television

Press Room

Election Night at The Atlantic: Live Special November 3 at 9 P.M.

October 29, 2026

The Atlantic Daily

A TV Show Where Teens Actually Act Like Teens

Marie-Rose Sheinerman

October 4, 2026

Culture

The Show That Always Chased Ratings, No Matter the Cost

David Sims

September 25, 2026

Robert Pattinson as Chris Hansen in "Primetime" staring into the camera

The Atlantic Daily

A Show That Lovingly Pokes Fun at Gen Z

Emma Williams

September 20, 2026

Culture

A Night for Actor’s Actors, Not Movie Stars

Shirley Li

September 15, 2026

The Atlantic Daily

Eight Perfect Series Finales

Stephanie Bai

August 14, 2026

Culture

The Bear Bids a Profoundly Warm Farewell

Shirley Li

June 27, 2026

Culture

What The Bear Has Always Been Driving Toward

Sophie Gilbert

June 25, 2026

Press Room

Radio Atlantic Expands: Launches Second Weekly Video Episode With Adam Harris

June 22, 2026

The Atlantic Daily

An Underrated Sitcom That’s a Fire Hose of Funny

Rosie Hughes

June 14, 2026

Culture

The Goodbye Stephen Colbert Wanted to Say

David Sims

May 22, 2026

Culture

The Most Surprising Part of Stephen Colbert’s Late-Night Run

David Sims

May 15, 2026

an illustrated sketch of Stephen Colbert

Culture

The Secret of Survivor

Julie Beck

May 12, 2026

Scenes from various seasons of "Survivor," showing the tension between exceeding collectively and ultimately winning (or losing) individually.

Culture

Life Isn’t Easy in the OnlyFans Economy

Sophie Gilbert

April 23, 2026

Elle Fanning as Margo in 'Margo's Got Money Troubles'

Culture

We’re All Real Housewives Now

Michael Waters

April 2, 2026

A collage of images from the first season of “Real Housewives”

Culture

Why Does Watching TV Feel Like Homework? (Just Me?)

Shirley Li

March 24, 2026

Animated GIF of a row of TVs turning on, each sitting on top of a calendar day.

Culture

The In Living Color Effect

Geoff Bennett

March 23, 2026

A photo collage of In Living Color characters

Culture

The SNL Sketch That Broke All the Rules

Erik Adams

March 8, 2026

The actor Ryan Gosling smiles, wearing black sunglasses and a hood over his head

Culture

What America’s Next Top Model Was Really Selling

Sophie Gilbert

March 6, 2026

Culture

Connor Storrie Knew What SNL Viewers Wanted to See

Paula Mejía

March 1, 2026

Culture

Love Is Blind, as Long as Love Does Pilates

Megan Garber

February 27, 2026

Photo-illustration of Chris Fusco and Jessica Barrett from "Love Is Blind"

The Atlantic Daily

Censorship Comes for Stephen Colbert

David A. Graham

February 17, 2026

The Atlantic Daily

Six Satisfying TV Shows You Can Watch in One Sitting

Stephanie Bai

February 8, 2026

Culture

A Surprisingly Humane SNL Sketch About Changing Your Mind

Paula Mejía

February 1, 2026

Ashley Padilla anxiously stands with her hand on her stomach

Best Of

The 14 Best TV Shows of 2025

Sophie Gilbert and Shirley Li

December 17, 2025

Ideas

Why the Brown Shooting Felt Different

Juliette Kayyem

December 14, 2025

Podcasts

How YouTube Ate Podcasts and TV

Charlie Warzel

December 12, 2025

image of Charlie Warzal, Ashley Carman, Derek Thompson, Rachel m

Press Room

The Atlantic and Prologue Entertainment Strike Exclusive First Look for Films and Series

December 9, 2025

Culture

The Slow Death of the Prestige Thriller

Sophie Gilbert

December 4, 2025

A still photo of Sarah Snook as Marissa, holding her son's hand in front of the door of a house, on "All Her Fault."

Technology

Get Your Kid a Watch

Ian Bogost

November 28, 2025

Animation of a father and daughter looking at a watch.

Books

What I Learned From Sammy Davis Jr.

Questlove

December 2025 Issue

illustrated black-ink sketch of Sammy Davis Jr. smiling and wearing large glasses on red background

Humor

Mike Johnson: I Am Tuning Out the News Cycle to Focus on Self-Care

Alexandra Petri

November 4, 2025

Technology

You’re Getting ‘Screen Time’ Wrong

Ian Bogost

October 23, 2025

Old black-and-white photograph of four kids lying on a carpet, watching four small televisions

Culture

SNL Is Reading the Room

Erik Adams

October 5, 2025

Culture

The One Big Change SNL Is Making

David Sims

October 1, 2025

Collage of the new cast members of "Saturday Night Live," with Lorne Michaels

Humor

Is Trump’s TV Lying to Him?

Alexandra Petri

September 30, 2025

Illustration of a TV, with the globe filling the screen.

Sections

The Print Edition

Election Night at The Atlantic: Live Special November 3 at 9 P.M.

A TV Show Where Teens Actually Act Like Teens

The Show That Always Chased Ratings, No Matter the Cost

A Show That Lovingly Pokes Fun at Gen Z

A Night for Actor’s Actors, Not Movie Stars

Eight Perfect Series Finales

The Bear Bids a Profoundly Warm Farewell

What The Bear Has Always Been Driving Toward

Radio Atlantic Expands: Launches Second Weekly Video Episode With Adam Harris

An Underrated Sitcom That’s a Fire Hose of Funny

The Goodbye Stephen Colbert Wanted to Say

The Most Surprising Part of Stephen Colbert’s Late-Night Run

The Secret of Survivor

Life Isn’t Easy in the OnlyFans Economy

We’re All Real Housewives Now

Why Does Watching TV Feel Like Homework? (Just Me?)

The In Living Color Effect

The SNL Sketch That Broke All the Rules

What America’s Next Top Model Was Really Selling

Connor Storrie Knew What SNL Viewers Wanted to See

Love Is Blind, as Long as Love Does Pilates

Censorship Comes for Stephen Colbert

Six Satisfying TV Shows You Can Watch in One Sitting

A Surprisingly Humane SNL Sketch About Changing Your Mind

The 14 Best TV Shows of 2025

Why the Brown Shooting Felt Different

How YouTube Ate Podcasts and TV

The Atlantic and Prologue Entertainment Strike Exclusive First Look for Films and Series

The Slow Death of the Prestige Thriller

Get Your Kid a Watch

What I Learned From Sammy Davis Jr.

Mike Johnson: I Am Tuning Out the News Cycle to Focus on Self-Care

You’re Getting ‘Screen Time’ Wrong

SNL Is Reading the Room

The One Big Change SNL Is Making

Is Trump’s TV Lying to Him?