Adventure Time

Will Ted meet the Mother on How I Met Your Mother? You might hope so; we gave up hope in 2009. Also: Bates Motel goes under the sea (we suspect), and Adventure Time goes silent.

RuPaul's Drag Race finally announces its winner, even though the finale aired two weeks ago, and we're confused. Also: How I Met Your Mother winds up for a big finish.

Teen Titans Go! Go where? Go wherever the animators make them go, we suppose. Also: John Elway demands a trade from 30 For 30 while Awkward. tells Matty to “go long.”

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.

Syfy realizes it's broadcast very little science fiction these last few years and throws Defiance on the air. Also: The Following has only a few episodes left, thank God.

Watch Cougar Town’s season finale comforted by the knowledge that more episodes are on their way. Also: New Girl throws a bachelorette party and The Mindy Project goes to New Mexico.

The Carrie Diaries wraps up its first season. In 30 years' time, we'll remember this moment fondly, with cloying voiceovers aplenty. Also: The NCAA basketball championship!

Castle turns 100, and we're going to cover it just like it's old times. But it's April Fool's Day, so don't put too much stock in that. Also: New Adventure Time, a great PBS documentary, and baseball's back!

“I remember seeing the drawings [for El Superbeasto] and just being like, ‘Jesus, this is gonna be weird.’”

Revolution returns, to ask you millions upon millions of times why the power went out. Also: Adventure Time and Regular Show return, and women can play basketball, too!

Switched At Birth does an episode entirely in American Sign Language. That's kind of cool, right? Also: Our TV Club Classic coverage of Peep Show begins!

We still don't know if we'll get more Bunheads. Hopefully, this season finale isn't the last we see of those crazy kids. Also: Racing rednecks, Oscar post-games, and a Christmas Carrie.

We continue Second Opinions Week, with new reviewers on How I Met Your Mother, Switched At Birth, Bunheads, Regular Show, The Following, and RuPaul's Drag Race.

Switched At Birth might be the best show essentially none of you are watching, so why not fix that? Also: How I Met Your Mother returns, and we sing about Monday Mornings.

RuPaul's Drag Race is back, so don't feel bad when you work "squirrelfriends" into conversation at every opportunity. Also: Both My Girl movies?! One after the other?!

Enjoy a Parenthood finale where the fate of the Bravermans isn’t in question for once. Also: Allison Williams puts on an eyepatch for Mindy Kaling and the world is introduced to the comedy team of Gelman and Owens.

After approximately 17 million advertisements for it, Fox reveals that The Following is actually just another stupid TV show. Also: The sport of hockey exists!

The streaming service will host a plethora of animated programming that may ease the wait for Arrested Development. 

Stop acting like you're not interested in The Carrie Diaries. You know you're going to weep like a baby when it's over. Also: How I Met Your Mother is back, if you care.

Our TV Club staffers encourage each other to check out Peep Show, Shark Tank, Elementary, and even The Neighbors.

Bunheads returns for more small-town shenanigans and light comic banter, even if it's still not about Mayor McCheese. Also: The returns of Adventure Time and Regular Show!

Intergalactic sassy moments from Pendleton Ward and Breehn Burns.

Image dominates an outstanding year for mainstream comic books.

Find out what series almost made the list—and which writers need to be bugged about not watching Game Of Thrones.

The A.V. Club names the best TV show of 2012.