Emily Nussbaum (born February 20, 1966)[citation needed] is an American television critic.

[6][7] She earned a master's degree in poetry from New York University[8] and started a doctoral program in literature, but decided not to pursue teaching.

[9] After living in Providence, Rhode Island, and Atlanta, Georgia, Nussbaum began writing reviews of TV shows following her infatuation with the series Buffy the Vampire Slayer[10] and posting at the website Television Without Pity.

[9] Nussbaum then worked at New York magazine, where she was the creator of the "Approval Matrix" feature and wrote about culture and television.

[18] She won a National Magazine Award for Columns and Commentary in 2014 and the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism in 2016.