David Bianculli

Scientists and filmmakers capture images in unprecedented, truly breathtaking ways in the BBC nature documentary series. Critic David Bianculli calls Blue Planet II a "dazzling piece of television."

Fifty years ago Monday, when Fred Rogers showed up on national public television as the host of what then was a brand new children's show called Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, TV was a lot different. PBS wasn't even a network then — not by that name, anyway — and aside from CBS, NBC and ABC, there were only a few independent local channels to watch, if that.

TV critic DAVID BIANCULLI reviews two futuristic TV shows, one is new, the other has a new season.

My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman is a program that marks Letterman's return to the talk-show format and to series television, a journey he began in 1980 with his brief but brilliant daytime talk show, NBC's The David Letterman Show.

Fresh Air's TV critic spends a lot of time watching television — in part because there are so many great shows to watch. Godless, Curb Your Enthusiasm and Fargo are also among his favorites.

Alias Grace tells the true story of an Irish immigrant who worked as a household maid in Canada in the 1850s and was later convicted of murder.

In 1996, The Dana Carvey Show debuted — then folded after producing only eight episodes. Critic David Bianculli says Hulu's Too Funny To Fail about the flop is entertaining from beginning to end.

TV critic David Bianculli reviews the new Netflix series about FBI agents pioneering criminal profiling methods in the 1970s.

Even though, like other critics DAVID BIANCULLI wasn't given a preview of Curb Your Enthusiasm's return, he's celebrating the show with a retrospective.

Jerry Seinfeld became the biggest TV star to sign with Netflix when he agreed to star in a pair of comedy specials for the streaming service. The first of them, "Jerry Before Seinfeld" premiered this week - and TV critic David Bianculli reviews it.