• The shows you should have watched in 2016

    The shows you should have watched in 2016

    Dec 29, 2016 12:22 AM EDT

    ... to watch television. That's how much great stuff is out there. It's ridiculous. JEFFREY BROWN: All right. Alan Sepinwall, go back the watching, from UPROXX, and, Eric Deggans, thank you both very much. HARI SREENIVASAN: On our Facebook page, you can find more of our TV critics' recommendations.

  • How late-night comedy found its voice this election year

    How late-night comedy found its voice this election year

    Dec 28, 2016 11:23 PM EDT

    Video by PBS NewsHour What were the best television shows of 2016? TV critics Eric Deggans of NPR and Alan Sepinwall of Uproxx shared their favorites on our show, but they also spoke with Jeffrey Brown about the struggles late-night talk show hosts faced in covering the 2016 election ...

  • How funny man Jon Stewart became a serious influence

    How funny man Jon Stewart became a serious influence

    Aug 06, 2015 11:36 PM EDT

    ... JESSICA WILLIAMS: A water gun at a Texas pool party? Are you trying to get me killed? Eric Deggans is TV critic for NPR. ERIC DEGGANS, NPR: Jon Stewart's ultimate enemy is hypocrisy and phoniness. JON STEWART: Reid, how did you not read this bill? (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) ERIC ...

  • Bill Cosby's prior Quaalude confession may have legal repercussions

    Bill Cosby's prior Quaalude confession may have legal repercussions

    Jul 07, 2015 10:53 PM EDT

    ... Allred is bring a civil sex assault case. And she is hoping that the courts will uphold that. Cosby of course is trying to get that thrown out of court. JEFFREY BROWN: Maryclaire Dale and Eric Deggans, thank you both so much. MARYCLAIRE DALE: Thank you. ERIC DEGGANS: Thank you.

  • Saying goodnight to stupid pet tricks, top 10 lists and David Letterman

    Saying goodnight to stupid pet tricks, top 10 lists and David Letterman

    May 19, 2015 11:06 PM EDT

    ... PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: I know. ERIC DEGGANS, NPR: We're so used to late-night comedy that has been influenced by David Letterman. JEFFREY BROWN: Eric Deggans, NPR's TV critic, calls Letterman's late-night legacy massive. DAVID LETTERMAN: Everybody, have a great -- ow. ERIC DEGGANS: It's hard ...

  • How does the 'true crime' genre impact criminal investigations?

    How does the 'true crime' genre impact criminal investigations?

    Mar 19, 2015 06:58 PM EDT

    ... the cases affect the integrity of the investigations? We took the discussion to Twitter. New York Times reporter Jonathan Mahler (@jonathanmahler) and NPR TV critic Eric Deggans (@Deggans) each shared their take. Read a transcript of the discussion below. [View the story "Twitter chat: How does the ‘true crime’ genre ...

  • Stephen Colbert leaves the pundit behind to play himself

    Stephen Colbert leaves the pundit behind to play himself

    Dec 19, 2014 12:40 AM EDT

    ... bluster, clearly modeled on the cable TV and radio styles of Bill O'Reilly and others, all played for laughs and lessons. NPR TV critic ERIC DEGGANS: ERIC DEGGANS, NPR TV Critic: I think we hit a media moment where people wanted major media to acknowledge the absurdities and some ...

  • Remembering 'The Colbert Report' -- a friend to the NewsHour

    Remembering 'The Colbert Report' -- a friend to the NewsHour

    Dec 18, 2014 09:50 PM EDT

    ... change. When the news of his selection was announced in April, he said that he would leave his "Report" character behind. But NPR TV critic Eric Deggans said that fans won't be all that shocked, as Colbert has been slowly dialing up his own personality in recent episodes. "I ...

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    How Developed Is Your 'Arrested Development' Knowledge?

    May 24, 2013 03:21 PM EDT

    ... some of our favorites on online. Related Does Technology Offer Anyone a Big Break in Entertainment Industry? Watch PBS NewsHour Friday for a conversation with "Arrested Development" producer Brian Grazer and Eric Deggans, Television Critic for the Tampa Bay Times. We'll post that interview online before the show airs.

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    Tuesday's Art Notes

    Jun 21, 2011 05:15 PM EDT

    ... a museum in Bentonville, Ark., set to open in November. * Ballots for the Emmy Awards are due back to the academy on Friday. NPR’s “All Things Considered” and critic Eric Deggans focus on names “which haven’t been discussed much before, in hopes some Academy members might pay attention.”