When MTV first announced its new series Faking It, about two girls who pretend to be lesbians at a super liberal Austin, Texas high school in order to became popular.... Well, I gave it pretty heavy side-eye. But I admit, I'm hooked already. » 4/17/14 8:59pm 4/17/14 8:59pm

Last night, Dancing With the Stars went full Disney. Unfortunately there was no Fox and the Hound contemporary dance, but they did make time for Ariel to shake her mermaid-shell bra around for the kiddies. So we've ranked all the Disney dances from best to worst! » 4/15/14 10:15pm 4/15/14 10:15pm

Ashton Kutcher's television program Two and a Half Men was extra-special Thursday night: Kutcher was joined by his fiancée/the mother of his unborn child Mila Kunis, who was a guest star on the show. Kunis played a free spirit who spends her life hiking and, one night, hikes right into Kutcher's character Walden's life. … » 4/11/14 4:00pm 4/11/14 4:00pm

New Yorker television critic Emily Nussbaum recently sat down and talked with Anaheed Alani for "Why Can't I Be You," a regular Rookie column where Anaheed interviews women about their exciting or inspiring careers. During their talk, the women discussed Nussbaum's preference for strongly written teen shows like Freaks… » 4/10/14 5:45pm 4/10/14 5:45pm

Transparent, a TV series written by Jill Soloway and features a later transitioning trans woman named Maura, has been given the green light for production of a full season. » 4/02/14 3:04pm 4/02/14 3:04pm

Tonight, How I Met Your Mother ends its 9-year run by revealing, finally, how mopey-ass Ted Mosby finally met the woman who would eventually let him put two babies in her. But devotees of the show know that it's about a lot more than inside jokes among a group of unusually clever and often drunk friends. They know it… » 3/31/14 2:30pm 3/31/14 2:30pm

Many of us watch morning television like it's a NASCAR race, just waiting for the wrecks. And boy, Morning Joe really delivered yesterday, when Mika Brzezinski literally pulled a real, live cat out of a tote bag. Her cohost's cat, no less! » 3/27/14 11:20am 3/27/14 11:20am

Don't get us wrong. We love The Muppets. Everybody loves the Muppets. But we love some Muppets more than others, because some Muppets are better than others, while some made us groan whenever they appeared on-screen. Here are a dozen Muppets that completely suck felt. » 3/20/14 1:27pm 3/20/14 1:27pm

Game of Thrones comes back to television in just a few weeks, and already we're feeling the imperative: All Men (And Women) Must Freak Out. But why is Game of Thrones such a huge cultural phenomenon, among all other fantasy series? It comes down to two huge cultural trends, that are rooted in our widespread anxieties… » 3/18/14 6:01pm 3/18/14 6:01pm

Veronica Mars was a teen sleuth whose superpower was storytelling. She was adroit at making up clever lies and crafting fake identities, but it was always in the service of piecing together the truth — which was another story she constructed. Now she's starring in a big crowd-funded movie, which turns out to be about… » 3/14/14 2:20pm 3/14/14 2:20pm

Gird your loins, people. Netflix just unleashed a sneak peek at the new season of Orange is the New Black, in the form of these awesome pictures. » 3/12/14 10:30pm 3/12/14 10:30pm

Baby Olivia may not be old enough to know what the mystery behind the identity of the Yellow King was all about, but she's old enough to smile adorably while someone takes pictures of her in recreations from the show and that's good enough for me. » 3/12/14 2:30pm 3/12/14 2:30pm