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).
DIRECTV vs. Xfinity
by Randy Harward | Jan 20, 2026 | Internet, Reviews, TV
DIRECTV packages are expensive but probably worth it for sports fans. Xfinity TV packages have fewer channels but a better user experience.
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Xfinity vs. DISH
by Randy Harward | Jan 20, 2026 | Internet, Reviews, TV
Cable TV provider Xfinity has excellent prices, shorter term agreements (or no term agreements at all), 185+ channels, the X1 TV box, and the Xfinity Stream app—but its cloud DVR is expensive and you’ll pay about 30% more per month for the no-term agreement plans.
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What To Watch This Weekend: Stream Our Top 7 TV and Movie Picks (Jan. 19–25)
by Randy Harward | Jan 20, 2026 | Entertainment, Streaming, TV, What to Watch
Check out our What to Watch This Week column for Jan. 19–25, where we recommend the best shows and movies on TV this week. Our picks include The Beauty (FX/Hulu), Mel Brooks: The 99-Year-Old Man (HBO and HBO Max), Drops of God (Apple TV), Memory of a Killer (FOX and Hulu), and more. Let’s hit the couch!
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What To Watch This Week: Stream Our Top 7 TV and Movie Picks (Jan. 12–18)
by Randy Harward | Jan 12, 2026 | Entertainment, Streaming, TV, What to Watch
Check out our What to Watch This Week column for Jan. 12–18, where we recommend the best shows and movies on TV this week. Our picks include A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (HBO, HBO Max), Hijack (Apple TV), Ponies (Peacock), and Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (Paramount+), and more. Let’s hit the couch!
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Extremely Nigh! How To Watch the 28 Days Later Movies in Order
by Randy Harward | Jan 9, 2026 | Entertainment, Horror, How to Watch
Get ready for 28 Years Later! Discover the definitive guide on how to watch all the 28 Days Later movies in order and where to stream, rent, or buy them.
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Spectrum vs. DIRECTV
by Randy Harward | Jan 7, 2026 | Reviews, Streaming, TV
Spectrum offers cable TV and internet services to select regions across the US without a contract. Its TV plan is affordable, flexible, simple, and bundles well with Spectrum’s high-speed internet service.
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What To Watch This Week: Stream Our Top 7 TV and Movie Picks (Jan. 5–11)
by Randy Harward | Jan 5, 2026 | Entertainment, Streaming, TV, What to Watch
This week’s “What To Watch” picks include Industry (HBO and HBO Max), The Night Manager (Prime Video), Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal (Adult Swim/HBO Max), Alpha Males (Netflix), and more. Let’s hit the couch!
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What To Watch This Week: Stream Our Top 13 TV and Movie Picks (Dec. 22–Jan. 4)
by Randy Harward and Alex Vejar | Dec 22, 2025 | Entertainment, What to Watch
This week’s “What To Watch” is double-sized to get you through the holidays. We recommend Sanctuary: A Witch’s Tale (AMC+ and Sundance Now), Happy and You Know It (HBO), Ricky Gervais: Mortality (Netflix), The Copenhagen Test (Peacock), several live sportsball events, and more. Let’s hit the couch!
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Sling Orange vs. Sling Blue: What’s the Difference?
by Bill Frost and Randy Harward | Dec 17, 2025 | Entertainment, Reviews, Streaming
How do you choose between Sling TV’s same-priced, color-coded livestreaming plans? It depends on what you’re looking for: Blue gives you more channels and streams, but Orange carries a handful of gotta-have networks like ESPN and Disney. And neither is great for local programming, FYI.
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What To Watch This Week: Stream Our Top 7 TV and Movie Picks (Dec. 15–21)
by Randy Harward | Dec 15, 2025 | Entertainment, What to Watch
Check out our What to Watch This Week column for Dec. 15–21, where we recommend the best shows, movies, and more on TV this week. Our picks include the second season of Fallout (Prime Video), Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts (Hulu), The Boulet Brothers’ Holiday of Horrors (Shudder), Mo’ Waffles (Tubi), and more. Let’s hit the couch!
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