Contributor: Paul Asay

Is Downton Abbey serving sugar or treacle with its afternoon tea?

Guardian angel Amy flaps into Allison’s life uninvited and unwanted. Sort of like this CBS TV show.

After taking the video game world by crowd, Rabbids have invaded Nickelodeon. Do they have a nefarious endgame in mind? Or do they just want to holler “Bwah!”?

It’s good to be a Jonas Brother. Not only do you have fame, fortune and a fabulous face, but now you have your own sitcom—on Disney Channel!

Long-time and memorable television personalities gather on TV Land for a crass show best quickly forgotten.

Trapped somewhere between Gossip Girl and Sex and the City, a certain brand of irresponsible, sex-addled New York City girl tries to grow up. Her process is something you don’t want to see on TV.

Sorry, Scully and Mulder. You don’t have a monopoly on investigating freaky unexplained phenomena anymore.

TLC’s initials once stood for The Learning Channel. But if anything, its first scripted show teaches us to stay far, far away.

Bob’s just a regular ol’ family guy—an American dad trying to keep his burger joint afloat with the (questionable) help of his wife and three kids. You gotta beef with that?

Twin Peaks, the new version, has reclaimed its long-dormant crown as the strangest show on television.

The Gemstone family is anything but righteous. And the ironically named Righteous Gemstones is anything but as well.

Can a disability be funny? In ABC’s new sitcom, it is. Too bad the show can be a bit foul, too.

It’s American Idol without the singing, Wipeout without the gleefully mean-spirited narration. This is American Ninja Warrior, the latest entertainment import from Japan—and it might be one of the cleaner shows on television.

It’ll be a brave new world around here in the year 2046. Should we be fighting for it or against it?

UPDATED REVIEW: Sure, this may be part of what some call “redneck television.” But when it comes to family, the Robertsons are true blue.