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).
What To Watch This Week: Relax With Our Top 8 TV & Movie Picks (January 13–19)
by Randy Harward | Jan 13, 2025 | Entertainment, What to Watch
This week’s What To Watch picks include the long-awaited second season of Severance, the fifth season of Harley Quinn, a 50-year Saturday Night Live retrospective, new stand-up comedy specials from Ari Shaffir and Roy Wood Jr., the second season of A Real Bug’s Life, the continuing third season of Night Court, and more. Now let’s hit the couch!
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What to Watch This Week: Relax With Our Top 8 TV and Movie Picks (January 6–12)
by Randy Harward | Jan 13, 2025 | Entertainment, What to Watch
This week’s What To Watch picks include a new Dick “Law & Order” Wolf cop show (On Call), a new western drama on Netflix (American Primeval), a new stand-up special from Gabriel Iglesias, the NFL playoffs wild-card round, and three medical dramas (Brilliant Minds, Doc, The Pitt) . Now let’s hit the couch—stat!
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What to Watch This Week: Relax With Our Top 16 TV and Movie Picks (December 23–January 5)
by Randy Harward | Dec 23, 2024 | Entertainment, What to Watch
Due to the imminent holidays, we’re serving two scoops of What To Watch picks to cover you into the new year. We have series premieres (Happy’s Place), holiday specials (from Dick “Ryan Seacrest” Clark, Doctor Who, and Dolly Parton), Squid Game season two, the video-on-demand (VOD) debut of Aladdin 3477: The Jinn of Wisdom, and much more.
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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, What to Watch
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 Is a Smart TV?
by Randy Harward | Dec 14, 2024 | Entertainment, Equipment, TV
If you’re in the market for a new TV, you’ve almost certainly run across the term smart TV. And if you’re like most folks, you’re almost certainly wondering what the heck that is. We’re here to walk you through everything you need to answer the question, “What is a smart TV?”
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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, Reviews, Streaming, TV
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, What to Watch
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, What to Watch
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, What to Watch
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, What to Watch
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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