It’s been through several format changes, different hosts, and shuffling timeslots. But American Idol is still the biggest singing competition on television. When a young person puts their video on YouTube, there’s a good chance they’re thinking about winning American Idol. It still inspires dreams and serves as a goal for burgeoning talent around the… Read More »

It used to be common to have to wait a significant length of time for films to move from theaters onto broadcast television. Pre-video, films often returned to theaters for longer runs, before eventually winding up on networks. Until the rise of video and cable television in the 1980s and 1990s in the world, having… Read More »

Game shows have been television favorites for over half a century. Ranging from fun and family entertainment to edge-of-the-seat suspense-filled drama, they continue to fascinate people around the world. Their enduring appeal is due to a combination of factors: audiences enjoy pitting their wits against the contestants, watching people perform under pressure, and taking heroic… Read More »

No one ever said that living with roommates was easy. Maybe that’s why there are so many popular television shows based on what life with roommates is really like. Do we watch because we are entertained by their antics or because we can see ourselves in their situation? Whatever the case may be, here are… Read More »

Zombies are the new entertainment craze. People are obsessed with zombies, and some have even gone as far as preparing for a zombie apocalypse. While there are zombie believers and zombie naysayers, shows like AMC’s The Walking Dead have taught us a thing or two about zombies and what to do if we ever find… Read More »

OK, I have a guilty pleasure. This guilty pleasure comes on every week for an hour. For this hour, I plan my whole day around it. I don’t take any calls, I finish all of my homework before this guilty pleasure, and I don’t let anyone bother me when I am watching it. It’s the… Read More »