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.
What to Watch This Week | March 4–10
by Bill Frost | Mar 4, 2024 | Entertainment, What to Watch
This week’s What to Watch picks include Netflix’s new Millie Bobby Brown fantasy epic Damsel, the returns of FOX hits The Cleaning Lady and Animal Control, the premiere of Chelsea Perretti comedy First Time Female Director, The Oscars, and USL Championship soccer action. Stream away!
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TV Premieres 2024: Exciting New Shows Arriving
by Bill Frost | Feb 29, 2024 | Entertainment, TV, What to Watch
It’s March, which means we’ll finally get to see new seasons of 9-1-1 (now on ABC instead of FOX), Girls5eva (now on Netflix), and Family Guy (now on Wednesdays—what’s going on?). Also premiering this month are Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, Wonka, and the 96th Academy Awards. Spring into some fresh TV!
Read more What to Watch This Week | February 26–March 3
by Bill Frost | Feb 26, 2024 | Entertainment, What to Watch
This week’s What to Watch recs include the new period epic Shōgun, Adam Sandler sci-fi drama Spaceman, Good Wife/Good Fight spinoff Elsbeth, dark Kate Winslet comedy The Regime, and FIA Formula One racing action. TV is good for you—dig in!
Read more What to Watch This Week | February 19–25
by Bill Frost | Feb 19, 2024 | Entertainment, What to Watch
This week’s What to Watch picks include new AMC spinoff The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live, Noomi Rapace conspiracy thriller Constellation, Netflix’s live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender, standup special Jenny Slate: Seasoned Professional, and WWE Elimination Chamber pro-wrestling action. Let’s get watching!
Read more What to Watch This Week | February 12–18
by Bill Frost | Feb 12, 2024 | Entertainment, What to Watch
This week’s What to Watch recs include new seasons of Syfy’s Resident Alien and Hulu’s Life & Beth, Valentine’s Day rom-com Players, the primetime returns of Ghosts and The Equalizer, Jon Stewart’s Daily Show comeback, and NHL Stadium Series hockey action. Will you be our TV Valentine?
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What Is Streaming TV?
by Bill Frost | Feb 9, 2024 | Equipment, Streaming, TV
Streaming TV is simply video content delivered over the internet instead of a cable in the ground or a dish on the roof. Watch on a TV, tablet, phone, laptop, or wherever you want, no muss or fuss—if you have a decent internet connection, you’re ready to stream.
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Where You Can Watch New Girl
by Bill Frost | Feb 8, 2024 | Entertainment, How to Watch, Streaming, TV
Attention, True Americans: New Girl left Netflix, its streaming home for a decade, in April 2023. All that quality time you spend with Jess, Nick, Schmidt, Winston, and Cece has come to an end—at least on that service. As of April 2023, you now have two New Girl streaming choices: Hulu and Peacock.
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New Hulu, Disney+, ESPN+ Password Sharing Restrictions
by Bill Frost | Feb 7, 2024 | Entertainment, Industry News, Streaming
Hulu, Disney+, and ESPN+ are now on the same page of rules: Beginning Thursday, March 14, all three services will be restricting password sharing for current subscribers. Hulu already issued this crackdown warning in recent weeks, and these restrictions will immediately affect new subscribers.
Read more What to Watch This Week | February 5–11
by Bill Frost | Feb 5, 2024 | Entertainment, What to Watch
This week’s What to Watch picks include the long-awaited return of Abbott Elementary, true-crime docs Lover, Stalker, Killer and They Called Him Mostly Harmless, the series debut of Stupid Pet Tricks, Camila Mendes rom-com Upgraded, and a little sporting event called Super Bowl LVIII. Quicker to the clicker!
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Avatar: The Last Airbender, Shōgun, and the Biggest New and Returning Shows to Watch
by Bill Frost | Feb 1, 2024 | Entertainment, Streaming, TV, What to Watch
Even though it’s been covertly engineered by the lizard people at the Pentagon, Taylor & Travis’ Super Bowl LVIII isn’t the only TV event of February 2024. Donald Glover’s Mr. & Mrs. Smith series, Jon Stewart’s return to The Daily Show, the writers’ strike-delayed new seasons of your favorite network shows, and more are on deck (as is a new season of Below Deck).
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