Times Insider explains who we are and what we do, and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together. After 81 years, this weekend will be the series finale for the daily television listings in the print editions of The New York Times. The majority of subscribers won’t even notice the removal of the TV grid and accompanying What’s on TV column after this weekend’s papers: For years now, The Times has published the grid only in its New York City edition, and not the national one. Gilbert Cruz, The Times’s Culture editor, said the time had come because of the increasing number of digital on-demand options. “We are firmly in the streaming age,” he said, “and the TV grid no longer reflects the way people consume television.”

Source: New York Times August 29, 2020 03:45 UTC