Raising Hope

New Girl seems to be hitting its stride just a bit, so if you checked out, might be time to check in again. Also: Glee's spring finale, near war on Justified, and Dan Savage on MTV.

Because everything’s better when it’s a competition, right?

This Valentine’s Day, give them the gift they never expected: A brand new Cougar Town. Also, Jeff Goldblum finds Glee, and Top Shot shoots several rounds through your heart. 

Does all quality TV have to be crammed into two nights a week out of a misguided sense of tradition?

Also: Will Schuester dons a toreador’s outfit while Real Housewives and doomsday survivalists battle for cable supremacy.

Glee is offering a tribute to Michael Jackson, and because we haven't learned our lesson yet, we're cautiously optimistic. Also: Lots of good drama, hockey, and HOLY SHIT, MUMMENSCHANZ! 

Two of TV's best dramas, Justified and Southland, return tonight for all new seasons. Also: The return of White Collar, Fox is back, and tennis. Anybody watch tennis?

Our annual look at how companies are successfully buying The A.V. Club’s love. 

We pick the best shows of an extremely good year in television. 

Who voted for which series? Which shows barely made the cut? And which less-heralded shows do you need to start DVRing? Read on.

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Raising Hope makes fun of It's A Wonderful Life, and that sounds good for a laugh. Also: Glee celebrates Christmas, Bob Hope likes lemon drops, and the History Channel proves God exists.

Sons Of Anarchy has been teasing us all season long. Now, it's time for the show to take the status quo changing plunge. Also: A multitude of Muppets, sectionals on Glee, and Buble.

Ringer hasn't exactly been the trashy soap we'd been hoping for, but it seemed headed in the right direction last time. Also: Lesbians, the NHL, and red-nosed reindeer.

We're recommending Glee because we can and because we like singing. Also tonight: Fox's attempts to get out of November sweeps early, Scarface, and Nazis.

Hey, everybody! You should be watching Raising Hope, instead of Dancing With The Stars or whatever it is you ARE watching. Also, Vietnam, college football, and teen sex (with singing).

The Fox lineup of Glee, New Girl, and Raising Hope returns tonight, ending the network's odd experiment in yanking two of its most successful shows for a month or so.

Whether they fizzle out or thrive, TV comedies’ pilots rarely feature their finest half-hour. Why? 

Well, that was quick. Usually we're into October before someone pulls the trigger on the first show to exceed its initial 13-episode order and a get a full season. However, after a Tuesday night that saw Fox's new sitcom New Girl once again win t...

America has apparently rediscovered its love affair with "sassy single girl in the big city" sitcoms, what with the big debut of 2 Broke Girls Monday night and the fact that Fox's new "Zooey Deschanel is in a really annoying advert...

We check in on Riki Lindhome’s new podcast, explore the fringe of the podcasting world, Bryan Cranston goes deep on Nerdist, Comedy Bang Bang has its strangest episode yet, and much more.

As broadcast networks experience a quality upswing, cable programming has reached a crossroads.

The actor perhaps best known for playing bad guys (two different ones on Deadwood) and law-enforcement types (No Country For Old Men) has more comedy in his past than you might think.