Contributor: Kristin Smith

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Kristin Smith joined the Plugged In team in 2017. Formerly a Spanish and English teacher, Kristin loves reading literature and eating authentic Mexican tacos. She and her husband, Eddy, love raising their children Judah and Selah. Kristin also has a deep affection for coffee, music, her dog (Cali) and cat (Aslan).

Young & Hungry

This food-centric sitcom may be produced by Disney alum Ashley Tisdale and air on ABC Family. But there’s nothing family or appetizing about it.

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Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

This new Nickelodeon series is like its predecessor, only a little sillier and with a bit more magic.

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The Purge

This USA series, like the movie franchise that spawned it, is predicated on wanton, indiscriminate killing.

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Living With Yourself

What would it take to become the best version of yourself? That’s the question at the heart of this new Netflix drama.

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Big Hero 6: The Series

Hiro is a little guy trying to make it in a big world: The world of the groundbreaking San Fransokyo Institute of Technology, that is. The most recent addition to the institute, the 14-year-old prodigy comes with a few mechanical extras, too—most notab …

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Jessica Jones

The “mature audiences” label this Netflix superhero show bears can be largely attributed to the immaturity of its central character.

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Nashville

Nashville suggests love and forgiveness can go a long way to curing the world’s ills. It’s a shame the show requires plenty of forgiveness itself.

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Harlots

The name says everything you might want to know about Hulu’s tawdry, graphic period drama

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Arrow

There’s heroism aplenty in this soapy CW superhero show. But Batman would be aghast at the moral ethos of Oliver and his superpals.

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Bull

This new CBS procedural focuses not on gritty police work or intense courtroom theatrics, but on … jury selection?

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Preacher

Despite its spiritual-sounding name, Plugged In won’t be recommending this AMC show anytime soon.

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The Originals

CW’s latest undead drama has legions of vampires, werewolves and witches stalking its plot. Is that really what TV calls “original” these days?

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Doc McStuffins

A kind, pint-size doctor patches up toys and serves some nice lessons along the way … with a caveat or two.

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The Loud House

The show has as many issues as it has family members. But at its core, it’s about a loving, if loud, family.

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Grand Hotel

ABC’s soapy drama invites us into a hotel where guests, employees and owners often behave badly.

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