Randy Harward
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.
What To Watch This Weekend: Stream Our Top 7 TV and Movie Picks (June 23–29)
by Randy Harward | Jun 23, 2025 | Entertainment
This week’s What To Watch picks include the fourth season of The Bear on Hulu, the documentary My Mom Jayne on Max, the final season of Netflix’s Squid Game, the new arson investigation drama Smoke on Apple TV+, and more. Let’s hit the couch!
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Shudder vs. Screambox
by Randy Harward | Jun 20, 2025 | Entertainment
Shudder is the top horror streaming service because of its top-notch curation, affordability, and original content. Screambox made major improvements over the past two years and is a serious Shudder rival. Which is better? Shudder—but why choose when you can have both services for as low as $12.50 a month?
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Screambox Review 2025
by Randy Harward | Jun 20, 2025 | Brand Reviews, Reviews
Our last Screambox review called the horror streaming service the place where “Netflix horror goes to die.” A year later, the horror streaming service has a vastly improved but smaller library—and the new Screambox app is a frustrating mess.
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Full Moon Features Review
by Randy Harward | Jun 20, 2025 | Brand Reviews, Reviews
Horror and cult film fans will love what Full Moon Features offers. Its library alone is worth the price, and the app runs smooth as butter. And the discounted annual subscription and 10 free DVDs/Blu-rays offer (worth up to $170) make it truly an excellent value.
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What To Watch This Week: Stream Our Top 7 TV and Movie Picks (June 16–22)
by Randy Harward | Jun 16, 2025 | Entertainment
This week’s What To Watch picks include the debut of Kevin Williamson’s The Waterfront and Shudder’s Hell Motel, plus the return of historical dramas The Buccaneers (Apple TV+) and The Gilded Age (Max)—and more. Let’s hit the couch!
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What To Watch This Week: Stream Our Top 7 TV and Movie Picks (June 9–15)
by Randy Harward | Jun 9, 2025 | Entertainment
This week’s What To Watch picks include Virgins on TLC, FUBAR on Netflix, Revival on Syfy (and Peacock), stand-up comedy from Atsuko Okasutka on Hulu, and more. Let’s hit the couch!
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What Is a Broadcast TV Fee?
by Randy Harward and Logan Jones | Jun 3, 2025 | TV FAQs
According to TV providers, a broadcast TV fee, or broadcast surcharge, is what you pay for access to your local broadcast affiliates like ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC. We know what you’re thinkin’: Isn’t that why I pay for my TV plan every month? Well, you’d think so.
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What To Watch This Weekend: Stream Our Top 6 TV and Movie Picks (June 2–8)
by Randy Harward | Jun 2, 2025 | Entertainment
This week’s What To Watch picks include the return of Resident Alien on Syfy, USA, and Peacock—plus the debuts of The Survivors (Netflix), Stick (Apple TV+) and Chespirito: Not Really on Purpose (Max), and more. Let’s hit the couch!
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What To Watch This Weekend: Stream Our Top 7 TV and Movie Picks (May 26–June 1)
by Randy Harward | May 27, 2025 | Entertainment
This week’s What To Watch picks include a new FX comedy (Adults) and the third season of And Just Like That… on Max—plus, on Netflix, a new comedy special from Mike Birbiglia and the debut of a new detective drama, Dept. Q, And, of course, there’s more. Let’s hit the couch!
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How to Connect a TV to Wi-Fi
by Randy Harward | May 22, 2025 | Equipment Guides
Hey, reader. That’s a nice TV you’ve got there. We’ve compiled a guide to help you connect it to your home Wi-Fi network so you can start an epic streaming TV binge.
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