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Vulture and New York TV critic Jen Chaney previously worked for the Washington Post and has bylines at the New York Times and Vanity Fair. She also wrote As If: The Complete Oral History of Clueless.

  1. tv review
    The Problem With HBO’s Vice PrincipalsIs this the right time to laugh at two white men trying to destroy a black woman?
  2. emmys 2016
    10 Fun Facts and Oddities About the 2016 Emmy NominationsDid you know that The Muppets got an Emmy nomination today? Yeah. 
  3. emmys 2016
    2016 Emmy Nominations: The Snubs and SurprisesThe Leftovers and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: snubbed. But, yay! The Americans finally got some big-time nominations.
  4. tv review
    Stranger Things Is a Throwback to ’80s Chills and Spielbergian ThrillsCross Spielberg with a Stephen King novel and you’ve got this Netflix series.
  5. inevitable comparisons
    How Sam Esmail’s Comet Foreshadows Mr. RobotIn many ways, Comet establishes a partial blueprint for what would become Mr. Robot.
  6. midseason review
    What’s Going on With UnREAL? A Mid-Season AssessmentIt’s tilting closer to frothy escapism than smart satire.
  7. trends
    Why Family-Friendly Summer-Vacation TV Is EverywhereThe major networks have placed a heavier emphasis this season on programs that pass the beach-house test.
  8. the vulture tv podcast
    The Best TV Shows and Performances of the YearThere needs to be a whole category for ABC comedy parents. 
  9. 8 TV Shows to Watch Right NowFor your long holiday weekend.
  10. the vulture tv podcast
    Orange Is the New Black and the Half-RebootOur very first show with Jen Chaney!
  11. best of 2016
    The Best TV Shows of 2016 (So Far)GOT, CXG, two O.J.s, and more.
  12. tv
    A Salute to Veep’s Sue and Competent People in the WorkplaceEvery office has a Sue, and if it doesn’t, it desperately needs one.
  13. The Best Actress on TV Is The Leftovers’ Carrie CoonThe case for Carrie Coon’s simultaneously understated, explosive performance on season two of The Leftovers.
  14. the vulture tv awards 2016
    The Best Actress on TV Is The Leftovers’ Carrie CoonThe case for Carrie Coon’s simultaneously understated, explosive performance on season two of The Leftovers.
  15. overnights
    Game of Thrones Season Finale Recap: Winter Is HereA very fine season ends with bloodshed, an explosive coup, and thorny questions about faith.
  16. Join Vulture’s Game of Thrones Season 6 Finale LiveblogSunday night at 9 p.m.
  17. emmy insider
    Will the Emmy Noms for Outstanding Drama Get Stuck on Repeat Again?A look at the odds of great new series, like Mr. Robot, and previously overlooked ones, like The Americans, finally making the cut.
  18. emmy insider
    Which Comedy Actresses Have a Shot?Outside JLD, who might the other five nominees be?
  19. tv review
    Roadies Is Not Almost Famous, But It’s Almost SomethingCameron Crowe’s new series isn’t great, but there are moments that suggest it could be.
  20. close reads
    OITNB Shows Sympathy for Aggressors in Season 4But in the end, it’s the vulnerable who the system does not protect.
  21. overnights
    Game of Thrones Recap: Bastard vs. BastardJon Snow, Ramsay Bolton: Let’s get ready to rumble.
  22. tv review
    OITNB S4 Starts Off Rough But Pays OffYou have to do the time.
  23. close reads
    O.J.: Made in America Gives Us a Human Portrayal of Nicole BrownNicole Brown was a victim of murder. But in the ESPN O.J. Simpson documentary, she’s also a human being and a strong woman.
  24. trends
    Wrecked and the Challenges of TV ParodyThe new TBS Lost spoof shows us what works and what doesn’t when TV shows try to satirize other TV shows.
  25. tv review
    BrainDead Is a Delightfully Weird ShowA lot of heads explode on this show.
  26. overnights
    Game of Thrones Recap: A Girl Is Arya StarkArya’s final battle with the Waif is absurdly satisfying.
  27. emmy insider
    Emmys 2016: With Jon Hamm Out of the Picture, Who Are the Top Actor Contenders?The lead actor in a drama slate has been wiped clean of Don Draper and Walter White. Does this mean it’s Kevin Spacey’s year?
  28. close reads
    What Paige Jennings Tells Us About Where The Americans Will Go NextPaige is the key to understanding what lies ahead on The Americans, because her choices dictate her whole family’s future.
  29. close reads
    Has Game of Thrones Solved Its Woman Problem?As last night’s Yara Greyjoy scene demonstrated, Game of Thrones is doing a better job this season of putting women in the power seat.
  30. overnights
    Game of Thrones Recap: The Dog of War“The Broken Man” drops two big surprises, but it’s not as strong as previous episodes.
  31. first person
    On Six Feet Under and Those Moments When Life and TV CollideIt’s a show that felt extraordinarily personal to many people for a simple, obvious reason: We all lose loved ones.
  32. tv review
    UnREAL Is Back and Just As SeductiveUnREAL may be delving into the racial fray this season, but it’s still at its most compelling when it depicts being a woman in a misogynistic workplace. 
  33. tv review
    Do We Really Need the Variety Show to Make a Comeback?Maybe the variety show can’t be brought back from the dead, no matter how much talent is involved.
  34. overnights
    Game of Thrones Recap: Moral VictoriesYes, a girl has a name.
  35. overnights
    Game of Thrones Recap: Holding the DoorHodor? Hodor. Hodor, hodor, hodor.
  36. Game of Thrones Recap: So I WillBreaker of Chains. Mother of Dragons. Starter of Colossal Fires.
  37. overnights
    Game of Thrones Recap: End of WatchDoes Game of Thrones believe in God?
  38. overnights
    Game of Thrones Recap: Eyes Wide OpenDespite a happy surprise, “Home” quite literally goes to the dogs.
  39. overnights
    Game of Thrones Season Premiere Recap: The Gray LadyJon Snow is still dead, but there’s a big surprise in store for another character.
  40. legacies
    Why Downton Abbey Became a Massive Cultural PhenomenonIt’s destined to be a classic.
  41. overnights
    Downton Abbey Series Finale Recap: Happy EnoughAfter six seasons, Downton Abbey ends on a perfect, lovely note.
  42. live blog
    Join Vulture’s Downton Abbey Series Finale Live-blog, Sunday at 9 p.m.Vulture recapper Jen Chaney will be right here to hold your hand.
  43. wishes
    What We Hope Happens in the Downton Abbey FinaleGive Thomas some damn job stability, would ya?
  44. vulture lists
    The 20 Most Despicable Characters in Downton Abbey History, RankedFrom mildly appalling to the utter worst.
  45. overnights
    Downton Abbey Recap: Mary, Mary, Quite ContraryEdith finally calls Mary the b-word — twice!
  46. overnights
    Downton Abbey Recap: Tough NutcrackersA terrible accident, a canine surprise, and a top-notch episode.
  47. overnights
    Downton Abbey Recap: Knock on Our DoorHell hath no fury like a Dame Maggie Smith scorned.
  48. overnights
    Downton Abbey Recap: There Will Be BloodAt last, the Dowager Countess’s cantankerousness makes someone spit up.
  49. overnights
    Downton Abbey Recap: Doubting ThomasGwen returns, and so does Matthew Goode!
  50. overnights
    Downton Abbey Recap: My Best Butler’s WeddingWe now pronounce them man and wife, who is wearing a really fancy jacket.
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