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 Staff Writer at CableTV.com, Bill is a syndicated streaming TV columnist forSalt 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 | February 19–25
by Bill Frost | Feb 19, 2024 | Entertainment
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
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 To Watch Besides Super Bowl LVIII
by Bill Frost | Feb 5, 2024 | Entertainment
So, you’re not interested in the Super Bowl and you couldn’t care less who wins the game? Welcome to the (small) club. But what are you going to do on Sunday? Read a book? Didn’t think so—we need our TV time.
Read more What to Watch This Week | February 5–11
by Bill Frost | Feb 5, 2024 | Entertainment
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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TV Premieres February 2024
by Bill Frost | Feb 1, 2024 | Entertainment
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).
Read more What to Watch This Week | January 29–February 4
by Bill Frost | Jan 29, 2024 | Entertainment
This week’s What to Watch recs include the new Mr. & Mrs. Smith series, animated comedies In the Know and Clone High, the final season of Curb Your Enthusiasm, Ryan Murphy’s Feud: Capote vs. The Swans, and NHL All-Star Weekend hockey action. So much to watch!
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Roku Ultra Review 2023
by Bill Frost | Jan 29, 2024 | Equipment Guides, Reviews
As the name suggests, the Ultra is Roku’s top-of-the-line streaming device—and it lives up to the title. It doesn’t look much different from the original matte-black squares from the dawn of Roku (yes, streaming was a thing back in 2010), but the Ultra is a fully-loaded modern powerhouse.
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The Daily Show Guest Host Lineup 2024
by Bill Frost | Jan 25, 2024 | Entertainment
The Daily Show has been a news-adjacent institution since 1996, when it launched on Comedy Central with host Craig Kilborn. Then came anchors Jon Stewart (1999–2015) and Trevor Noah (2015–2022), but the news desk now sits empty in 2023. Well, not exactly. On Tuesday, January 17, The Daily Show relaunched with a series of weekly guest hosts.
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Worst Super Bowl Halftime Shows
by Bill Frost | Jan 23, 2024 | Entertainment
CableTV.com recently ran down the six Best Super Bowl halftime shows of the past few decades, so it only seemed fair to weed out some of the worst. There’s a reason you probably don’t remember these six Big Game debacles.
Read more What to Watch This Week | January 22–28
by Bill Frost | Jan 22, 2024 | Entertainment
This week’s What to Watch picks include a new season of The Bachelor, Sophia Vergara crime drama Griselda, the streaming premiere of Mission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning, WWII epic Masters of the Air, and WWE Royal Rumble pro-wrestling action. Get watching!
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