe heads to TBS as a high-strung angel in Miracle Workers; and Kristen and Darre...
ListenLance Reddick from “Corporate,” plus “Pen15” and “One Day at a Time from 2019-02-04T08:04
It’s a roundup of great current sitcoms, as Kristen and Darren discuss Hulu’s surreal-sweet middle school romp and Netflix’s family comedy, and Lance Reddick “Corporate” talks his TV loves. Also di...
ListenI Am The Night, Fyre Fest Documentaries, You on Netflix from 2019-01-28T08:04
Chris Pine sure looks good in TNT’s so-so I Am the Night; Netflix and Hulu excavate the outrageous money-burning horror of Fyre Fest, with mixed results; and Kristen and Darren try to figure out wh...
ListenThe Other Two, Star Trek: Discovery, Trigger Warning with Killer Mike from 2019-01-21T08:04
Star Trek: Discovery lightens up for season 2; Run the Jewels rapper Killer Mike tackles social issues with humor on Trigger Warning; and a chat with Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider about their hil...
ListenTrue Detective, Sex Education, Masked Singer from 2019-01-14T08:03
True Detective goes for redemption in season 3; Gillian Anderson returns to TV in Netflix’s sweet teen dramedy Sex Education; and Kristen and Darren try to decipher the appeal of The Masked Singer....
ListenTrailer Episode from 2019-01-11T01:42
Entertainment Weekly's "Best of Shows" debuts January 14th! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenTrailer Episode from 2019-01-11T01:42
Entertainment Weekly's "Best of Shows" debuts January 14th! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenTrailer Episode from 2019-01-11T01:42
Entertainment Weekly's "Best of Shows" debuts January 14th! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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