Eric Deggans
Stories
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First new daytime soap on major network in 25 years to focus on wealthy Black family
There hasn't been a new daytime soap opera on a major broadcast TV network in 25 years — until today. "Beyond the Gates" debuts on CBS, focusing on a Black family living in a wealthy D.C. suburb.
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The SNL 50th anniversary special: What worked and what didn't
The "Saturday Night Live" 50th anniversary prime-time special was full of sketches and nostalgia, and stretched over more than three hours. NPR TV critic Eric Deggans breaks it down.
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4 decisions that turned SNL into a cultural juggernaut — and 3 mistakes
Critic Eric Deggans explains how Saturday Night Live became the long-lived force it is.
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The best (and worst) Super Bowl commercials this year
At a time when every news alert seems to deliver a seismic jolt about the world, these ads mostly touch on safe subjects we expect in Big Game commercials: Nostalgia. Comedy. Celebrities. Patriotism. Poignant humanism.
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Behind Netflix's record-setting quarter
Netflix announced record-setting growth in the fourth quarter of 2024, adding 19 million subscribers. This came when it had popular programming like the second season of Squid Game and NFL games.
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The second season of 'Severance' manages to be even weirder than the first
The Apple TV+ series emerged as an engrossing puzzle box of a show when it first debuted three years ago. And it just got even more surreal.
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New TV shows are premiering this month. What should you watch?
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FBI investigates New Orleans attack as terrorism, Las Vegas motive remains unclear
The FBI is investigating the Jan. 1 attack in New Orleans as an act of terrorism while the motivation for the Jan 1. truck explosion in Las Vegas is still unclear but appears to be mental illness.
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House and Senate majority leaders set the agenda for early weeks of a new Congress
The new Republican majorities in the House and Senate plan to move border legislation and cabinet confirmations first, with tax bills coming later this year.
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Saturday Sports: NFL last week, college football, Magnus Carlsen clothing controversy
NPR's Eric Deggans talks with Michele Steele of ESPN about the last week of the NFL regular season, the college football playoff semifinals, and a clothing controversy in chess.
