2/28/22CBS’s “unlikely hit” Ghosts wasn’t as unlikely as you thinkOn paper, this adaptation of a U.K. sitcom was a huge risk; in practice, it’s hiding a familiar (and effective)…
1/18/22Apple TV Plus lets the Fraggles play in the reverent, joyful Fraggle Rock: Back To The RockJim Henson's timeless classic gets the shiny, sweet, and (slightly) serialized update it deserves
12/22/21The 25 best TV shows of 2021A modern-day epic, a murder mystery, and a true-crime sendup are all among the best TV shows of the year
12/22/21The best TV of 2021: The ballotsHere are the ballots submitted by the 15 critics who determined The A.V. Club’s best TV shows of the past year
12/15/21After all those twists, Survivor 41 delivers a historically lackluster finaleNo amount of childhood photos can craft a meaningful narrative out of sheer chaos
12/13/21The best TV performances of 2021This year's best TV performances can be found in dramas like Succession and promising new comedies like Reservation…
11/23/21How To With John Wilson continues to brilliantly capture our pandemic momentThe pandemic is an unspoken presence in a great second season, which sees Susan Orlean join the writing staff
11/3/21Survivor’s chaotic merge is mostly proof that it’s broken the gameGood luck finding a coherent character thread in “There's Gonna Be Blood,” a sea of advantages and gameplay…
10/8/21A transitional Ted Lasso finale understands the show’s future better than it reckons with its pastThe second season was ambitious but messy, and this finale only further muddled its intentions.
10/1/21Everything is not in its right place as Ted Lasso nears the end of its second seasonWhich is productive in some stories, but a right mess in others
9/23/21Ted’s and Rebecca’s parallel breakthroughs set the stakes for the rest of Ted Lasso’s seasonAlthough not all of the show”s momentum feels like it manifested organically in the season thus far.
9/23/21Survivor’s 41st season promises “A New Era,” but bears the scars of the old oneThe season's cast shows promise, while the series' host/producer shows his ass
9/17/21Ted Lasso takes a narrative detour without a whole lot to show for itWe like Coach Beard, but was this the right time in the season to spend 40+ minutes on his misadventures?
9/10/21We wish we believed in Ted Lasso's new 'ship as much as Ted Lasso doesA dramatic showdown with "Man City" humbles Richmond and brings Ted to a breakthrough
9/3/21Just because Ted Lasso is a positive show doesn't mean its characters can't be jerksA heel turn headlines an episode about failing to recognize the right moment to intervene
8/27/21Ted Lasso has lots to say about mental health, if the discourse calms down enough for us to hear it"The Signal" may not resolve all the season's issues, but it commits to its central character study
8/20/21A worrisome Ted Lasso makes us wonder if there’s room in its whimsical world for real consequences“Rainbow” seemingly writes off mounting tensions of the season to celebrate “rom-communism”
8/13/21The Ted Lasso Christmas episode is a giftWith ongoing tensions put aside (for now), Ted Lasso and the holiday season go together like the holly and the ivy
8/6/21We want Ted Lasso’s characters to "Do The Right-est Thing," but that comes with consequencesSam's shirking of a sponsor seeds seismic shifts, and Sassy Smurf's spawn is seriously smitten
7/30/21If positivity won't win matches, does Ted Lasso need to find a new attitude?With due respect to Ms. Patti LaBelle, no, but he does need to make some hard decisions in "Lavender"