Randy Harward
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).
Sling Orange vs. Sling Blue: What’s the Difference?
by Bill Frost and Randy Harward | Dec 17, 2024 | Brand Reviews, Reviews, Versus Reviews
How do you choose between Sling TV’s same-priced, color-coded livestreaming plans? It depends on what you’re looking for: Blue gives you more channels and streams, but Orange carries a handful of gotta-have networks like ESPN and Disney. And neither is great for local programming, FYI.
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What to Watch This Week: Relax With Our Top 9 TV and Movie Picks (December 16–22)
by Randy Harward | Dec 16, 2024 | Entertainment
This week’s What To Watch picks include series premieres (Dexter: Original Sin, Secret Level, One Hundred Years of Solitude), returning series (Bookie season two), Funday Football with The Simpsons, holiday horror (Joe Bob’s Christmas Carnage), and Jamie Foxx finally spilling his tea in his Netflix comedy special (What Had Happened Was . . .).
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2025 Live TV Streaming Customer Satisfaction Awards Survey: Niche Services Nudge Heavyweights Like YouTube TV Aside
by Randy Harward | Dec 12, 2024 | Featured, Industry News
Read real perspectives from 8,097 customers. See how live TV streaming services like YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, Frndly TV, Philo, and more rate in user satisfaction.
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What to Watch This Week: Relax With Our Top 9 TV and Movie Picks (December 9–15)
by Randy Harward | Dec 9, 2024 | Entertainment
This week’s What To Watch picks include series premieres (Dexter: Original Sin, Secret Level, One Hundred Years of Solitude), returning series (Bookie season two), Funday Football with The Simpsons, holiday horror (Joe Bob’s Christmas Carnage), and Jamie Foxx finally spilling his tea in his Netflix comedy special (What Had Happened Was . . .).
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What to Watch This Weekend: Relax With Our Top 9 TV and Movie Picks (December 2–8)
by Randy Harward | Dec 6, 2024 | Entertainment
This week’s What To Watch picks include series premieres (Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Creature Commandos), documentaries (The Sticky, Girls Gone Wild: The Untold Story), a new game show based on a classic (Pop Culture Jeopardy), Danny Trejo unearthing mysteries, Fortune Feimster’s third comedy special, and the MLS Cup Finals. Let’s hit the couch.
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What to Watch This Week: Relax With Our Top 10 TV and Movie Picks (November 25–December 1)
by Randy Harward | Nov 25, 2024 | Entertainment
This week’s What To Watch picks include series premieres (The Agency, The Madness), holiday specials (Family Guy, Saturday Night Live), holiday movies (Dear Santa, Nutcrackers), a doc(k) about yacht rock, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, and the VOD streaming premiere of the ultra-gory holiday slasher flick, Terrifier 3. Let’s hit the couch!
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What to Watch This Week: Relax With Our Top 9 TV and Movie Picks (November 18–24)
by Randy Harward | Nov 18, 2024 | Entertainment
This week’s What To Watch picks include series premieres (Interior Chinatown, A Man on the Inside), returning series (Based on a True Story, The Sex Lives of College Girls), Ken Burns’ da Vinci doc, Obama on Our Oceans, a now-slim fat-joke king (Jim Gaffigan: Skinny), an avenging angel (Rita), and a remade body-horror cult classic (Street Trash). Get to the couch!
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What to Watch This Week: Relax With Our Top 9 TV and Movie Picks (November 11–17)
by Randy Harward | Nov 11, 2024 | Entertainment
This week’s What To Watch picks include a medical mockumentary (St. Denis Medical), found-footage series (The Creep Tapes), two thriller series (Cross, The Day of the Jackal), sci-fi drama Silo’s second season, a Dune prequel series, a Yellowstone spinoff, Cobra Kai’s final season, and the tech-horror movie Do Not Open. Let’s hit the couch!
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What to Watch This Week: Relax With Our Top 9 TV and Movie Picks (November 4–10)
by Randy Harward | Nov 6, 2024 | Entertainment
This week’s What To Watch recs include the final season of What We Do in the Shadows, new comedy Poppa’s House, Kate Beckinsale spy thriller Canary Black, the return of Somebody Somewhere, and the tip-off of the 2024–2025 NBA season. Where’s the remote?
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What to Watch This Week: Relax With Our Top 9 TV and Movie Picks (October 28–November 3)
by Randy Harward | Oct 28, 2024 | Entertainment
This week’s What To Watch recs include the final season of What We Do in the Shadows, new comedy Poppa’s House, Kate Beckinsale spy thriller Canary Black, the return of Somebody Somewhere, and the tip-off of the 2024–2025 NBA season. Where’s the remote?
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