Celebrating the Best Episodes (CREDIT: FOX/Screenshot)
If you get Conan O’Brien to guest star, and go cleverly meta, chances are good that you’ll end up pretty high on my Best Episodes list.
The Best TV Episodes of 2024
January 22, 2025
Best of 2024, Best of TV 2023, Broad City, Television Abbott Elementary, American Dad!, Bob's Burgers, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Elsbeth, Family Guy, Fantasmas, Fargo, Girls5eva, John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A., Matlock, Solar Opposites, Superman & Lois, The Curse, The Simpsons, What We Do in the Shadows, Young Sheldon Leave a comment
Best New and Returning TV Shows of 2024
January 21, 2025
Best of 2024, Broad City, Television @fter Midnight, American Dad!, Best of 2024, Bob's Burgers, Conan O'Brien Must Go, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Elsbeth, Evil, Evil Superman, High Potential, John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A., Last Week Tonight, Mr. Bates vs the Post Office, Pop Culture Jeopardy!, Solar Opposites, St. Denis Medical, The Floor, What We Do in the Shadows, Whose Line is it Anyway?, X-Men '97, Young Sheldon Leave a comment
CREDIT (Clockwise from Top Left): FX/Screenshot; FOX/Screenshot; HBO/Screenshot; CBS/Screenshot
Television offers both the thrill of the new and the comfort of the familiar. So with that in mind, I’ve decided to split my Best TV of 2024 roundup into two lists: one for the Debutantes, and another for the Returning Champions.
Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 11/1/24
November 1, 2024
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television, Video Games A Real Pain, American Dad!, American Dad!: Greatest Hits, Bishop Briggs, Blitz, Doc of Chucky, Emilia Perez, Here, Juror #2, Music by John Williams, Saturday Night Live, SNL, SNL Election Special, Songs of a Lost World, Tell My Therapist I'm Fine, The Cure, The Legend of Santa Leave a comment
Talkin’ bout Chuck (CREDIT: Michael Perez Entertainment LLC/Shudder Release)
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Blitz (November 1 in Theaters and November 22 on Apple TV+)
–Doc of Chucky (November 1 on Shudder) – Diving into the Child’s Play franchise.
–Emilia Perez (November 1 in Theaters and November 13 on Netflix)
–Here (Theaters) – This one’s got a gimmick.
–Juror #2 (Theaters)
–Music by John Williams (Limited Theaters and Disney+)
–A Real Pain (Theaters)
TV
-2024 SNL Election Special (November 4 on NBC)
Music
–American Dad!: Greatest Hits – “Iconic songs performed by the cast throughout the show’ s extensive run, capturing many of the quirky, musical moments that have made it a fan favorite.”
-Bishop Briggs, Tell My Therapist I’m Fine – This came out a few weeks ago, but somehow I missed it.
-The Cure, Songs of a Lost World
Video Games
–The Legend of Santa (Nintendo Switch, PS5, Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android) – A simple platformer that might be fun for the holiday season.
Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 10/25/24
October 25, 2024
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Sports, Television Album of the Year #1 Funkateer, American Dad!, Ben Folds, Bootsy Collins, Conclave, Evergreen, Halsey, JC Chasez, Pixies, Playing with Fire, Sleigher, Soccer Mommy, The Great Impersonator, The Night the Zombies Came, World Series, Your Monster Leave a comment
It turns out that this album isn’t coming out this week
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Conclave (Theaters)
–Your Monster (Theaters)
TV
–American Dad! Season 21 Premiere (October 28 on TBS)
Music
-JC Chasez, Playing with Fire
-Bootsy Collins, Album of the Year #1 Funkateer (Rescheduled for April 2025)
-Ben Folds, Sleigher – Christmas Album
-Halsey, The Great Impersonator
-Pixies, The Night the Zombies Came – Lol.
-Soccer Mommy, Evergreen
Sports
-World Series (Begins October 25 on FOX) – Yankees v. Dodgers
The Best TV Episodes of 2023
January 12, 2024
Best of 2023, Television Abbott Elementary, American Dad!, Beavis and Butt-Head, Bob's Burgers, Doctor Who, Futurama, Goosebumps, How to with John Wilson, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Loki, Poker Face, reservation dogs, Solar Opposites, Succession, The Afterparty, The Other Two Leave a comment
What comes after the [etc., etc.]? (CREDIT: Apple TV+)
Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 3/24/23
March 24, 2023
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television A Good Person, American Dad!, Depeche Mode, Did you know that there's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd, John Wick: Chapter 4, Lana del Rey, Memento Mori, RIverdale, Succession Leave a comment
Still Daddy after all these years (CREDIT: TBS/Screenshot)
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–A Good Person (Theaters)
–John Wick: Chapter 4 (Theaters)
TV
–Succession Season 4 Premiere (March 26 on HBO) – Final Season Alert!
–American Dad! Season 20 Premiere (March 27 on TBS) – This show is such a blessing.
–Riverdale Season 7 Premiere (March 29 on The CW) – Final Season Alert!
