‘11.22.63’ Review: Time Drags in James Franco’s JFK Assassination Series TV | By Mark Peikert on February 14, 2016 @ 9:00 am Hulu drama is barely entertaining enough to sustain itself
‘Vinyl’ Review: Mick Jagger-Martin Scorsese Music Drama Rocks Hard TV | By Amber Dowling on February 14, 2016 @ 8:00 am HBO period piece is a massive-scale production that transports viewers to the ’70s
‘Those Who Can’t’ Review: TruTV Takes Promising First Scripted-Comedy Step TV | By Amber Dowling on February 11, 2016 @ 4:49 pm Comedian cast executes well, but show breaks no new ground
‘Full Frontal’ Review: ‘Daily Show’ Grad Samantha Bee Fills the Jon Stewart Void TV | By Diane Gordon on February 9, 2016 @ 11:48 am Comic’s new TBS series is a must-watch
‘Animals’ Review: Clever, Crude Animated Comedy Could Be a Tough Sell to Viewers TV | By Amber Dowling on February 5, 2016 @ 3:09 pm Duplass brothers series may be too niche for TV
‘Horace and Pete’ Review: Louis CK Surprise Series Is an Intriguing Retro Drama TV | By Tim Grierson on February 4, 2016 @ 2:26 pm Stagy series brings the stand-up’s melancholy sensibility to the world of Eugene O’Neill
‘Madoff’ Review: Ponzi Schemer’s Story Is Surprisingly Humane TV | By Amber Dowling on February 3, 2016 @ 3:39 pm ABC miniseries feels at times like “House of Cards” for finance
‘Grease: Live’ Review: Fox Musical Was Smooth as Greased Lightning TV | By Amber Dowling on January 31, 2016 @ 7:15 pm Producers delivered on an ambitious game plan, even if some of the casting didn’t measure up to the original
‘Outsiders’ Review: WGN Drama Delivers More Than Just Facial Hair TV | By Amber Dowling on January 26, 2016 @ 5:08 pm Scripted series treads familiar anti-hero ground, but does so skillfully
‘The People v O.J. Simpson’ Review: We’re All Guilty TV | By Tim Molloy on January 25, 2016 @ 11:16 am Guilty pleasures abound in “American Crime Story” — but so do deeper messages
‘The X-Files’ Review: Revival Will Appeal to Old-School Fans, But Few Others TV | By Amber Dowling on January 24, 2016 @ 2:20 pm A weak start hampers Mulder and Scully’s comeback
‘Mad Dogs’ Review: ‘The Shield’ Creator’s Amazon Series Has Bark, Needs Bite TV | By Heidi Patalano on January 22, 2016 @ 2:24 pm Shawn Ryan‘s new show is part dark comedy, part drama
‘Baskets’ Review: Zach Galifianakis Gets Few Laughs in Clown Comedy TV | By Mark Peikert on January 21, 2016 @ 6:21 am FX is cornering the market on unlikable middle-aged white guys
‘Legends of Tomorrow’ Review: ‘Flash’-‘Arrow’ Spinoff Needs More Fighting, Less Talking TV | By Ned Ehrbar on January 21, 2016 @ 6:16 am Fun action makes the superhero show worth watching, but too much time is wasted on exposition
‘Billions’ Review: Maggie Siff Is Damian Lewis-Paul Giamatti Drama’s Saving Grace TV | By Mark Peikert on January 17, 2016 @ 2:50 pm Female supporting cast outshines male stars in Showtime series
‘Angie Tribeca’ Review: Rashida Jones Cop-Show Parody Is Wonderfully Dopey TV | By Tim Grierson on January 17, 2016 @ 10:12 am Steve Carell-produced series sends up everything from “CSI: Miami” to “The Shawshank Redemption”
‘Mercy Street’ Review: PBS’ Ridley Scott Civil War Series Is Masterfully Made TV | By Mekeisha Madden Toby on January 17, 2016 @ 10:00 am Josh Radnor and Mary Elizabeth Winstead star in this six-part series as complicated figures during a complicated time
‘Colony’ Review: ‘Lost’ Team’s Dystopian Drama Delivers Nothing New TV | By Amber Dowling on January 14, 2016 @ 4:14 pm Carlton Cuse and Josh Holloway reunite for a serviceable USA series
‘Teachers’ Review: TV Land Comedy Needs to Diversify Its Faculty TV | By Mekeisha Madden Toby on January 13, 2016 @ 4:48 pm Alison Brie is one of the executive producers behind the funny Web-to-TV series
‘Second Chance’ Review: Hunky Lead Can’t Save Show From Excess Banality TV | By Mark Peikert on January 13, 2016 @ 6:24 am Drama series is a procedural dressed up in sci-fi trappings
‘Shadowhunters’ Review: Supernatural Series Has Pretty People, Preposterous Plot TV | By Tim Grierson on January 12, 2016 @ 6:08 am YA adaptation feels corporate and formulaic
‘Angel From Hell’ Review: Jane Lynch Shines in Odd-Couple Comedy TV | By Amber Dowling on January 7, 2016 @ 5:17 pm But the new CBS series is far from a sure thing
‘American Crime’ Review: John Ridley Anthology Is Just as Unsettling in Season 2 TV | By Amber Dowling on January 6, 2016 @ 6:10 am ABC drama is dark, but well crafted
‘The Shannara Chronicles’ Review: MTV Brings Nothing New to Fantasy Genre TV | By Ned Ehrbar on January 5, 2016 @ 11:12 am Viewers have seen plenty of worlds populated by elves, orcs and chosen heroes before
‘Downton Abbey’ Review: Final Season Brings Closure for Crawley Family TV | By Deborah Day on January 3, 2016 @ 1:57 pm Season 6 will give fans more of what they’ve come to expect from PBS’ most successful drama
‘Bordertown’ Review: Seth MacFarlane Series Shoots for Topical Satire and Misses TV | By Mark Peikert on January 3, 2016 @ 10:00 am Fox animated comedy is generically offensive
‘Cooper Barrett’ Review: Bro Comedy Is a Female-Friendly ‘Hangover’ TV | By Mekeisha Madden Toby on January 3, 2016 @ 9:00 am Movie alum Justin Bartha costars in this diverse and mostly funny bro comedy
‘Making a Murderer’ Review: Netflix True-Crime Series Picks Up Where ‘The Jinx,’ ‘Serial’ Left Off TV | By Amber Dowling on December 17, 2015 @ 1:52 pm Ten-part documentary breaks new ground in an old genre
TheWrap Critics Pick the 10 Worst TV Shows of 2015 TV | By Amber Dowling and Mark Peikert on December 17, 2015 @ 6:20 am TheWrap Rewind 2015: From “Truth Be Told” to “The Bastard Executioner,” Mark Peikert and Amber Dowling weed through the year’s worst television offerings
‘F Is for Family’ Review: Netflix Animated Comedy Is Full of Laughs, Heart, Curse Words TV | By Mekeisha Madden Toby on December 17, 2015 @ 6:12 am Star and creator Bill Burr is finally getting the show he deserves