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 man in an old firefighter's mask raises a weapon in a scene from In A Violent Nature.

Top Spooks: The Best New Horror Movies of 2024 (So Far)

by Randy Harward | Jul 29, 2024 | Entertainment

It’s a big year for horror, with several marquee franchises dropping sequels and prequels amid a long list of tantalizing terrors that stretches clear to Christmas. So far, we’ve singled out 14 standout fright flicks, including Late Night with the Devil, Longlegs, Immaculate, MaXXXine, Stopmotion, and more.

An image showing comedians Kevin Hart and Kenan Thompson promoting their show Olympic Highlights with Kevin Hart and Kenan Thompson, streaming on Peacock during the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Peacock Launches 3 Original 2024 Summer Olympics Shows

by Randy Harward | Jul 25, 2024 | Entertainment, Industry News

Peacock revealed three original programs as part of its complete coverage of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. The shows debut on opening weekend—one each on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday—and include Olympic Highlights with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson, Watch with Alex Cooper, and Gold Zone. Here’s the scoop on each.

Maximum Scares: The Best Horror Movies To Stream on HBO Max

by Randy Harward | Jul 18, 2024 | Entertainment

There are 105+ horror movies on HBO Max™, and we’d say about 60% of them are worth watching. That’s a lotta movies, so we’ve highlighted nine in blurb recommendations, covering an ancient demon and a little girl, non-traditional vampires, demented dads, a weird-and-wacky haunted house, murder-minded telepaths, home invaders, serial killers, Swedish cultists, werewolves, and Beetlejuice.

CableTV.com Summer of Cinema Dream Job

by Randy Harward | Jun 18, 2024 | Entertainment, Featured

There’s magic in going to the movies, folks, and CableTV.com wants to help you rekindle it—or, possibly, experience it for the first time. We’re hiring one person to watch five movies in a theater this summer. We’ll give you a sweet title—Chief of Cinema—buy your tickets and pay you $2,500 so you can afford popcorn.

A sweet-looking little boy smiles while looking into the camera.

Six-Six-Sixth: How To Watch the Omen Movies in Order, Including The First Omen

by Randy Harward | Apr 1, 2024 | Entertainment

Is anybody nervous about there being a six-six-sixth Omen movie? Here’s all you need to know to watch the first five Omen movies before you see the prequel. If it’s your second time watching the films, you can use the same information to watch the Omen movies in chronological order (i.e. prequel first).

A scene from Late Night with the Devil. Three people are on a talk show stage. Two, an man and a woman, are kneeling. They look concerned. The kneel next to a young girl, who slumps in a chair, looking hypnotized.

Close Enough: Shudder and AMC+ Mark Halfway to Halloween 2024

by Randy Harward | Mar 28, 2024 | Entertainment

In April 2024, Shudder and AMC celebrate Halloween early with 26 new films, including three new Shudder originals, plus biweekly live watch parties of the sixth season of The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs. We’ve compiled this daily guide to the monthlong festivities for your convenience.

Customer Satisfaction Survey for Cable TV providers

Verizon Fios TV Outperforms Most Streaming Services as the Rest of Cable TV Continues to Decline

by Randy Harward | Jan 25, 2024 | Industry News

We asked 7,150 cable and satellite TV customers to rate their TV providers. Verizon Fios again emerged as the TV provider with the highest overall satisfaction rating (75%) and earning the highest ratings on 19 of 20 questions. Read on to see what’s so great about Verizon Fios—and how your TV provider fared.

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NVIDIA SHIELD TV Pro Review 2025

by Randy Harward | Jan 24, 2024 | Reviews

The NVIDIA SHIELD TV Pro isn’t just a set-top streaming TV box—it’s also a powerful gaming system. The SHIELD TV Pro has 4K resolution, supports an array of TV and music apps, acts as a PLEX media server, and can be installed in minutes. It’s easily one of the best TV streaming experiences we’ve had.

Top 5 DVRs of 2025

by Randy Harward | Dec 15, 2023 | Best Of, Equipment Guides

Do you love TV but don’t have a schedule that lets you watch your favorite shows when they air? You need a DVR. With the recording and storage power of a good DVR, you can keep up with everything you like to watch, and then some. And you won’t need a half dozen streaming subscriptions to do it.

How To Program an RCA Universal Remote

by Randy Harward | Dec 12, 2023 | Equipment Guides, TV FAQs

Setting up your remote is actually a pretty simple process. But trying to figure out which set of instructions to use can get confusing. There are a few different procedures you can follow, depending on whether your remote has a Code Search button or whether you have a device code for the gear you want to pair with your remote.

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