Randy Harward

Senior Staff Writer

Randy Harward is a Senior Staff Writer at CableTV.com with 25+ years of experience covering the intersection of music, film, and TV. A former editor for HARP, Blurt, and Salt Lake City Weekly, Randy has contributed to more than 20 publications, including Guitar World, Salt Lake Magazine, and CMJ New Music Monthly. He currently curates CableTV.com’s "What to Watch This Week" column and serves as the site’s resident horror expert—a specialized guide for fellow "couch creatures" looking for their next binge-watch (or a good scare).

How to Connect a TV to Wi-Fi

by Randy Harward | May 22, 2025 | Equipment, Internet, TV

Hey, reader. That’s a nice TV you’ve got there. We’ve compiled a guide to help you connect it to your home Wi-Fi network so you can start an epic streaming TV binge.

A collage of images from Sirens, Nine Perfect Strangers, Pee-wee as Himself, and Rick and Morty, shows covered in CableTV.com’s What to Watch This Week column for May 19–25.

What To Watch This Weekend: Stream Our Top 8 TV and Movie Picks (May 19–25)

by Randy Harward | May 19, 2025 | Entertainment, What to Watch

This week’s What To Watch picks include the black comedy Sirens on Netflix, the second season of Hulu’s Nine Perfect Strangers, the magical HBO doc Pee-wee as Himself, the return of Rick and Morty, the eighth and final season of Big Mouth, and more. Let’s hit the couch!

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by Randy Harward | Apr 21, 2025 | Uncategorized

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A collage of images from You, Jessica Kirson: I’m the Man, Étoile, and Black Snow, shows covered in CableTV.com’s What to Watch This Week column for April 21–27.

What To Watch This Weekend: Stream Our Top 7 TV and Movie Picks (April 21–27)

by Randy Harward | Apr 21, 2025 | Entertainment, What to Watch

This week’s What To Watch picks include a new show from the creators of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Étoile), the final seasons of Andor and You, a new season of the Aussie crime drama Black Snow, a documentary about country music straight outta Swaziland, and more. Let’s hit the couch!

A collage of images from #1 Happy Family USA, The Rehearsal, Government Cheese, and Law & Order: Organized Crime, shows covered in CableTV.com’s What to Watch This Week column for April 14–20.

What To Watch This Weekend: Stream Our Top 7 TV and Movie Picks (April 14–20)

by Randy Harward | Apr 14, 2025 | Entertainment, What to Watch

This week’s What To Watch picks include Prime Video’s adult animation series #1 Happy Family USA, Nathan Fielder’s HBO Original comedy series The Rehearsal, the Apple TV+ comedy Government Cheese, the fifth season of Law & Order: Organized Crime (now on Peacock), and more. Let’s hit the couch!

Local channel logos accompany an image of a boy watching TV.

Keeping It Local: How To Stream Local Channels

by Bill Frost and Randy Harward | Apr 9, 2025 | TV

One of the shortcomings of live TV streaming is the lack of local channels—not every service carries all of your local broadcast stations. This means you could miss out on your favorite shows from ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, PBS, Telemundo, and others, not to mention local news and sports programming.

A collage of images from Hacks, The Last of Us, The Handmaid’s Tale, and Black Mirror, shows covered in CableTV.com’s What to Watch This Week column for April 7–13.

What To Watch This Week: Stream Our Top 7 TV and Movie Picks (April 7–13)

by Randy Harward | Apr 7, 2025 | Entertainment, What to Watch

This week’s What To Watch picks include HBO’s freaky fungus show The Last of Us, the Max comedy Hacks, Hulu’s depressing/terrifying The Handmaid’s Tale, Netflix’s sci-fi mind-fffffudge anthology series Black Mirror, and more. Let’s hit the couch!

A collage of images from 825 Forest Road, The Bondsman, Lazarus, and Dying for Sex, shows covered in CableTV.com’s What to Watch This Week column for March 31–April 6.

What To Watch This Weekend: Stream Our Top 7 TV and Movie Picks (March 31–April 6)

by Randy Harward | Mar 31, 2025 | Entertainment, What to Watch

This week’s What To Watch picks include Kevin Bacon as an undead demon hunter in The Bondsman, a new anime series from the creator of Cowboy Bebop, a sexy tearjerker (Hulu’s Dying for Sex), Shudder’s “Halfway to Halloween” celebration (featuring a mystery slasher double-feature) and more. Let’s hit the couch!

A collage of images from Bosch: Legacy, The Rule of Jenny Pen, MobLand, and The Studio, shows covered in CableTV.com’s What to Watch This Week column for Mar 24–30.

What To Watch This Weekend: Stream Our Top 8 TV and Movie Picks (March 24–30)

by Randy Harward | Mar 24, 2025 | Entertainment, What to Watch

This week’s What To Watch picks include new series (The Studio from Apple TV+, MobLand from Paramount+), the final season of Bosch: Legacy, a psychological horror film starring esteemed actors John Lithgow and Geoffrey Rush, a new stand-up special from Chelsea Handler, a film about a punk band trying to escape Cuba, and more. Let’s hit the couch!

A collage of images from The Residence, Good American Family, Ludwig, and Popeye the Slayer Man, shows covered in CableTV.com’s What to Watch This Week column for Mar 17–23.

What To Watch This Week: Stream Our Top 7 TV and Movie Picks (March 17–23)

by Randy Harward | Mar 18, 2025 | Entertainment, What to Watch

This week’s What To Watch picks include a new mystery starring Uzo Aduba, a based-on-a-true story similar to the movie Orphan, a new comedy-mystery starring Peep Show’s David Mitchell, the first of three Popeye horror movies, and more. Let’s hit the couch!

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