Randy Harward

Senior Staff Writer

Randy Harward is a Senior Staff Writer at CableTV.com and the site’s resident horror expert. With over 25 years of experience covering music, film, and television, Randy’s work has been featured in a broad range of publications. He has held key editorial roles, including Music Editor at Salt Lake City Weekly, Senior Editor at Blurt, and Associate Editor at HARP magazine. His writing has also appeared in over 20 outlets, such as Guitar World, Salt Lake Magazine, CMJ New Music Monthly, Rockpile, and Mean Street. At CableTV.com, Randy focuses on TV services—both streaming and traditional—and scary movies.

A collage of images from Dope Thief, Bill Burr: Drop Dead Years, Am I Being Unreasonable, and Everybody’s Live with John Mulaney, shows covered in CableTV.com’s What to Watch This Week column for Mar 10–16.

What To Watch This Weekend: Stream Our Top 8 TV and Movie Picks (March 10–16)

by Randy Harward | Mar 10, 2025 | Entertainment

This week’s What To Watch picks include three shows based on books (Peacock’s Long Bright River, Prime Video’s The Wheel of Time, and Apple TV+’s Dope Thief), the BBC/Hulu comedy-thriller Am I Being Unreasonable?, a four-part Netflix thriller, comedian John Mulaney’s new talk show, a new stand-up special from Bill Burr, and more. Let’s hit the couch!

How To Watch the New York St. Patrick’s Day Parade in 2025

by Randy Harward and Olivia Bono | Mar 10, 2025 | Entertainment

Readers, without too much ado, we present our 99% blarney-free guide on how to watch this year’s St. Patrick’s Day parade on NBC New York.

A collage of images from The Righteous Gemstones, YOLO: Rainbow Trinity, Deli Boys, and Dark Winds, shows covered in CableTV.com’s What to Watch This Week column for Mar 3–9.

What To Watch This Weekend: Stream Our Top 7 TV and Movie Picks (March 3–9)

by Randy Harward | Mar 3, 2025 | Entertainment

Relax this week with top TV picks for Hulu, Max, MGM+, Netflix, and more! Discover what to watch in our curated guide for March 3–9.

CableTV.com’s Best of the Best Awards 2025: Live TV Streaming Services

by Randy Harward | Feb 25, 2025 | Best Of

In CableTV.com’s annual Best of the Best awards, we highlight live TV streaming services that stand out in four key categories and determine which one stands out as the Best of the Best.

A collage of images from Eyes on the Prize III, Demon City, Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue, and Shoresy, shows covered in CableTV.com’s What to Watch This Week column for Feb. 24–Mar 2.

What To Watch This Week: Stream Our Top 7 TV and Movie Picks (February 24–March 2)

by Randy Harward | Feb 24, 2025 | Entertainment

Relax this week with top TV picks for Hulu, Max, MGM+, Netflix, and more! Discover what to watch in our curated guide for February 24–March 2.

A collage of images from A Thousand Blows, Surface, Zero Day, and Suits L.A., shows covered in CableTV.com’s What to Watch This Week column for Feb. 17–23.

What To Watch This Weekend: Stream Our Top 8 TV and Movie Picks (February 17–23)

by Randy Harward | Feb 21, 2025 | Entertainment

This week’s What To Watch picks include a political thriller that hits too close to home, new seasons of Reacher and Surface, a trip back to 1880s London from the folks behind Peaky Blinders, another Suits spinoff, comedy specials from Rosebud Baker and Chris DiStefano, and a little documentary called Grand Theft Hamlet. Shalt we hitteth the couch?

A collage of images from Yellowjackets, Felipe Esparza: Raging Fool, Sly Lives!, and The White Lotus, shows covered in CableTV.com’s What to Watch This Week column for Feb. 10–16.

What To Watch This Week: Stream Our Top 8 TV and Movie Picks (February 10–16)

by Randy Harward | Feb 10, 2025 | Entertainment

This week’s What To Watch picks include the third seasons of Yellowjackets and The White Lotus, a Sly Stone documentary (Sly Lives!), Felipe Esparza’s fourth Netflix special, a doc about Rez Comedy, and Animation Domination. Let’s hit the couch!

A collage of images from Clean Slate, Puppy Bowl XXI, Envious, and Love You to Death, shows covered in CableTV.com’s What to Watch This Week column for Feb. 3–9.

What To Watch This Week: Stream Our Top 9 TV and Movie Picks (February 3–9)

by Randy Harward | Feb 3, 2025 | Entertainment

This week’s What To Watch picks include two Latinx comedies (Envious, Love You to Death), AI-fear exploitation with a twist (Cassandra), a generational battle (The Z-Suite), a trans-acceptance dramedy (Clean Slate), Super Bowl commercials, Super Bowl LIX, Puppy Bowl XXI, and more. Now let’s hit the couch (and maybe adopt a puppy)!

A collage of images from Paradise, Dark Match, Mo, and Common Side Effects, shows covered in CableTV.com’s What to Watch This Week column for Jan. 27– Feb. 2.

What To Watch This Week: Relax With Our Top 8 TV & Movie Picks (January 27–February 2)

by Randy Harward | Jan 27, 2025 | Entertainment

This week’s What To Watch picks include only one thriller this time (Paradise), the fourth season of Mythic Quest, the second seasons of Common Side Effects and Mo, a rasslin’ horror movie (Dark Match), the first hour-long comedy special from Liza Treyger, an SNL special about the musical guests, and more. Now let’s hit the couch!

Illustration of 4K TV compared to standard TV

Your Guide to Watching 4K Ultra HD in 2025

by Randy Harward | Jan 27, 2025 | Equipment Guides

Now that 4K technology is becoming the new standard for TV resolution, and TV providers carry more 4K TV channels and on-demand content, you probably have questions. What are the best 4K TVs? Which 4K streaming service is best? Is there a difference between 4K and 4K Ultra HD? Our TV experts have the answers for you.

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