Drama, Medical
Nurses

Nurses is the Quarter Pounder of television medical drama: You don’t need to taste it to know what you’re going …

Animation, Comedy
Big Mouth

It would’ve been nice if the voices behind Big Mouth had been kept shut.

Drama
Small Axe

Steve McQueen’s five-film saga explores London’s West Indian community and the racism it encounters with thought, grit and problems.

Animation, Comedy, Kids
The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants

A well-loved book series comes to life … and brings with it the same problems.

Comedy
Saved by the Bell

This Peacock reboot corrects some problems from the beloved 1990s sitcom—but adds a few others.

Animation, Comedy, Kids
The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse

Each episode features an original tune and some valuable lessons of justice, honor, friendship and respect.

Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Supernatural

This CW series does for theology what Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter does for presidential history.

Animation, Comedy, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special

It’s funny, sweet, super family friendly and a 12-parsec improvement over its predecessor. Not that the latter set a particularly …

Crime, Drama
Alex Rider

This show about a teenage spy may be a little too “grown up” for its own good.

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.