Judy Berman

Berman is the TV critic at TIME. Along with reviewing current television, she writes about the ways in which entertainment and pop culture intersect with our larger social and political realities. Her work for TIME has won two New York Press Club awards.

Recent Articles

'The Muppet Show' Revival We Need Now

ABC's half-hour special commemorating the original series' 50th anniversary stars Sabrina Carpenter—and leaves us wanting more.

By Judy Berman

Catherine O'Hara's Radical Lack of Vanity

The comedy legend, who died on Friday at 71, excelled at playing vain, delusional characters because she never was one

By Judy Berman

The Best TV Shows of January 2026

From 'The Beauty' to 'Wonder Man' to 'Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man'

By Judy Berman

Our Domestic Thrillers, Ourselves

From 'The Housemaid' to 'The Hunting Wives' to 'All Her Fault,' the genre has become something more profound than a Hollywood trend.

By Judy Berman

'Bridgerton' Season 4 Plays It Too Safe

Fan favorite Benedict Bridgerton finally takes center stage in a perfectly watchable but disappointing season based on a fairytale.

By Judy Berman

'Wonder Man' Is the Best MCU Show Yet

The Hollywood-set comedy starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Ben Kingsley is not like other series in the franchise—in the best possible way

By Judy Berman

'The Beauty' Is Wildly Entertaining

Ryan Murphy's latest FX show is so much better than the gimmicky 'The Substance' ripoff it sounds like.

By Judy Berman

'Industry's' Gothic Horror Masterpiece

In its most recent episode, the HBO finance drama makes inspired use of a party at a country estate.

By Judy Berman

'Riot Women' Is 2026's First Must-See TV

Raucus, insightful, and darkly witty, the British series is a portrait of belated liberation sure to invigorate viewers at any stage of life

By Judy Berman

Review: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

The Game of Thrones spin-off, which explores a more playful side of Westeros, makes for a lighter watch, until the murk and gore kick in.

By Judy Berman

'The Night Manager' Season 2 Review

A decade after it premiered as a miniseries, the glamorous John le Carré spy thriller starring Tom Hiddleston returns on Amazon

By Judy Berman

'The Pitt' Season 2 Reclaims Patriotism

Set on the Fourth of July, Noah Wyle's HBO Max hit medical drama demonstrates what making America great really looks like

By Judy Berman

'His & Hers' Is Too Grim to Be Fun

Tessa Thompson and Jon Bernthal are wasted in a Netflix crime thriller that can't decide whether it wants to be silly or serious.

By Judy Berman

'Stranger Things' Peaked Too Early

How the nostalgic, well-made treat we couldn't help devouring amid the traumas of 2016 devolved into a messy content factory.

By Judy Berman

Breaking Down the 'Pluribus' Finale

Vince Gilligan's Apple TV sci-fi epic ends its first season with a heartbreaking allegory about the emotion that makes us human

By Judy Berman

'Little Disasters': TV Review

Paramount+ reinvigorates the tired domestic thriller genre with a British drama that offers actual insight into marriage and motherhood.

By Judy Berman

'Mormon Wives' Is Gen Z's 'Vanderpump'

The 'Vanderpump' reboot and the 'Mormon Wives' Season 3 reunion underscore why one reality soap is ascendant—and the other might be doomed

By Judy Berman

'The Abandons' Is 2025 TV at Its Worst

Lena Headey and Gillian Anderson can't save Netflix's trite western about dueling matriarchs in 1850s Washington

By Judy Berman

The 10 Best TV Shows of 2025

From 'Forever' to 'Pluribus,' here are our critic's picks for the best of the year.

By Judy Berman

The Best New TV Shows of November 2025

From 'Blossoms Shanghai' to 'Death by Lightning' to 'Pluribus'

By Judy Berman
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