Sunday Special: TV's Big Night
Sep 14, 2025 · 1 hr 1 min
The 77th Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony is tonight, honoring the best television shows released between June 2024 and May 2025. But before the festivities begin, Gilbert Cruz, the editor of The New York Times Book Review, would like to have a TV celebration of his own.
On today’s episode, he gathers Jason Zinoman, a critic at large for The Times, and Alexis Soloski, a culture reporter for The Times, to “channel surf” through some of their favorite shows of the past year.
On Today’s Episode:
Jason Zinoman, a critic at large for The New York Times who writes a column about comedy.
Alexis Soloski, a culture reporter for The New York Times.
Additional Reading:
The 9 People Who Check In to Every ‘White Lotus’
Sympathy for the Devil, er Boss: In ‘The Studio,’ the Powerful Are on Defense
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