Liz Raftery
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How Sesame Street Teaches Kids Empathy
The behind-the-scenes story of how Elmo learned to communicate and play with Julia, Sesame Street's first character with autism. → Read More
Roseanne Finale Proves She Really Is a Typical Trump Supporter
The back half of Roseanne's comeback season, which culminated with Tuesday's finale, proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that Roseanne Conner is indeed a familiar-seeming Trump voter. → Read More
Roseanne's Success Spurred Last Man Standing Revival, Fox Bosses Say
Fox executives are confident they made the right call in bringing back Tim Allen's comedy Last Man Standing. → Read More
The Balancing Act of Chris Gethard
"Our best shows are the ones where I simultaneously feel like we just pulled off something great and also wonder if I just had a self-inflicted setback on my career," Gethard says. → Read More
The Most Successful American Idol Winners, Ranked
Let's take a look back at the winners of American Idol's original incarnation and see who's had the best career after their reality runs. → Read More
Rise's Ted Sutherland Teases What's Next for Simon
On NBC's Rise, Simon has left the building. Or has he? → Read More
Rise Exclusive: Is Simon Leaving Stanton for Good?
On Tuesday's episode of Rise, Simon Saunders has to break the sad news to his class and castmates that he's going to be leaving Stanton High. → Read More
13 Other True Crime Cases American Crime Story Should Tackle
Here are our suggestions of crimes American Crime Story could depict in subsequent seasons. → Read More
19 Ways Station 19 Is Perfect for Grey's Anatomy Superfans
Just how much will Station 19 resemble its predecessor, Grey's Anatomy? The answer is... a lot! → Read More
UnREAL Boss Breaks Down the Show's "Complicated" Potrayal of Feminism
UnREAL's new showrunner Stacy Rukeyser is taking the bold step of simultaneously subverting stereotypes and also depicting a hard reality many feminists find themselves grappling with. → Read More
Exclusive: grown-ish's Chloe x Halle Reveal What Inspired Their Theme Song
When sisters Chloe and Halle Bailey were asked to write "Grown," the theme song for grown-ish, the ABC comedy on which they both star, they knew exactly where to look for inspiration. → Read More
Why Do People Like TV Shows That Make Them Cry?
Why do people flock to shows that turn them into blubbering messes on their couch week in and week out? The reasons are more complicated than you might think. → Read More
Rise Star Reveals Why Robbie Isn't a Typical Jock
Rise star Damon J. Gillespie breaks down what's ahead for Robbie. → Read More
Rise: Meet the Players of NBC's New Drama
Meet the major players of NBC's Rise and get the scoop on what's in store for their characters this season. → Read More
Is Grey's Anatomy Planning to Kill Off April?
Grey's Anatomy may shock fans by killing off one of its most beloved characters. → Read More
For the People Is Exactly What You'd Expect from a Shondaland Show
With the latest Shondaland offering, For the People, Shonda Rhimes - who remains an executive producer on the show - may be gone from ABC, but she certainly won't be forgotten. → Read More
Stranger Things: Everything We Know About Season 3
It'll be awhile before Stranger Things fans can return to the Upside Down, but here's what we know is coming up on Season 3 of Netflix's supernatural hit. → Read More
Stranger Things: Everything We Know About Season 3
It'll be awhile before Stranger Things fans can return to the Upside Down, but here's what we know is coming up on Season 3 of Netflix's supernatural hit. → Read More
Frances McDormand Dropped the Mic on Gender Equality at the Oscars
It was no surprise when Frances McDormand won the Best Actress award at this year's Oscars for her role in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, but her speech brought the audience to its feet -- literally. → Read More
Jennifer Lawrence Was Once Again the Most Relatable Person at the Oscars
Jennifer Lawrence was once again the hero we didn't know we needed at the 2018 Academy Awards. → Read More