12/22/21The 25 best TV shows of 2021A modern-day epic, a murder mystery, and a true-crime sendup are all among the best TV shows of the yearByDanette Chavez, Saloni Gajjar, Gwen Ihnat, Baraka Kaseko, Alex McLevy, Myles McNutt, Juan Barquin, Eric Thurm, Caroline Siede, Noel Murray, Lisa Weidenfeld, Jarrod Jones, Stephen Robinson, Joshua Alston, and Ines BellinaPublishedDecember 22, 2021
12/22/21The best TV of 2021: The ballotsHere are the ballots submitted by the 15 critics who determined The A.V. Club’s best TV shows of the past yearByDanette Chavez, Saloni Gajjar, Gwen Ihnat, Baraka Kaseko, Alex McLevy, Joshua Alston, Juan Barquin, Jarrod Jones, Myles McNutt, Noel Murray, Caroline Siede, Eric Thurm, Lisa Weidenfeld, and Ines BellinaPublishedDecember 22, 2021
12/13/21The best TV performances of 2021This year's best TV performances can be found in dramas like Succession and promising new comedies like Reservation…ByDanette Chavez, Saloni Gajjar, Gwen Ihnat, Alex McLevy, Joshua Alston, Juan Barquin, Jarrod Jones, Myles McNutt, Noel Murray, Stephen Robinson, Caroline Siede, Eric Thurm, and Lisa WeidenfeldPublishedDecember 13, 2021
12/8/21Hidden gems: 8 great 2021 TV series you can catch up on right nowThe A.V. Club highlights some of this year's best, under-the-radar series, all of which you can stream right nowByDanette Chavez, Saloni Gajjar, Juan Barquin, Priyanka Bose, Noel Murray, Caroline Siede, Eric Thurm, and Lisa WeidenfeldPublishedDecember 8, 2021
12/3/21After her latest collaborations, Lady Gaga should get her own variety showLady Gaga’s evolution as a performer shows she’s ready to dive further into playful character acting through a…ByJuan BarquinPublishedDecember 3, 2021
9/21/21Star Wars: Visions overflows with unique stories and gorgeous animationThe episodic anthology brings together 7 anime studios to create 9 short films, giving new life to the Star Wars fran…ByJuan BarquinPublishedSeptember 21, 2021
9/1/21Netflix’s Q-Force is as soulless as a Drag Race acting challengeThe new adult animated series has nothing to offer but lazy cultural references and dated observations about queer…ByJuan BarquinPublishedSeptember 1, 2021
8/19/21The American Horror Stories finale drags us back to the Murder House without offering anything newThe season-one finale, "Game Over," is obnoxiously self-aware, hollow, and outright boringByJuan BarquinPublishedAugust 19, 2021
8/12/21American Horror Stories gets lost in the woodsWhile “Feral” teases at Bigfoot, it ends up revealing itself as something more absurd without bothering to play with…ByJuan BarquinPublishedAugust 12, 2021
8/5/21The latest American Horror Stories could put a baby to sleep"Ba'al" frustratingly pivots the series away from humor and into the realm of horror that takes itself a little too…ByJuan BarquinPublishedAugust 5, 2021
7/29/21American Horror Stories brings the gift of a killer Christmas in JulyDanny Trejo—that is, Santa Claus—comes to town to punish a group of very bad boys in "The Naughty List."ByJuan BarquinPublishedJuly 29, 2021
7/22/21American Horror Stories charmingly pokes fun at horror film obsessives"Drive-In" uses a cursed film print to laugh at and with the kind of fans and filmmakers who take cinema too…ByJuan BarquinPublishedJuly 22, 2021
7/16/21American Horror Stories is as frustrating as it is entertainingThe two-part premiere, "Rubber(wo)Man," tries to do too much in too little time, but isn't without its fair share of…ByJuan BarquinPublishedJuly 16, 2021
7/16/21An uplifting finale brings Lisey’s Story to a satisfying conclusionThe series finale wraps up a number of its loose ends while beautifully reflecting on the relationship at its coreByJuan BarquinPublishedJuly 16, 2021
7/9/21Lisey’s Story brings us one step closer to a satisfying end"No Spark, No Light" takes the viewer closer to the end of Lisey's Story while also revisiting the inciting incident…ByJuan BarquinPublishedJuly 9, 2021
7/2/21“Now You Must Be Still” brings plenty of laughs to Lisey’s StoryJulianne Moore, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Joan Allen get the chance to show what a great trio they are in the latest…ByJuan BarquinPublishedJuly 2, 2021