The Americans

Critics Choice TV Awards nominate some stuff

The spy drama unexpectedly became one of the TV season’s highlights.

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.

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.

And plays it very, very safe elsewhere.

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.

It's Modern Family, so you know wacky hijinks are certain to ensue! Also: Nashville expands the role of our least favorite character, Americans get tense, and college guys swim and dive.

The series’ belief that it’s, at heart, about a marriage extends to every one of its elements.

Apparently it was just a mistake and not some secret spy plot.

The star of the acclaimed FX series also discusses wigs, accent work, and directing. 

Arrow leads off a night positively crammed with new TV, including several debuts, new ABC comedies, a Survivor where people eat braaains, and the return of The Americans.

Cabler unveils three-pronged, Columbus-style plan to colonize your cable package.

Workaholics ends another season as it must: with intimations of apocalyptic dread. Also: Arrow and Supernatural are back, and Morgan Freeman takes you through a wormhole.

It's an evening of good, old-fashioned sabotage on Survivor, but we doubt anyone sings the Beastie Boys song. Also: A new Americans, and Psych gets called back up to the bigs.

Another week brings another predictably excellent episode of The Americans. Are you watching it? Also: Kroll Show wraps up its run, and two cable channels debut two new reality shows.

It's time for another season of Top Chef to end. Which chef will be on top? You'll have to wait and see. Also: The Americans have lots of sexy sex, and Guys With Kids ends its run, most likely.

The HBO comedy has hit another level in its second season.

 The Soviet Union lives.

Suburgatory offers you unasked-for romantic advice and oodles of T-ball. Also: Second Opinions Week continues with new thoughts on Arrow, The Middle, Modern Family, and others.

Wednesdays, an already crowded TV night, get even more complicated with the return of Southland. Also: Survivor is back, and we do not enjoy the air travel experience.

Though not as awesome as, say, Undercover Boss.

 Is its empire already crumbling?

Tonight's Supernatural has something to do with Hitler, so we, naturally enough, are recommending it. Also: ABC's comedies are all new, and Mike Tyson is on SVU.

Until next week, that is.

FX's The Americans is here, and we're dusting off all our Yakov Smirnoff jokes, like it's 2005 all over again! Also: Supernatural time travels, and Suburgatory does an episode about the dog.