Television

+June 22, 2012

Groovy Gigs: Top 10 TV Offices We Want to Work In

With the premiere of ‘Newsroom’ making us all wish we worked in cable, at least for a little while, we take a look at other enviable work situations on television

+May 4, 2012

Clued In: The Top 10 Television Detectives

By Lily Rothman

With Season 2 of the BBC’s Sherlock premiering on Sunday, TIME looks back at TV’s Watson-worthy sleuths

+Populist | April 9, 2012

Top 10 On-Screen Depictions of Heaven

By TIME Staff

To mark our cover this week, “Rethinking Heaven,” TIME takes a look at the various ways the afterlife has been depicted on television and in movies

+March 12, 2012

Top 10 Unusual Reality TV Jobs

By Wook Kim

From reptile wrangler to rocket scientists, we present some of reality-television’s most interesting occupations

+March 5, 2012

Top 10 Dubious Saturday Night Live Hosts

By TIME Staff

Whether or not you enjoyed it, Lindsay Lohan’s “SNL” appearance was nowhere near as bad as any of these former hosts’

+Miscellany | February 28, 2012

Download TIME’s Populist iPad App and See All of Our Pop Culture Lists

By Gilbert Cruz

In mid-October, when we re-launched this entertainment site, we also struck out into the wild world of tablet apps. TIME Populist, available for the iPad, took all of our obsessive pop culture lists and placed them in a wonderful, tablet-friendly layout. You should download it.

+February 3, 2012

Top 10 Music TV Shows

By Wook Kim

TIME remembers the legacy of Don Cornelius by looking back at the TV shows that brought — and still bring — a rich trove of music into the living rooms of America

+April 8, 2011

32 Epic Moments in Reality-TV History

By TIME Staff

From left: Mathieu Young / The CW / Everett Collection; MTV / Everett Collection; Ethan Miller / Getty Images

From American Idol mania to The Real World’s first spat, TIME looks at the best, the worst and the most tasteless episodes of the genre that’s been a national obsession for nearly 30 years

+April 1, 2011

Top 10 Murder-Mystery Series

By TIME Staff

Some of the most addictive shows on television have been whodunits. TIME has chosen the very best.

+March 20, 2012

Top 10 Terrible Dancing with the Stars Contestants

By TIME Staff

The 14th season of Dancing with the Stars began last night. And while the new dancers skills have yet to fully be revealed, we can definitively tell you that these old contestants were not so nimble.

+October 19, 2010

Top 10 TV Moms June Cleaver Would Hate

By Kayla Webley

When it comes to television characters, we seem to love bad moms just as much as squeaky clean ones. TIME takes a look at some ladies June Cleaver would have hated.

+September 30, 2010

The Top 10 Cartoon Theme Songs

By TIME Staff

Long after you’ve become too old to enjoy after school cartoons, their theme songs continue to bounce around your brain. TIME chooses the most memorable animated tunes.

+September 13, 2010

Top 10 Unforgettable TV Sounds

By Kayla Webley

In addition to spawning multiple spin-offs, the crime drama Law & Order is also known for its immediately recognizable “doink doink.” TIME takes a look at other unmistakable television sounds.

+July 23, 2010

Top 10 Things We Miss About the Mad Men Era

By TIME Staff

Mad Men, the popular show about advertising executives in the 1960s, returns to television this weekend. TIME takes a look at the things we miss about that swinging decade

+April 27, 2010