’Grantchester’ scores with a hunky vicar who solves crimesIt’s set in a lovely village, but this PBS Masterpiece series is not the typical "cozy" mystery
How we’ll remember ’Parks and Recreation’From feminism to sitcom-subversion, here’s why we should appreciate Parks and Recreation as its series finale airs tonight
Downton Abbey Devotees: Reputations on the lineOur Downton Abbey panel analyzes season 5’s second episode, one of twists, turns, and hats
Newsmaker of the day: Grace Helbig’s quiet revolutionNewsmaker, Jan. 6: We should be talking about how Helbig is going to be big—but we’re not
Downton Abbey Devotees: Entrances and exitsOur Downton Abbey panel analyzes every episode of the country house soap opera, starting with Sunday’s season five premiere
Blood and belonging in the Book of NegroesA TV series based on The Book of Negroes comes as America continues to grapple with the legacy of slavery
Television in 2015: What’s new is old againNetworks, suffering from a lack of confidence, hope to get extra mileage out of creaky hits in 2015
Downton Abbey’s master of Edwardian mannersHow Alastair Bruce makes sure the actors of Downton Abbey behave themselves
Why is Bill Cosby coming to Canada? The public is outraged—count Judd Apatow among them—and promoters are nervous. Here’s Jonathon Gatehouse on the Cosby No Show
Best (and worst) of TV in 2014Jaime Weinman and Adrian Lee look at what shows worked and didn’t work in 2014, and the series to keep your eye on in 2015