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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. best of 2018
    The 10 Best TV Scenes of 2018The year’s most memorable TV moments, from The Americans to Sharp Objects.
  2. best of 2018
    The 10 Best New TV Shows of 2018A wildly eclectic year of debuts, from Queer Eye to Sharp Objects.
  3. best of 2018
    Jen Chaney’s 10 Best TV Shows of 2018Including Soviet spies, telenovela twists, and a couple of foul-mouthed cartoons.
  4. golden globes 2019
    Which TV Shows and Movies Will Be Nominated for the 2019 Golden Globes?Vulture’s picks in all major categories.
  5. tv review
    The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season Two Doesn’t Slow Down One BitThe Emmy Award–winning comedy is even more marvelous in its second outing.
  6. viewing guide
    What to Watch and Stream This Thanksgiving WeekendYour TV marathon planning starts here.
  7. vulture lists
    The 18 Best Dogs in Netflix’s Dogs, RankedA list of the best boys and girls.
  8. tv review
    Queen America Earns Half a CrownThe Catherine Zeta-Jones–starring Facebook Watch series is not great, but it gets points for attempting to bring nuance to the beauty pageant world.
  9. tv
    The Wine Show Season Two: More Wine, More British Accents, and More PunsNo one makes a quality wine-tasting face like Matthew Goode.
  10. behind the scenes
    How Black-ish’s Prince Tribute Episode Came Together“We were all Prince fans. We would have done 20 or 30 songs if we had the time,” says Black-ish showrunner Kenny Smith.
  11. tv review
    Must Love DogsThis six-part Netflix docuseries is such a good boy.
  12. homecoming
    Homecoming’s Season Finale Sticks It to the ManIt’s an immensely satisfying ending.
  13. chat room
    Homecoming’s Bobby Cannavale on His ‘Antagonistic’ Chemistry With Julia Roberts“Julia used to joke that she was hearing my voice in the middle of the night yelling at her.”
  14. tv review
    Room 104 Season Two Is Weird, Surprising, and Packed With Great ActorsThe new season of the Duplass brothers’ HBO anthology series lands a lot more hits than misses.
  15. spoilers
    Homecoming’s Ending Credit Scene, ExplainedWho is Audrey Temple, and what is her relationship to the mysterious Mr. Geist?
  16. tv review
    Sally4Ever Is an Unbridled Squirm FestEveryone on this HBO show is awful. This will either amuse you or drive you crazy.
  17. cable news
    In Praise of MSNBC’s Steve KornackiHe’s the best election night analyzer there is. He also might be a robot.
  18. close reads
    The Legacy and the Lunacy of House of CardsThe show’s final season considers serious issues raised by the 2016 election, and it also gets completely nuts.
  19. tv review
    Shut Up and Dribble Makes a Powerful Case for Athletes Who Speak UpLeBron James co-exec produces this thoughtful docuseries, which explores the NBA’s history of racial justice and protest.
  20. best of 2018
    The Best TV Shows of 2018 (So Far)Atlanta, Sharp Objects, Pose, Killing Eve, Better Call Saul, and more.
  21. tv review
    Outlander Season 4 Is As Outlander As It GetsClaire and Jamie move to America, but this Starz drama maintains the same escapist spirit, for better and worse.
  22. tv review
    Patriot Act Cements Hasan Minhaj As a Necessary Voice in Late NightThe Daily Show vet infuses his Netflix show with a stand-up sensibility and his perspective as the Muslim son of Indian immigrants.
  23. horror
    Halloween, The Haunting of Hill House, and Every Parent’s Worst FearParents worry about keeping their kids safe. The new Halloween and Netflix’s Hill House capture that anxiety to an extreme.
  24. tv
    Megyn Kelly Never Belonged at Today. The Blackface Debacle Just Proves It.The former Fox News host was never a good fit for morning TV, and it’s time for NBC to finally face that.
  25. tv review
    Bodyguard Is Now on Netflix, So Prepare for a Nail-Biting BingeThe tense British hit starring Game of Thrones’ Richard Madden will hook you from minute one.
