Animation, Kids
Santiago of the Seas

These good pirates work together and always do what’s right.

Animation, Drama
The Liberator

The Liberator offers an old-fashioned war story, sharing narrative DNA with Band of Brothers and Saving Private Ryan.

Reality/Game
Voices of Fire

This Netflix reality singing competition brings a huge faith element to a genre that’s now well-established.

Comedy, Crime, Drama
Wayne

Amazon Prime gives us this–a weirdly righteous, wildly violent rebel–without good cause.

Comedy, Drama
Dash & Lily

Though charming in spots, this Netflix series dives into some really problematic waters–especially for a TV-PG show

Comedy
B Positive

Chuck Lorre’s new comedy is, in some ways, as true as its title. But it has plenty of negatives, too.

Comedy
Young Sheldon

With Young Sheldon, producer Chuck Lorre seems to be growing up. But like his youthful protagonist, he still has a …

Crime, Drama
NCIS: Los Angeles

CBS rolls out another anagram-friendly crime procedural, this one starring Chris O’Donnell. What’s different about this show from the original …

Comedy
Superstore

Walk into this Superstore, and you may walk out with something you neither wanted nor needed.

Drama
Barbarians

Barbarians is aptly named when you take all of the content contributing to its TV-MA rating into consideration.

Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Truth Seekers

The Truth Seekers is out there—waaay out there. And while you can certainly seek out better, cleaner shows, truth is …

Drama, Medical
The Good Doctor

It’s not just the doctor who’s good. The show’s pretty OK, too.

Comedy
The Conners

The Conners, like Roseanne, would’ve never gotten a green light back in TV’s Golden Age.

Comedy
black-ish

There’s good and bad in this ABC sitcom, but it’s not always black and white.

Drama
The Queen’s Gambit

Although The Queen’s Gambit tells an intriguing story, watching it can be a bit of a gambit itself.