TV Reviews8.6/10
Selena Gomez’s Disney Breakthrough Was Built on a Character the Show Let Her Play as Unlikable
Wizards of Waverly Place ran 4 seasons and 106 episodes on Disney Channel, made Selena Gomez a star, and won an Emmy for its 2009 movie.
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Television we have watched and scored.
TV Reviews5.7/10
12 Monkeys: A Competent, Ambitious Genre Exercise That Never Solves Its Own Paradox
12 Monkeys ran four seasons on Syfy, adapting the 1995 film and La Jetée. A look at its time-travel loop, cast churn, showrunners, and why it scored 5.7.
TV Reviews7.9/10
Bodyguard Review: A Well-Built Thriller with Two Excellent Performances
Bodyguard review: Richard Madden and Keeley Hawes power Jed Mercurio's BBC thriller, a ratings record with a conspiracy that sags late.
TV Reviews8.8/10
Bill Hader plays a killer who wants to be an actor, and HBO’s “Barry” makes that joke hurt
HBO's Barry ran four seasons of dark comedy about a hitman who wants to be an actor, with Bill Hader and Henry Winkler. Here's the full story.
TV Reviews5.1/10
Invasion Review: Apple TV+’s Global Premise Never Becomes a Global Story
Apple TV+ cancels Invasion after three seasons and 30 episodes. The multilingual sci-fi drama ends with a 5.1/10 critic score and a Metacritic of 51.
TV Reviews8/10
This 2014 Telenovela Still Holds Up, and the Rating Backs It
Mi corazón es tuyo, the Televisa telenovela with Silvia Navarro and Jorge Salinas, ran 177 episodes on Las Estrellas and holds an 8.0 audience score.
TV Reviews4.8/10
The Walking Dead: World Beyond: A Franchise Spin-Off That Never Trusted Its Own Hook
The Walking Dead: World Beyond ran two seasons on AMC, following four sheltered teens who leave their Nebraska colony. Cast, plot, and mixed reviews.
TV Reviews8/10
Stargate Atlantis Deserved Better Than Being Spun Off and Forgotten
Stargate Atlantis ran five seasons and 100 episodes, building a durable sci-fi ensemble and a war that escalated. A retrospective review, scored 8.0.
TV Reviews8.7/10
Fighting Spirit Review: 126 Episodes of an Ordinary Kid Learning to Box
Fighting Spirit ran 126 episodes across three seasons. A review of the boxing anime about an ordinary kid who builds everything from nothing.
TV Reviews6.7/10
9-1-1: Lone Star: Five Seasons, 72 Episodes, and a 6.7 Score
9-1-1: Lone Star ran five seasons and 72 episodes on Fox, from its 2020 premiere to its 2025 finale, starring Rob Lowe and Gina Torres.
TV Reviews7.8/10
‘Sabrina, the Teenage Witch’ Turned Witchery Into Sitcom Housekeeping
Sabrina the Teenage Witch premiered on ABC in 1996 with 17 million viewers. A look back at seven seasons, Salem the cat, and why the early years hold up.
TV Reviews8.2/10
Idris Elba’s detective is the monster he chases
Idris Elba's DCI John Luther hunts killers while dodging murderer Alice Morgan in BBC's 20-episode crime drama, scored 8.2/10.