Sunday Special: The Best TV of 2025
In these final weeks of 2025, The Sunday Special is looking back at the year in culture. Today, we’re talking about the TV we watched this year — the best shows, the most popular ones and the ones that allowed us to just enjoyably veg out. Gilbert Cruz talks with the TV critic James Poniewozik and the culture reporter Alexis Soloski about the year in television. TV shows discussed in this episode: “Severance” “Common Side Effects” “Too Much” “Nobody Wants This” “Dying for Sex” “The Hunting Wives” “The White Lotus” “Dr. Odyssey” “Long Story Short” “Heated Rivalry” “Andor” “The Lowdown” “Platonic” “Pluribus” “The Pitt” “Adolescence”
December 21, 2025
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December 21, 2025
Sunday Special: The Best TV of 2025
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Summary
In these final weeks of 2025, The Sunday Special is looking back at the year in culture.
Today, we’re talking about the TV we watched this year — the best shows, the most popular ones and the ones that allowed us to just enjoyably veg out. Gilbert Cruz talks with the TV critic James Poniewozik and the culture reporter Alexis Soloski about the year in television.
TV shows discussed in this episode:
“Severance”
“Common Side Effects”
“Too Much”
“Nobody Wants This”
“Dying for Sex”
“The Hunting Wives”
“The White Lotus”
“Dr. Odyssey”
“Long Story Short”
“Heated Rivalry”
“Andor”
“The Lowdown”
“Platonic”
“Pluribus”
“The Pitt”
“Adolescence”
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