Contributor: Paul Asay

Netflix’s controversial teen drama returns with another season full of adolescents behaving very badly.

Don’t be taken in by NBC’s take on this popular, bloody movie franchise.

After losing Lost, J.J. Abrams brews up another mystery involving another freaky island.

UPDATED REVIEW: This CBS staple is the television equivalent of comfort food. But isn’t the gore here enough to lose one’s appetite?

Never come between a mama bear and her cub—particularly if the mama bear happens to be former CIA.

UPDATED REVIEW: Patrick Jane is not a psychic. He just used to play one on TV. But ever since a psycho-serial killer murdered his wife and daughter, Jane’s been using his not-so-mystical powers to solve crimes and catch bad ‘uns.

NBC’s Telenovela is not really great family viewing. Not unless, of course, you’re someone’s evil twin.

This new odd couple isn’t as odd or as funny or as clean as the old odd couple. Which may not be all that odd given the sad state of television sitcoms today.

Hot in Cleveland airs on TV Land, a channel best known for recycling classic sitcoms. It’s a perfect home, really—not because the show feels like a classic, but because it feels recycled.

This Fox dramedy is a bit like the food at a hospital cafeteria. There’s some good stuff to pick up now and then, but it’s mostly the television equivalent of mystery meat.

Murphy Brown might have some viewers seeing red, but the show’s non-political content isn’t too problematic.

UPDATED REVIEW: Just what makes this CBS crime procedural different from all the other crime procedurals on CBS? Well, it has a different time slot, for one thing. And different actors. Oh, and it takes place in New York.

UPDATED REVIEW: Survivor isn’t all fun and games. It’s not really even a game show. It’s a televised study of how people react under heavy pressure—often without any sort of moral guidance.

UPDATED REVIEW: Plugged In is all about promoting family togetherness. But we’re now willing to admit that the wrong kind of togetherness can make you … psycho.

Show business ain’t all magic and rainbows. It can be a tough, bitter, soulless way to make a living—even for the Muppets.