Variety breaks down the best TV performances of the 21st century, from Jeremy Allen White to Emma Stone and Sydney Sweeney.

When one thinks of the defining TV performances of the past 25 or so years, what comes to mind? For Variety staffers, some of ...

Simon Cowell, for instance, may have given the performance of a lifetime over his seasons of “American Idol,” but scripted TV, it seemed ... and from his wife (Julie Bowen), with whom he ...

Simon Cowell, for instance, may have given the performance of a lifetime over his seasons of “American Idol,” but scripted TV, it seemed apparent to us, is just a different beast. And Sarah ...