TV Reviews7.4/10
‘Yellowjackets’ Keeps Its Mysteries Close and Its Women Closer
Yellowjackets ran four seasons and 30 episodes on Showtime, following a stranded soccer team across two timelines. A review of the show's structure and score.
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TV Reviews5/10
The Conners: A Sitcom That Survived Losing Its Star, and Showed Why It Should Have Ended Sooner
The Conners ran seven seasons after Roseanne's exit, a graceful salvage job that became an ordinary sitcom. Review: 5.0 of 10.
TV Reviews4.5/10
The Big Bang Theory Ran Twelve Seasons on One Joke, and the Joke Was Cruel
A critical retrospective on The Big Bang Theory, CBS's 12-season hit sitcom, praising Jim Parsons while calling out its mean streak and stale formula.
TV Reviews7.6/10
NCIS: 24 Seasons, 508 Episodes, and Why 7.6/10 Holds Up
NCIS ran 24 seasons and 508 episodes on CBS, from its 2003 JAG spin-off debut to its May 2026 finale. A look back at the procedural that outlasted them all.
TV Reviews8.2/10
Grey’s Anatomy: Twenty-Plus Seasons, One Hospital, and a Show That Outlived Its Own Cast
Grey's Anatomy has run for two decades on ABC. A look at Shonda Rhimes' medical drama, its cast turnover, what still works and where it falls short.
TV Reviews7.6/10
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Review: The Evidence Never Lies
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ran 15 seasons on CBS, won six Emmys, and changed primetime TV. A look back at Grissom, Catherine, and the franchise.
TV Reviews8.2/10
Brooklyn Nine-Nine: The Sitcom That Was Rescued in a Day, and Deserved It
Fox cancelled Brooklyn Nine-Nine in 2018, NBC saved it a day later. A look back at eight seasons of the 99th Precinct, Samberg, Braugher and the ensemble.
TV Reviews9/10
True Detective” Review: The 2014 Season That Made the Anthology Bet Pay Off”
True Detective: HBO's anthology crime drama, its four seasons, casts and settings, and why the 2014 Louisiana season still sets the standard.
TV Reviews8.4/10
The X-Files: Mulder, Scully, and the Conspiracy That Never Paid Off
The X-Files ran 218 episodes across 11 seasons, two films, and two revivals. A look at Mulder, Scully, and why the partnership outlasted the conspiracy.
TV Reviews8.6/10
The Wire: David Simon’s Five-Season Argument About the American City
David Simon's The Wire ran 60 episodes on HBO from 2002 to 2008, one Baltimore institution per season. Cast, deaths and why the argument still lands.
TV Reviews4.4/10
HBO’s Music-Industry Drama Collapsed Under Its Own Provocations
HBO's The Idol ran five episodes, four weeks, one season before its August 2023 cancellation. A review of the failed Sam Levinson and The Weeknd drama.
TV Reviews8/10
The Diplomat Review: Keri Russell’s Reluctant Ambassador
Netflix's The Diplomat stars Keri Russell as an ambassador thrust into crisis. A look at the cast, Emmy nods and why the political drama works.