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10 TV Shows To Watch In September

Elizabeth MacLeod and Ally Johnson
September 4, 2018 1:01 pm
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Ready, set, GO!  The new television season is officially off to the races! Prior to the current era of Peak TV, viewers would be able to relax and take a break over the summer, as the vast majority of TV series...
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We have now reached the dogs days of summer, bringing with them a truly torturous heat.  No one needs that in their life! Thank goodness, the TV gods have bestowed upon us a plethora of quality binge-worthy con...
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8 TV Shows to Watch In July

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The lean, mean season of summer is upon us and the television pickings are mighty slim. However, for those of us old enough to remember the days of summertime re-runs, even having one or two (or eight, like we ...
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You've read our Best Films of 2018… So Far feature, or you will (you will!) and now it's time to move onto the small screen, and as we know the quality of television has jumped leaped and bounds in the age of P...
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10 TV Shows To Watch In June

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In years past, the summer months were the season of reruns and new seasons of guilty pleasure reality television. The month was a respite for the broadcast networks.  Well, not anymore; quality television has i...
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While the TV calendar is now an all-year-round machine, May is still the technical end of the season with many series airing their finales before retreating for summer hibernation. However, in the age of Peak T...
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10 TV Shows to Watch in April

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April 2, 2018 2:30 pm
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Flowers are blooming, and the grass is turning green. You know what that means — April is here! And with the beginning of Spring upon us, it's now time to clean out your DVR of those HGTV and Food Network shows...
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10 TV Shows To Watch In March

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With the Olympics done and dusted, the television draught is now over. Thank goodness, because I think many people were going through content withdrawal; we certainly were. Below are ten of March's top shows, i...
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13 TV Shows To Watch In February

Elizabeth MacLeod
February 1, 2018 10:06 am
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Ah February – the month known for marking the halfway point of winter, and romance. The deluge of new television premieres and debuts will certainly make it easier to use the tried and true “Netflix and chill” ...
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10 TV Shows To Watch In January

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January 2, 2018 1:25 pm
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Happy New Year! Time to chug the last of the eggnog before starting the diet that will be inevitably broken in three weeks. Luckily, with television season running at full steam all year round, there are plenty...
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8 TV Shows To Watch In December

Elizabeth MacLeod
December 1, 2017 10:35 am
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As another year winds down and we all take comfort in the fact that the world hasn’t fallen into chaos (as of yet), the television offerings are slim. Many of the month’s premieres aren’t exactly……filled with f...
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11 TV Shows To Watch In November

Elizabeth MacLeod and Ally Johnson
November 1, 2017 1:29 pm
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The pumpkins are being taken off the porch, and Thanksgiving and holiday season decorations are going. 'Tis the season for staying in from the old, or avoiding relatives by binge watching a series or three. And...
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11 TV Shows To Watch In October

Elizabeth MacLeod and Julia Teti
October 2, 2017 10:28 am
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October is here, and there's even more television to take in. While a certain 1980s nostalgia Netflix series is set to dominate the watercooler talk this month, there are plenty of other fish swimming in the TV...
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12 TV Shows To Watch In September

Elizabeth MacLeod
September 1, 2017 12:29 pm
Features, News, Television
Pop open the bubbly: the month of September is not only the conclusion of Emmys season, but is also the traditional start of the new television season for broadcast and cable (although that is no longer really ...
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12 TV Shows To Watch In August

Elizabeth MacLeod
August 1, 2017 12:45 pm
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The dog days of summer may soon be approaching, but Peak TV didn’t get the message. While August is generally viewed as the summer “dead zone” for film (although that perception is changing), it is simply yet a...
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