ABC’s Avengers-based series just got a full first-season pickup. Here’s how it can earn a second
TV Tonight: American Horror Story: Coven
Compared with the crazy-good frenzy of past AHS seasons, Coven’s cauldron starts at a relative simmer
Which TV Shows Are Hits? Who Even Knows Anymore?
It’s not just a matter of who watches anymore: it’s where, when, how, and maybe even how much they tweet
Not “Both Sides,” Now: Why False Equivalence Matters in the Shutdown Showdown
People can argue the rights and wrongs of the showdown, but pinning the crisis on a bipartisan failure of “Congress” is a media copout
Louis CK on New York, Money, and the Long-Awaited Season 4 of Louie
At a Paley Festival panel with TIME’s TV critic, the comic teased season 4, coming in May, and talked about making great TV on a tight budget
Laughing Gas: In Defense of the Fart Joke
There are plenty of reasons not to watch The Millers, but its gassy gags have a distinguished history
Vince Gilligan’s Breaking Bad Postmortems: How Walt “Won” Yet Lost His Soul
Comments from Breaking Bad’s creator make clear that while Walt fixed a few messes in the end, he didn’t fix himself
Bipartisanship: CNN Cancels Hillary Doc, Under Pressure from… Team Hillary
The Republican National Committee trumpeted its outrage this summer, but it should have been clear the Clinton camp wanted this no more than the GOP
Breaking Bad Watch: Say Hello to My Little Friend
In Breaking Bad’s last episode, Walter White goes out in a blaze. But is it glory?
How Walter White Became the One Who Knocks
I watched Breaking Bad’s most iconic line being shot. But it didn’t start out the way you remember it now
TV Weekend: Can You Trust Homeland Again?
Showtime’s espionage thriller returns from a crazy season slower and better. But let’s not get Carried away just yet
Dead Tree Alert: The Slings and Eros of ‘Masters of Sex’
The best new show of the fall suggests there may be a future for ambitious cable drama beyond antiheroes and ultraviolence.
TV Tonight: Michael J. Fox Is Better Than ‘The Michael J. Fox Show’
An extraordinary star returns in a very ordinary sitcom.