TELEVISION
THE 50 BEST TV SHOWS OF THE 2010S
It was the biggest, most ambitious, most diverse, and best decade in television history. And these were my 50 favorite shows.
January 1, 2020
TV LISTS AND ROUNDUPS
TV LISTS AND ROUNDUPS
MY FAVORITE TV SHOWS OF 2016
There are many ways in which 2016 was a terrible, no-good, very bad year. But television provided a ridiculous embarrassment of riches.
December 30, 2016
FIRST LOOK/LAST LOOK
LUKE CAGE, CRISIS IN SIX SCENES, AFTERMATH, VERSAILLES
Four shows enter. Three shows suck.
October 2, 2016
FIRST LOOK/LAST LOOK
THE GOOD PLACE, THIS IS US, SPEECHLESS, DESIGNATED SURVIVOR, PITCH, THE EXORCIST
The third week of the Fall 2016 premiere season brings a veritable cornucopia of new network shows—most of them far better than I expected.
September 25, 2016
FIRST LOOK/LAST LOOK
SON OF ZORN, AMERICAN HORROR STORY: ROANOKE, FLEABAG, HIGH MAINTENANCE
In this week's installment of "First Look/Last Look," it's a bit of a mixed bag.
September 18, 2016
FIRST LOOK/LAST LOOK
ATLANTA, QUEEN SUGAR, BETTER THINGS, ONE MISSISSIPPI
Every year in “First Look/Last Look,” I pan for TV gold in the fetid riverbed of the new fall season. This year, the first batch—surprisingly—is all gold.
September 18, 2016
TV LISTS AND ROUNDUPS
MY FAVORITE TV SHOWS OF 2015
There are more good shows now than a beleaguered critic can possibly watch, but here are my 20 best TV experiences of 2015.
December 27, 2015
FIRST LOOK/LAST LOOK
FIRST LOOK/LAST LOOK – September 20–26, 2015
Panning for TV gold in the fetid riverbed of the new fall season, I check out Minority Report, Blindspot, The Muppets, Scream Queens, and Heroes Reborn.
September 26, 2015
TV LISTS AND ROUNDUPS
WHAT I'M WATCHING – January 25–February 7, 2015
Murders in the Arctic Circle, musicians in Manhattan, superheroes in Starling City, and Nazis in America: this week's TV roundup has something for everyone.
February 7, 2015
TV LISTS AND ROUNDUPS
WHAT I'M WATCHING — January 18–24, 2015
This week the Unaffiliated Critic kept it 100 with The Nightly Show, speed-watched The Flash, tried on The Hollow Crown, gleefully suffered Slings & Arrows, and endured about as much of Backstrom as he could stand.
January 27, 2015
TV LISTS AND ROUNDUPS
WHAT I'M WATCHING — January 11–17, 2015
This week I catch up with Jane the Virgin, check out the pilots of Togetherness and Man Seeking Woman, and recommend some British shows you've never heard of.
January 18, 2015
TV LISTS AND ROUNDUPS
WHAT I'M WATCHING — January 4–10, 2015
A quick round-up of what The Unaffiliated Critic has been watching this week, including Agent Carter, Empire, The Americans, and more…
January 10, 2015
TV LISTS AND ROUNDUPS
THE BEST TV SHOWS OF 2014
My obligatory year-end list of my 15 favorite shows of 2014.
December 24, 2014