CREDIT: ABC/Screenshot
A surprisingly perfect crossover produced an unforgettable culture clash, while some of the usual suspects got up to the same old new shenanigans.
The Best TV Episodes of 2025
January 31, 2026
Best of 2025, Best of TV 2025, Television Abbott Elementary, Beavis and Butt-Head, Best of 2025, Black Mirror, Bob's Burgers, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Live + in the Flesh, Pluribus, Sarah Squirm, Sarah Squirm: Live + In the Flesh, Saturday Night Live, Severance, SNL, SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night, Solar Opposites, South Park, The Lowdown, The Paper, The Rehearsal, The Simpsons, The Studio Leave a comment
Best TV Shows of 2025
January 30, 2026
Best of 2025, Best of TV 2025, Television Alien: Earth, Beavis and Butt-Head, Best of 2025, Bob's Burgers, Digman!, Elsbeth, Everybody's Live with John Mulaney, Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage, Ghosts, I Love LA, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Last Week Tonight, Matlock, Pluribus, Severance, Solar Opposites, Television, The Chair Company, The Lowdown, The Paper, The Rehearsal, The Simpsons Leave a comment
CREDIT (Clockwise from Top Left): Apple TV/Screenshot; Apple TV/Screenshot; HBO/Screenshot; Hulu/Screenshot
Sometimes I arrange my Best TV Shows of the Year list around a gimmick or an alternative perspective. But this year, I just decided to stick with a straightforward roundup of the series I loved the most. So here’s my list of my top 20 shows for 2025, along with some thoughts about why I was happy to have them as part of my regular viewing routine.
Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 9/26/25
September 26, 2025
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television, Video Games 100 Sound Effects, Abbott Elementary, Bob's Burgers, Celebrity Wheel of Fortune, Doja Cat, eff Tweedy, Eleanor the Great, Fred Armisen, Here for It All, Krapopolis, Mariah Carey, Midnight Sun, NBA Bounce, Neko Case, Neon Grey Midnight Green, One Battle After Another, Robert Plant, Saving Grace, The Simpsons, The Strangers: Chapter 2, Twilight Override, Vie, Zara Larsson Leave a comment
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Time to ball with these cool dudes (CREDIT: Outright Games/Screenshot)
Movie
–One Battle After Another (Theaters)
–The Strangers: Chapter 2 (Theaters)
–Eleanor the Great (Theaters)
TV
–Celebrity Wheel of Fortune Season Premiere (September 26 on ABC)
–Bob’s Burgers Season 16 Premiere (September 28 on FOX)
–Krapopolis Season 3 Premiere (September 28 on FOX)
–The Simpsons Season 37 Premiere (September 28 on FOX)
–Abbott Elementary Season 5 Premiere (October 1 on ABC)
Music
-Fred Armisen, 100 Sound Effects
-Mariah Carey, Here for It All
-Neko Case, Neon Grey Midnight Green
-Doja Cat, Vie
-Zara Larsson, Midnight Sun
-Robert Plant, Saving Grace
-Jeff Tweedy, Twilight Override
Video Games
–NBA Bounce (Switch, PS4, PS5, Steam, XBOX One, XBOX Series X|S) – 3-on-3 cartoony basketball.
The Best TV Episodes of 2024
January 22, 2025
Best of 2024, Best of TV 2024, 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
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.
Best New and Returning TV Shows of 2024
January 21, 2025
Best of 2024, Best of TV 2024, 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 9/27/24
September 27, 2024
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television Bob's Burgers, Gremlins, Gremlins: The Wild Batch, Harlequin, Krapopolis, Lady GaGa, Lee, Megalopolis, Saturday Night, Saturday Night Live, Scrabble, SNL, The Simpsons, The Wild Batch, The Wild Robot, Trivial Pursuit Leave a comment
They’re 50! (CREDIT: 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
–Lee (Theaters) – Kate Winslet and Andy Samberg team up!
–Megalopolis (Theaters)
–Saturday Night (Theaters)
–The Wild Robot (Theaters)
TV
–Saturday Night Live Season 50 Premiere (September 28 on NBC) – 50!
–The Simpsons Season 36 Premiere (September 29 on FOX)
–Bob’s Burgers Season 15 Premiere (September 29 on FOX) – This is considered the season premiere even though there have also been new episodes the past few weeks.
–Krapopolis Season 2 Premiere (September 29 on FOX)
–Gremlins Season 2 Premiere (October 3 on MAX) – The first season was called “Secrets of the Mogwai,” this season is called “The Wild Batch.”
–Scrabble Series Premiere (October 3 on The CW) – Hosted by Raven-Symoné.
–Trivial Pursuit Series Premiere (October 3 on The CW) – Hosted by LeVar Burton.
Music
-Lady Gaga, Harlequin – A soundtrack companion album.
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 9/29/23
September 29, 2023
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television Animal Collective, Bob's Burgers, Chucky, Cousin, Family Guy, Isn't It Now?, Loki, Quantum Leap, Saw X, Stop Making Sense, The Creator, The Simpsons, Wilco Leave a comment
CREDIT: 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
–The Creator (Theaters)
–Saw X (Theaters) – One half of “Saw Patrol.”
–Stop Making Sense (Theaters) – Remastered and back on the big screen.
TV
–The Simpsons Season 35 Premiere (October 1 on FOX)
–Bob’s Burgers Season 14 Premiere (October 1 on FOX)
–Family Guy Season 22 Premiere (October 1 on FOX)
–Quantum Leap Season 2 Premiere (October 4 on NBC)
–Chucky Season 3 Premiere (October 4 on Syfy and USA)
–Loki Season 2 Premiere (October 5 on Disney+)
Music
-Animal Collective, Isn’t It Now?
-Wilco, Cousin
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.
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