Music
-Depeche Mode, Memento Mori
-Lana Del Rey, Did you know that there’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd
The Best TV Episodes of 2022
January 20, 2023
Best of 2022, Best of TV 2022, Television Abbott Elementary, American Dad!, Atlanta, Beavis and Butt-Head, Best of 2022, Better Call Saul, Bob's Burgers, Ghosts, MST3K, Mystery Science Theater 3000, Norm MacDonald: Nothing Special, Pickled, Rick and Morty, The Orville, The Simpsons, TV, Ziwe Leave a comment
I’m a Chocoholic (CREDIT: FX/Screenshot)
When so many modern TV shows feel like amorphous blobs, I cherish those programs that know how to craft well-oiled episodes more than ever. Here’s a mighty fine selection that I might just want to keep watching over and over.
Best TV Shows of 2022 by Network
January 18, 2023
Best of 2022, Best of TV 2022, Television Abbott Elementary, American Dad!, Atlanta, Beavis and Butt-Head, Best of 2022, Better Call Saul, Bob's Burgers, Chucky, Dicktown, Doctor Who, Girls5eva, High School, Jeopardy!, Mr. Mayor, Ms. Marvel, Mystery Science Theater 3000, Never Have I Ever, Not Top 10, Rick and Morty, RuPaul's Drag Race, Severance, Sherman's Showcase, Single Drunk Female, South Park, SportsCenter, The Orville, The Rehearsal, The Sex Lives of College Girls, TV, Undone, Whose Line is it Anyway?, Young Sheldon, Ziwe Leave a comment
CREDIT (Clockwise from Top Left): AMC/Screenshot; ABC/Screenshot; Paramount+/Screenshot; Hulu/Screenshot)
To demonstrate how great TV can be found pretty much everywhere these days, I’ve decided to pick the best show on each network and streaming service on which I regularly watched at least one show that aired in 2022. However you’re getting your fill of TV nowadays, you’re bound to find something enjoyable. If you and your remote ever find yourself hopelessly adrift, I can vouch that the following are all great places to find your way back to safety.
The Best TV Episodes of 2021
January 27, 2022
Best of 2021, Best of TV 2021, Television American Dad!, Best of 2021, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Evil, How to with John Wilson, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Nickelodeon football, Only Murders in the Building, PEN15, Pose, Resident Alien, Rick and Morty, RIverdale, Saturday Morning All Star Hits!, Search Party, Solar Opposites, Succession, The Good Fight, The Other Two, The Sex Lives of College Girls, WandaVision, What We Do in the Shadows Leave a comment
CREDIT: HBO
I probably watched somewhere between 1000 and 2000 episodes of TV in the past year. I don’t keep track of this information too specifically, so it’s hard to say for sure, but going by an estimate of at least 3 episodes per day, it must be somewhere within that range (if not higher). Anyway, these are the episodes out of that bunch that made enough of an impression on me to make me go, “Yeah, they nailed it.”
The 77 Best TV Shows of 2021
January 26, 2022
Best of 2021, Best of TV 2021, Television A Black Lady Sketch Show, A.P. Bio, American Crime Story, American Dad!, American Housewife, Animaniacs, Atypical, Best of 2021, Big Mouth, Big Shot, Bob's Burgers, Chad, Chucky, College Bowl, Conan, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Dickinson, Earth to Ned, Evil, Fantasy Island, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, Ghosts, History of Swear Words, Holey Moley, Home Economics, How to with John Wilson, I Think You Should Leave With Tim Robinson, Impeachment: American Crime Story, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Jeopardy!, Joe Pera Talks with You, Last Week Tonight, MacGruber, March Madness, Miracle Workers, Never Have I Ever, Only Murders in the Building, PEN15, Physical, Pose, reservation dogs, Resident Alien, Rick and Morty, RIverdale, Rugrats, RuPaul's Drag Race, Saturday Morning All Star Hits!, Saved by the Bell, Search Party, Sex Education, Solar Opposites, Succession, Superman & Lois, The Baby-Sitters Club, The Beatles: Get Back, The Chase, The Conners, The Good Fight, The Handmaid's Tale, The Kids Tonight Show, The Masked Singer, The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers, The Other Two, The Problem with Jon Stewart, The Sex Lives of College Girls, The Shrink Next Door, The Wonder Years, To Tell the Truth, Tuca & Bertie, Ultra City Smiths, WandaVision, Wellington Paranormal, What We Do in the Shadows, Whose Line is it Anyway?, Y: The Last Man, Young Sheldon, Ziwe, Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist 1 Comment
CREDIT (Clockwise from Top Left): Screenshot, Netflix, Screenshot, Screenshot
For the Year of Our Screens 2021, my list includes all the shows that I would recommend to my fellow viewers as “worth watching.” So that’s 77 shows! There’s a lot of TV nowadays, and a lot of it’s also pretty good.
I utilized a self-imposed rule in which I had to watch at least 50% of a show’s 2021 output for it to be eligible. However, there were some noteworthy shows that I watched less than 50% of, so I’ve spotlighted those in an honorable mention section:
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