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
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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 7/4/25
July 4, 2025
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Sports, Television Celebrity Family Feud, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Joey Chestnut, Jurassic World Rebirth, Kesha, Kesha Period, Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest, period, Press Your Luck Leave a comment
This is probably the Sunniest thing you’ll see all day (CREDIT: FX Networks/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
–Jurassic World Rebirth (Theaters)
TV
–It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 17 Premiere (July 9 on FXX) – This is the season with the Abbott Elementary crossover.
–Celebrity Family Feud Season Premiere (July 10 on ABC)
–Press Your Luck Season Premiere (July 10 on ABC)
Music
-Kesha, .
Sports
-Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest (July 4 on ESPN2) – Chestnut is reportedly back this year.
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 6/2/23
June 2, 2023
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television 30 for 30, Ben Folds, But Here We Are, Folkocracy, Foo Fighters, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, John Mellencamp, Never Have I Ever, Orpheus Descending, Rufus Wainwright, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, The Boogeyman, The Eric Andre Show, The Luckiest Guy in the World, What Matters Most Leave a comment
ONE OF THE BEST 30 FOR 30s!!! (CREDIT: ESPN/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 Boogeyman (Theaters)
–Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Theaters)
TV
–The Eric Andre Show Season 5 Premiere (June 4 on Adult Swim) – Since it airs at midnight, it’ll technically take the 5th.
–30 for 30: The Luckiest Guy in the World Docuseries Premiere (June 6 on ESPN) – This is about Bill Walton.
–It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 16 Premiere (June 7 on FXX)
–Never Have I Ever Season 4 (June 8 on Netflix) – Final Season Alert!
Music
-Ben Folds, What Matters Most
-Foo Fighters, But Here We Are
-John Mellencamp, Orpheus Descending
-Rufus Wainwright, Folkocracy
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:
Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 11/26/21
November 26, 2021
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Television Encanto, House of Gucci, How to with John Wilson, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Licorice Pizza, Resdent Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas, Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist Leave a comment
(CREDIT: HBO/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
–Encanto (Theaters)
–House of Gucci (Theaters)
–Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (Theaters) – Starring Kaya Scodelario, as opposed to Milla Jovovich.
–Licorice Pizza (Theaters)
TV
–How To with John Wilson Season 2 Premiere (November 26 on HBO) – The best docuseries on TV.
–It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 15 Premiere (December 1 on FXX) – It’s still as sunny as ever.
–Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas (December 1 on The Roku Channel) – Holiday special for a cancelled show.
Jmunney’s 2020 Emmy Wish List, Part 2: Comedy
July 21, 2020
Awards Shows, Emmys, Television 2020 Emmys, American Housewife, Atypical, Baskets, Better Things, black-ish, Emmy Wish List, Emmys, GLOW, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Living with Yourself, mixed-ish, Never Have I Ever, Saturday Night Live, Schitt's Creek, Sex Education, Sherman's Showcase, The Conners, The Goldbergs, The Last O.G., The Righteous Gemstones, What We Do in the Shadows, Young Sheldon, Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist 3 Comments
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The 2020 Emmy nominations will be announced on July 28. As per annual tradition, I have assembled a Wish List for as many categories as I have something to say about. There is no minimum or maximum number per category, nor is there any strict adherence to official Emmy rules. And of course, there is the necessary caveat that I have not seen everything. Even with much of the country shut down for the past few months, that’s impossible.
Yesterday I kicked off my Emmy Wish List coverage with plenty of Drama. Today it’s time to laugh along with the Comedies, and boy, what a year for laughter it was! At the top of my list are those wacky vampires (Vacky vampires? Wacky wampires? Vacky wampires?) of What We Do in the Shadows, which in its second season staked itself permanently in my heart. It’s my winner for Comedy Series and all but one of the acting categories. Too bad it doesn’t have a Supporting Actress, otherwise it would’ve been a clean sweep.
Matt Berry is at the top of the Lead Actor heap thanks almost entirely to the Jackie Dayton episode (which ought to also earn Mark Hamill a Guest Actor trophy). Meanwhile, Mark Proksch slays the Supporting Actor Field thanks to Colin Robinson taking full advantage of his promotion. And Natasia Demetriou is the #1 Lead Actress because Nadja is awesome in every episode.
As for the Supporting ladies, I’ve got a little bit of everything, and ultimately it just felt right to go with the representative of the oldest show on my ballot as the winner.
Some other notables: Never Have I Ever and mixed-ish make the strongest showings of freshman series, Sex Education switches its category placement from Drama to Comedy (and remains worthy of praise), and I’m currently only on Season 2 of Schitt’s Creek, but I’m sure it’s just as good in its final season.
KEY:
Bold=My winner
!( )!=I haven’t caught up to the current season of this show, but I still wanted to recognize it.
Comedy Series
Atypical
Baskets
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Mixed-ish
Never Have I Ever
Sex Education
!(Schitt’s Creek)!
What We Do in the Shadows
Best TV Episodes of 2019
January 17, 2020
Best of 2019, Best of TV 2019, Television American Dad!, Barry, Best of 2019, Documentary Now!, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch, Legion, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., mixed-ish, Momma Named Me Sheriff, Mr. Robot, Pose, RIverdale, South Park, The Other Two, The Twilight Zone, Watchmen Leave a comment
CREDIT: TBS
If you were cryogenically frozen in suspended animation for all of 2019 and want to get caught up on all the great TV you missed as efficiently as possible, well boy, do I have some suggestions for you…
1. American Dad!, “Rabbit Ears”
2. Watchmen, “A God Walks Into Abar”
3. South Park, “Band in China”
4. Barry, “ronny/lily”
5. Mr. Robot, “whoami”
6. Documentary Now!, “Batshit Valley”
7. The Other Two, “Chase Drops His First Album”
8. It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, “The Gang Chokes”
9. The Twilight Zone, “Blurryman”
10. Pose, “Never Knew Love Like This Before”
11. The Twilight Zone, “Replay”
12. It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, “Thunder Gun 4: Maximum Cool”
13. American Dad!, “Top of the Steve”
14. It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, “The Gang Texts”
15. Momma Named Me Sheriff, “TV”
16. John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch
17. Riverdale, “Chapter Sixty-Five: In Treatment”
18. Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., “Inescapable”
19. mixed-ish, “Let Your Hair Down”
20. Legion, “Chapter 25”
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