Kimberly Potts

Kimberly Potts is a pop culture journalist and author who focuses primarily on television and movies (though if she had to choose between the two, TV would win every time).

Her passion for and deep knowledge of current and classic television series and history has led to a prolific career spanning more than 25 years, with articles written for The New York Times, The Hollywood Reporter, Vulture, TV Guide, Esquire.com, The Los Angeles Times, The Wrap, Variety, E! Online, Gold Derby.com, Thrillist, Yahoo TV, The A.V. Club, People.com, Movies.com, US Weekly, Inside TV, Moviefone, MSN, TeenMag.com, Playboy.com, Hollywood.com, iVillage, and AOL TV (where, she notes, she wrote more than a million words).

Her past work includes weekly recaps of the number one sitcom on TV, The Big Bang Theory, for Vulture, and several seasons covering the number one cable drama on TV, The Walking Dead, for Yahoo TV (including a “100 Days of The Walking Dead” package that featured 100 stories in 100 days to mark the hit series’ 100th episode). She’s written oral histories of Deadwood and Breaking Bad, think pieces defending the polarizing series finales of Seinfeld and The Sopranos, and created features, interviews, and recaps for TV comedies, dramas, and reality series, including Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Gilmore Girls, The Americans, Sons of Anarchy, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Dexter, Saturday Night Live, American Idol, and Dancing with the Stars.

She has connected with and maintains an extensive list of contacts throughout the entertainment industry, and the hundreds of interviewees she has engaged comprise an eclectic list of celebrities current and classic: Bryan Cranston, Carol Burnett, Robin Williams, Bob Newhart, Mary Tyler Moore, Daniel Radcliffe, Kiefer Sutherland, Danny DeVito, Sarah Paulson, Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Kevin Bacon, Amy Poehler, Freddie Highmore, Betty White, Henry Winkler, Ron Howard, Chris Rock, Laurie Metcalf, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Ricky Gervais, Conan O’Brien, Shaquille O’Neal, and William Shatner among them.

Kimberly has moderated TV panels for the 92nd Street Y, the Paley Center, and the Screen Actors Guild in New York City, and was a a regular TV expert guest on WGN Radio, where she was honored for her contributions with her own theme song.

She has written seven books, including The Way We All Became The Brady Bunch: How the Canceled Sitcom Became the Beloved Pop Culture Icon We Are Still Talking About Today, George Clooney: The Last Great Movie Star, and Everything I Need to Know, I Learned From a Chick Flick. She is a voting member of the professional critics group Television Critics Association; she has a journalism degree from Ohio University; and she has professional experience as a sports writer and graphic designer. She lives with her husband in New York City.

Listen to a Podcast About Kimberly’s Career

The Walking Dead Cast and Executive Producer in Conversation at the 92Y in NYC

A Conversation with Bryan Cranston at the Paley Center NYC