The Hollywood Reporter

December 18, 2016

8:00am PT by

Tim Goodman

Tim Goodman: The Best Network TV of 2016

THR's chief TV critic ranks his 13 favorite network shows, which include a magical musical-comedy, a heart-tugging rookie drama and two late-night standouts.

Bastard Machine

December 14, 2016

6:00am PT by

Tim Goodman

Tim Goodman: The Best TV of 2016

From old reliables that hit dazzling new heights to brilliant newbies (hello, 'Atlanta'!) and underseen gems ('The A Word', anyone?), THR's chief TV critic ranks his 38 favorite shows of the year.

December 06, 2016

12:43pm PT by

Tim Goodman

Westworld HBO

Critic's Notebook: How 'Westworld' Saved HBO

Another drama failure would have been disastrous, but the fascinating sci-fi series became a much-needed momentum builder for a flagging HBO.

November 30, 2016

4:10pm PT by

Tim Goodman

Syfy

'Incorporated': TV Review

Syfy's latest drama seems content to be a good-enough diversion, and sometimes that's not a bad thing.

November 30, 2016

9:25am PT by

Tim Goodman

TCA | Television Critics Association

Critic's Notebook: Network Chiefs Opt for Cowardly Collusion in Skipping TCA

ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox network execs are missing a golden opportunity to change the narrative.

November 18, 2016

12:18pm PT by

Tim Goodman

Critic's Notebook: In Order to Survive, Cable News Should Go Full Anti-Trump

There's one way for cable news to stave off steep declines over the next few years, writes THR's chief TV critic, and it involves embracing and channeling anti-Trump anger.

November 14, 2016

1:35pm PT by

Tim Goodman

'Soundbreaking: Stories From the Cutting Edge of Recorded Music': TV Review

PBS' don't-miss eight-part documentary starts Monday night and features a cross-pollination of artists and producers talking about the evolution of sound.

November 09, 2016

3:45pm PT by

Tim Goodman

Critic's Notebook: How TV Can Save Us From Our Post-Election Grief

Boycott cable news, but by all means seek solace in a good comedy (NBC's 'The Good Place,' for example) or a drama like 'The Americans,' which takes us back to the relative comfort of the Reagan years (yes, today is that bad).

November 07, 2016

1:46pm PT by

Tim Goodman

Election Day 2016

Critic's Notebook: Tim Goodman on Why He Tried to Avoid All Election Coverage (and Mostly Succeeded)

Televised news is broken anyway, but who on earth needed the news to make a decision?

November 07, 2016

10:24am PT by

Tim Goodman

TNT

'Good Behavior': TV Review

Michelle Dockery turns bad girl in TNT's newest drama, which has a great pilot and lots of promise but a premise that might need time to pan out.

October 31, 2016

10:00am PT by

Tim Goodman

'People of Earth': TV Review

TBS' new show is a surprisingly funny, smart, quirky and lovable comedy about an alien abduction support group.

October 28, 2016

11:58am PT by

Tim Goodman

'Good Girls Revolt': TV Review

Amazon's latest drama has its moments but gets lost in the over-explored 1960s, begging unflattering comparisons to 'Mad Men.'

October 27, 2016

12:41pm PT by

Tim Goodman

'Pure Genius': TV Review

Jason Katims, who has a long history of excellent shows, now has a terrible one on CBS about a tech billionaire and his gadget-heavy hospital.

October 22, 2016

1:05pm PT by

Tim Goodman

'Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency': TV Review

Absurd and fun but probably not for everyone, 'Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency' jumps from the pages of Douglas Adams to BBC America.

October 19, 2016

1:27pm PT by

Tim Goodman

'Chance': TV Review

Hugh Laurie and an excellent cast combine with a glorious San Francisco setting to make this Hulu drama about a troubled neuropsychiatrist worth a shot, despite several shortcomings.