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Kylie Minogue in the upcoming Netflix documentary.

‘Music kept us going’: Netflix’s new Kylie Minogue series digs deep

The trailer for the three-part documentary – which lands on Netflix in two weeks – shows a stripped-back Kylie.

  • Kayla Olaya

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The best dysfuntional pairing since The Odd Couple: Jean smart as Deborah and Hannah Einbinder as Ava.

Five stars for the fifth and final season of Hacks (after all, it’s what Deborah would want)

The brilliant comedy retains its usual ratio of punchlines-per-minute and dysfunctional codependency right to the end.

  • Kylie Northover
Elizabeth Banks as Lindy, Matthew Macfadyen as Les in The Miniature Wife.

After Succession, Matthew Macfadyen had his pick of scripts. This is what he chose to do next

The Miniature Wife is a black comedy drama and the British star is now the perfect lead – an established master of cold, hard laughs.

  • Benji Wilson
Co-authors James Patterson and Viola Davis.

He’s sold 425 million books. She’s won an Oscar, Emmy, Tony, Grammy

James Patterson and Viola Davis are new partners in crime, teaming up to write one of the year’s biggest page-turners.

  • Richard Jinman
Catherine O’Hara died at her home in Los Angeles “following a brief illness,” according to a statement from her agency.

Catherine O’Hara, Emmy-winning comedian of Schitt’s Creek, dies at 71

The Canadian-born actor was known for comedic roles across the decades – from Kevin’s beleaguered mum in Home Alone to the iconic Moira Rose.

  • Andrew Dalton and Kocelyn Noveck
Actor Timothy Busfield.

West Wing actor accused of child sex abuse on set

A criminal complaint says a child reported that Timothy Busfield touched him inappropriately on the set of a TV show directed and acted in.

  • Audrey Mcavoy
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The 2025 big TV quiz: How much did you watch and how much did you remember?

Think you know what’s been on TV this year? Challenge yourself with our quiz

Time to put those square eyes to good use and see how much you remember from the small screen in 2025!

  • Louise Rugendyke, Meg Watson and Elizabeth Flux
Noah Wyle in The Pitt.

‘Through-the-fingers-TV’: The best episodes of 2025

While some of our critics’ picks come from programs on our best TV of the year list, quite a few are new entries.

  • Meg Watson, Louise Rugendyke, Karl Quinn, Craig Mathieson and Debi Enker
Best TV of 2025: Better than Sex; Optics; Adolescence; The Newsreader; Such Brave Girls; The Studio; and The Pitt.

TV year in review: The 25 best shows of 2025

This was a huge year for TV, with some of the best shows coming out of the blue. Do you agree with our critics?

  • Craig Mathieson, Meg Watson, Louise Rugendyke, Karl Quinn, Kylie Northover and Debi Enker
Happier times … Donald Trump, then a presidential candidate, on Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show in 2016.

A star is scorned: Trump’s 20-year feud with Hollywood

TV purgatory or cancelled permanently? As the White House takes aim at America’s talk show hosts, Jimmy Kimmel’s fate hangs in the balance.

  • Michael Idato