Bill Frost
Bill Frost has been a journalist and TV reviewer since the 4:3-aspect-ratio ’90s. His pulse-pounding prose has been featured in The Salt Lake Tribune, Inlander, Coachella Valley Independent, Las Vegas Weekly, and many other dead-tree publications (see BillFrost.tv). In addition to being a Senior Contributing Writer at CableTV.com, Bill is a syndicated streaming TV columnist for Salt Lake City Weekly and other alternative weeklies, and host/producer of TV Tan Podcast. By night, Bill cranks a Flying V with his band at the bar.
TV Show Premieres of 2024
by Bill Frost | Jan 1, 2024 | Entertainment, TV, What to Watch
January kicks off 2024 with some highly-anticipated TV premieres—like True Detective: Night Country, starring Jodie Foster; Ryan Murphy’s latest Feud, Capote vs. The Swans; and Disney+’s new Marvel series, Echo. Also, the Golden Globe Awards, the Emmy Awards, and a new season of The Bachelor. Here’s to more (TV) in ’24!
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Best New TV Shows of 2023
by Bill Frost | Dec 20, 2023 | Entertainment, Listicles, What to Watch
We finally made it! CableTV.com has been compiling our favorite new TV series of the year since January, serving up eight per quarter to ultimately bring us here, with 32 excellent freshman shows for 2023. Don’t worry, we didn’t leave out the best pre-2023 series—you’ll also find 32 shows that had killer seasons this year, as well.
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What to Watch This Week | December 18–24
by Bill Frost | Dec 18, 2023 | Entertainment, What to Watch
This week’s What to Watch recs include the new Disney+ series Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Bradley Cooper biodrama Maestro, the premiere of NBC’s Extended Family, docuseries Gwyneth vs. Terry: The Ski Crash Trial, the second season of Peacock’s Dr. Death, and NBA and NHL action on Max. Let’s stream into Christmas!
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5 Christmas Movies on Netflix
by Bill Frost | Dec 14, 2023 | Entertainment, Holiday, Streaming
Netflix has more Christmas movies than you could ever watch—or even finish scrolling through by New Year’s Day. To alleviate your holiday viewing pain, we’ve come up with this list of five lesser-known Christmas movie recommendations to get you through the season.
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Cable Splitters: Get TV in Every Room
by Bill Frost | Dec 12, 2023 | Equipment, TV
If you have multiple TVs at home—but you don’t want additional cable boxes running up your cable TV bill—cable splitters are the solution. We’ll teach you how to install a cable splitter and help you find the right (cheap) cable splitter for you.
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Roku Express Review
by Bill Frost | Dec 11, 2023 | Equipment, Reviews, Streaming, TV
Roku Express is a tween—not quite an over-the-top streaming box or an HDMI stick but somewhere in the middle. The distinction matters less than the price: it’s just $24.99, which makes the Express the cheapest full-featured streaming device on the market.
Read more What to Watch This Week | December 11–17
by Bill Frost | Dec 11, 2023 | Entertainment, What to Watch
This week’s What to Watch picks include new Mark Wahlberg action comedy The Family Plan, the finale of Archer, the streaming premiere of Barbie, the returns of Reacher and Chicken Run, and Ring of Honor pro-wrestling action. If you can dream it, you can stream it!
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New Christmas TV Specials
by Bill Frost | Dec 7, 2023 | Entertainment, Holiday, TV, What to Watch
Where would we be without glittery Christmas TV specials? Watching too many holiday movies, probably—it’s good to take a musical break occasionally. The biggest celebrations of 2023 feature Olivia Rodrigo, Demi Lovato, Barry Manilow, Trisha Yearwood, and Ted Lasso’s Hannah Waddingham singing and ringing in Christmas.
Read more What to Watch This Week | December 4–10
by Bill Frost | Dec 4, 2023 | Entertainment, What to Watch
This week’s What to Watch recs include the return of cable detective Monk, Julia Roberts thriller Leave the World Behind, British crime drama Culprits, the festive A Very Demi Holiday Special, and MLS Cup Final soccer action. Only three weeks until Christmas!
Read more What to Watch This Week | November 27–December 3
by Bill Frost | Nov 27, 2023 | Entertainment, What to Watch
This week’s (two weeks’ worth, actually) What to Watch picks included the long-awaited return of Fargo, competition series Squid Game: The Challenge, dark Irish comedy Obituary, Keenan and Kel reunited in Good Burger 2, and Football on Thanksgiving NFL action. Pass the turkey and the remote!
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