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.
How To Watch WWE Royal Rumble 2024
by Bill Frost | Jan 18, 2024 | Entertainment
WWE Royal Rumble 2024 is shaping up to be one of the most jam-packed pro wrestling events in years, with champion Roman Reigns defending his belt, Logan Paul taking on Kevin Owens, and fan favorite CM Punk returning to the big event ring for the first time in a decade. Let’s get ready to Rumble!
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TikTok, Attraction, and Coworkers: How Americans Decide What To Watch on TV
by Bill Frost | Jan 16, 2024 | Entertainment, Outreach
To paraphrase the Talking Heads song “Once in a Lifetime,” “And you may ask yourself, ‘Why am I watching Bob’s Burgers?” In reality, you’ve probably never thought about why or how you started watching a TV show or movie, it just happened … or did it?
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What to Watch This Week | January 15–21
by Bill Frost | Jan 15, 2024 | Entertainment
This week’s What to Watch recs include the 75th Primetime Emmys, new dystopian sci-fi drama The Kitchen, the premiere of comedian Taylor Tomlinson’s After Midnight, Mandy Patinkin whodunnit Death and Other Details, the long-awaited return of cringe comedy Chad, and NBA on MLK Day basketball action. The couch awaits!
Read more What to Watch This Week | January 8–14
by Bill Frost | Jan 8, 2024 | Entertainment
This week’s What to Watch picks include the return of True Detective, new Marvel series Echo, Kevin Hart heist movie Lift, Kaley Cuoco action-comedy Role Play, and NFL Playoffs action. Get watching!
Read more What to Watch This Week | January 1–7
by Bill Frost | Jan 1, 2024 | Entertainment
This week’s recs include the return of the Golden Globe Awards, new series The Brothers Sun and Grimsburg, the streaming premiere of The Holdovers, British import Funny Woman, and NHL Winter Classic hockey action. New year, new TV!
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TV Premieres January 2024
by Bill Frost | Jan 1, 2024 | Entertainment
January kicks off 2024 with some highly-anticipated TV premieres—like True Detective: Night Country, starring Jodie Foster; Ryan Murphy’s latest Feud, Capote vs. The Swans; and Disney+’s new Marvel series, Echo. Also, the Golden Globe Awards, the Emmy Awards, and a new season of The Bachelor. Here’s to more (TV) in ’24!
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Best New TV Shows of 2023
by Bill Frost | Dec 20, 2023 | Entertainment
We finally made it! CableTV.com has been compiling our favorite new TV series of the year since January, serving up eight per quarter to ultimately bring us here, with 32 excellent freshman shows for 2023. Don’t worry, we didn’t leave out the best pre-2023 series—you’ll also find 32 shows that had killer seasons this year, as well.
Read more What to Watch This Week | December 18–24
by Bill Frost | Dec 18, 2023 | Entertainment
This week’s What to Watch recs include the new Disney+ series Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Bradley Cooper biodrama Maestro, the premiere of NBC’s Extended Family, docuseries Gwyneth vs. Terry: The Ski Crash Trial, the second season of Peacock’s Dr. Death, and NBA and NHL action on Max. Let’s stream into Christmas!
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Cable Splitters: Get TV in Every Room
by Bill Frost | Dec 12, 2023 | Equipment Guides
If you have multiple TVs at home—but you don’t want additional cable boxes running up your cable TV bill—cable splitters are the solution. We’ll teach you how to install a cable splitter and help you find the right (cheap) cable splitter for you.
Read more What to Watch This Week | December 11–17
by Bill Frost | Dec 11, 2023 | Entertainment
This week’s What to Watch picks include new Mark Wahlberg action comedy The Family Plan, the finale of Archer, the streaming premiere of Barbie, the returns of Reacher and Chicken Run, and Ring of Honor pro-wrestling action. If you can dream it, you can stream it!
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