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What's On Tonight? To those who speak ill of The Americans, we say, "Nyet!"

The Americans ends its first season, and we offer up a firm "Nyet!" to all who doubt its awesomeness. Also: The Stanley Cup playoffs begin, and ABC's comedies return.

May 1, 2013 | 12:00am -
TV Club : New Girl “Virgins”

Flashing back to all of the characters' first times is just a way to kill time, but man, is it funny.

April 30, 2013 | 8:30pm -
TV Club : Other Shows Amazon.com Original Programming Pilots

Amazon.com made 14 pilots, but were any of them any good?

April 30, 2013 | 12:00pm -
TV Club : Bates Motel “The Man In Number 9”

The show's naked attempts to stir viewers' emotions curdle into outright manipulation.

April 30, 2013 | 4:00am -
For Our Consideration Bob’s Burgers became TV’s most enjoyable show by channeling early Simpsons

The series blends the surrealism of Adult Swim with the family stories of King Of The Hill.

April 29, 2013 | 11:00am -
TV Club : Mad Men “The Flood”

A major news event reverberates throughout the lives of the characters in a haunting episode.

April 29, 2013 | 2:30am -
What's On Tonight? The Following ends its season in typically preposterous fashion

The Following ends its first season as it lived: in completely preposterous fashion. Also: How I Met Your Mother throws a bachelor party, and Wynn Duffy checks into Bates Motel.

April 29, 2013 | 12:00am -
TV Club : Game Of Thrones (experts) “Kissed By Fire” (for experts)

What makes a good ruler? That's what everybody's asking on an episode that's a slight comedown. (This review is for those who've read the books.)

April 28, 2013 | 9:30pm -
TV Club : Smash “The Producers”

Jimmy is such a jackass that he drags down an otherwise good episode through sheer force of will.

April 27, 2013 | 8:30pm -
TV Club : The Twilight Zone “The Hunt”/“Showdown With Rance McGrew”

A drowning dog and horse reaction shots are the highlights of two middle-of-the-road episodes.

April 27, 2013 | 12:00pm -
Newswire The CW renews Hart Of Dixie and Beauty And The Beast, picks up Vampire Diaries spinoff

The soft dewy freshness of spring renewal season continues today, as The CW has announced that it’s picked up sexy doctor in a sexy small town show Hart Of Dixie for a third season and sexy beauty and the sexy beast show Beauty And The Bea...

April 26, 2013 | 4:15pm -
What's On Tonight? Pretend you watched House Of Cards at the rate of one episode per week as our coverage of season one wraps up

Join us, won't you, in pretending that House Of Cards just ended its run, because we are awesome at denial. Also: New episodes of Doctor Who, Orphan Black, and Smash make Saturday fun.

April 26, 2013 | 12:00am -
TV Club : Community “Basic Human Anatomy”

The show somehow does a body-swapping episode that isn't the worst thing ever.

April 25, 2013 | 7:30pm -
Newswire R.I.P. E.L. Konigsburg, author of From The Mixed-Up Files Of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

She was 83.

April 25, 2013 | 11:05am -
TV Club : The Americans “The Oath”

Everything from the season converges in a thrilling, emotionally deft penultimate episode.

April 24, 2013 | 10:00pm -
TV Club : Slings And Arrows “Vex Not His Ghost”

A death-haunted episode shows how season three takes the series to another level.

April 24, 2013 | 12:00pm -
Inventory Welcome to the end of the world, have a Coke: 10 cases of prominent post-apocalyptic product placement

Another list from The A.V. Club.

April 24, 2013 | 12:00am -
What's On Tonight? Supernatural gets Pac-Man fever (really!)

The boys on Supernatural get Pac-Man fever, as we endure the last night before May sweeps ushers out the TV season. Also: <i>Survivor</i>'s dark side and the NBA playoffs.

April 24, 2013 | 12:00am -
TV Roundtable Futurama’s opera was a poignant final bow—until it wasn’t

Fry’s deal with Robot Devil gives him musical prowess that comes with a price. How ironic! (That’s not what ironic means.)

April 24, 2013 | 12:00am -
TV Club : Bates Motel “The Truth”

The big reveal is effective, but was it worth all the stupid bullshit on the way there?

April 23, 2013 | 12:15am -
For Our Consideration Why the brokenness of breaking news probably won’t ever be fixed

The coverage of the Boston Marathon bombing led to lots of journalistic follies—that will be repeated again and again.

April 23, 2013 | 12:00am -
What's On Tonight? Sundance brings Rectify, its first original series, to the air, and, surprise, it's arty

Sundance brings its first original series, Rectify, to the air, and fittingly for the channel, it's fairly arty. Also: The FBI closes in on The Following, and Drag Race wraps up the season. Sort of.

April 22, 2013 | 12:00am -
TV Club : Game Of Thrones (experts) “And Now His Watch Has Ended” (for experts)

Everything hits the fan in a hugely entertaining episode packed with plot. (This review is for those who've read the books.)

April 21, 2013 | 9:00pm -
What's On Tonight? Doctor Who finally vanquishes its foes to become top pick

It only took three weeks, but Doctor Who visits a haunted house and vaults to the top pick. Also: A new Gravity Falls, an HBO film about malaria eradication, and Grimm's return.

April 19, 2013 | 12:00am -
AVQ&A The album you’ve loved longest

A reader asks about albums we discovered early in life and still consider essential listening.

April 19, 2013 | 12:00am -
TV Club : Community “Intro To Knots”

A disappointing Christmas episode saps its momentum with too much exposition.

April 18, 2013 | 8:00pm -
TV Club : The Americans “Covert War”

The focus is on Elizabeth in this week’s spotlight episode, and it’s a little blurry.

April 17, 2013 | 10:00pm -
TV Club : Slings And Arrows “Divided Kingdom”

Geoffrey Tennant tries to overcome his massive success.

April 17, 2013 | 12:00pm -
What's On Tonight? Say goodbye to Southland while you still can

Southland wraps up its fifth season, and we hope it's not the final one. Also: Suburgatory also ends its season, while things heat up on Survivor and The Americans.

April 17, 2013 | 12:00am -
TV Roundtable Scrubs took its time to make a musical episode, but made it count

The medical comedy was bound to make an all-singing, all-dancing half-hour—all it needed was an assist from the Avenue Q guys.

April 17, 2013 | 12:00am -

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