  26. tv review
    Homecoming Is Must-See Mystery-Box TVJulia Roberts stars in your next Reddit-thread-inspiring TV addiction.
  27. scene report
    Julia Louis-Dreyfus Honored With Comedy’s Prestigious Mark Twain PrizeJerry Seinfeld, Larry David, Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert, and others paid tribute to the Veep star at the Kennedy Center.
  28. tv review
    Making a Murderer Part Two Is True Crime Turned PloddingNetflix’s follow-up investigation of the Brendan Dassey and Steven Avery convictions leans on nitty-gritty legal procedure.
  29. tv review
    In Wanderlust, Toni Collette Gets Serious About SexCollette’s luminous performance is a highlight in this Netflix series about an open marriage.
  30. tv review
    The Conners Doesn’t Need RoseanneMinus Roseanne Barr and Trumpian politics, The Conners moves forward in funny, sturdy fashion.
  31. tv review
    Camping Is a Maddening, Amusing TripJennifer Garner is great, but Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner’s new show isn’t quite there yet.
  32. tv review
    The Haunting of Hill House Is Scary But SlowThe horror series gets sufficiently creepy for a Halloween binge, even if it suffers from Netflix bloat.
  33. tv review
    Basketball: A Love Story Is Good, But It’s No Slam DunkIf you have the slightest interest in basketball, you’ll still want to watch this massive ESPN docuseries.
  34. behind the scenes
    How Murphy Brown Faked That Sarah Huckabee Sanders CameoA combination of real-life news footage, voice and body doubles, and a very particular wardrobe.
  35. tv review
    Big Mouth Season 2 Is a Hilarious and Vital Portrait of PubertyThis show isn’t just funny. It also makes an important message about the way we discuss sex.
  36. #metoo
    As #MeToo Turns One, the Kavanaugh Case Tells Us How Far the Movement Has ComeThe arguments that we’ve gone “too far” are alive and well, one year later.
  37. tv review
    Which This Is Us–esque Show Has the Most Potential?God Friended Me or A Million Little Things?
  38. murphy brown
    How Murphy Brown Landed a Surprise Hillary Clinton Cameo“It was actually Candice’s idea,” says creator Diane English.
  39. politics
    The Brett Kavanaugh Hearing Was Disturbing, Dramatic TVHow the Senate hearing about Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s sexual-assault allegations became a strange, exhausting TV show.
  40. tv review
    The Good Place Is Still the BestStill surprising, still hilarious, still forking great.
  41. tv review
    Murphy Brown Is Back and Ready to Take On Donald TrumpThe feminist sitcom revival isn’t afraid to be partisan, but it still has to work out a few kinks.
  42. close reads
    How BoJack Horseman Addresses the Silencing of WomenIn BoJack’s very meta fifth season, women are ignored and assert themselves in spite of it.
  43. tv review
    Manifest Is Not the Next LostYeah, you can skip boarding this plane.
  44. chat room
    Forever’s Catherine Keener on Her Love of Maya Rudolph“I would do anything for Maya. Literally, anything.”
  45. tv review
    Maniac Is a Hell of a DrugThis trippy series starring Jonah Hill and Emma Stone is unlike anything else on Netflix.
  46. tv review
    Jesus, the Emmys Were Sluggish This YearEven a surprise marriage proposal couldn’t overcome Colin Jost and Michael Che’s blasé style.
  47. emmys 2018
    Emmy Predictions: Who Should Win and Who Will Win This Year?Will The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel dominate the night?
  48. vulture lists
    20 Great Shows the Emmys Never Nominated for Outstanding SeriesThe Wire, The Simpsons, and other egregious snubs.
  49. tv review
    The Hunt for the Trump Tapes Doesn’t Seem Likely to Uncover MuchThis may shock you but: Tom Arnold is no Bob Woodward.
  50. tv
    Forever Creators Alan Yang and Matt Hubbard on Their Unusual SeriesThe Parks and Rec vets get nitty-gritty on the secretive premise of their Amazon dramedy starring Maya Rudolph and Fred Armisen.
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